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Hackers Uncover Global Warming Data Deception by Scientists

by Dave E. Fly D.V.M.

NEW MEXICO STOCKMAN

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The Changing Face of Livestock Disease

Write or call: P.O. Box 7127 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87194 505/243-9515 Fax: 505/998-6236 E-mail: chuck@aaalivestock.com

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Planning the Breeding Season

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Use of natural service sires with sychronized estrus

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Re-evaluating Replacements

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by Kindra Gordon

by Jim Olson

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100 years as a cowman

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Management for the Calving Season and Newborn Calf

New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association Email: nmcga@nmagriculture.org; 2231 Rio Grande NW, P.O. Box 7517, Albuquerque, NM 87194, 505/247-0584, Fax: 505/842-1766; President, Alisa Ogden; Executive Director, Caren Cowan;

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New Mexico Wool Growers, Inc. P.O. Box 7520, Albuquerque, NM 87194, 505/247-0584; President, Joan Kincaid Executive Director, Caren Cowan

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N.M. Cattle Growers’ Association President’s Letter

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Update

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New Mexico’s Old Times and Old Timers

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Estrays Riding Herd

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In Memoriam

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New Mexico Federal Lands News

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To the Point

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Jingle Jangle New Mexico Beef Council Annual Report

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The Seedstock Guide

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The Real Estate Guide

Production Coordinator: Carol Pendleton Graphic Design: Kristy Hinds Martel Editorial Design: Camille Pansewicz

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The Advertisers’ Index

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Holiday Greetings, t is Veterans’ Day as I write this. The sacrifices made for our country by so many Americans is sobering and humbling. Those of us in rural America have the privilege of living and working the land so many have fought and died to protect. When in Washington this past September, we were told that over half of today’s military come from rural America. Except for Albuquerque and Santa Fe, I think most of New Mexico qualifies as rural America. Those from the rural areas are not in the military because they can’t get a job anywhere else, but because of the deep sense of commitment to our country and its welfare. I salute them.

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This commitment to the land is also evident in all of us who are involved in agriculture, whether it is in the actual production of the safest food and fiber, to those in support industries, or to those who spend their days battling governmental entities and elected officials. Some days the battles we have to wage on our own land to protect our custom, culture, and way of life seem rather daunting. When we win, it is sweet, when we lose, we don’t let it keep us down. We weren’t raised that way.

This letter is my swan song. Being president of such an awesome organization has been a great privilege for me. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to represent you the past two years. The fact that my grandfather, Roy Forehand, was also president from 1950-1952 made this honor even more special. Our organization is full of members who have been involved for several generations. Just look around our meetings and it is not uncommon to see two, three and even four generations from one family! This is true of agriculture across the nation. We are a family-oriented multi-generational profession which is unique among professions. It is up to all of us to ensure our children and their children can continue this heritage.

I will close with thanking my family for their support. It has not been easy to be gone so much and I could not have done it without their help. Thanks also to the officers, committee chairmen and directors for their time and commitment to our industry and NMCGA. Last, but not least, I was so fortunate to have Caren and Michelle leading the way and even blazing a few trails. We, at Cattle Growers’, are truly blessed to have them working for, and with, us. I’m just glad they are on our side!

Blessings to all of you. May you be healthy and have a prosperous, rainy New Year.

Warmest regards,

Alisa Ogden NMCGA President

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Jose Varela Lopez Santa Fe Northeast V.P.

Louis Montoya La Plata Northwest V.P.

Ty Bays Silver City Southwest V.P.

Rex Wilson Carrizozo Southeast V.P.

Emery Chee Bloomfield V.P. At Large

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Smiley Wooton 575/622-5580 office, 575/623-2338 home, 575/626-6253 mobile. Trucks leave Sunday at 3:00 p.m. MT. SAN ANTONIO, NM River Cattle Co. Nine miles east of San Antonio on U.S. 380.

Gary Johnson 575/838-1834. Trucks leave Sunday at 3:00 p.m. MT.

Workshops to explore competition and regulatory issues in agriculture WORKSHOPS SET FOR ALABAMA, COLORADO, IOWA, WASHINGTON, D.C. AND WISCONSIN he Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have announced the dates and locations of joint public workshops that will explore competition and regulatory issues in the agriculture industry. The workshops, which were first announced by Attorney General Eric Holder and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Aug. 5, 2009, are the first joint Department of Justice/USDA workshops ever to be held to discuss competition and regulatory issues in the agriculture industry. The all-day workshops, which will begin in March 2010, will be held in Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Washington, D.C. and Wisconsin.

The goals of the workshops are to promote dialogue among interested parties and foster learning with respect to the appropriate legal and economic analyses of these issues, as well as to listen to and learn from parties with experience in the agriculture sector.

The current schedule for the workshops is as follows: March 12, 2010, Issues of Concern to Farmers, Ankeny, Iowa. This event will serve as an introduction to the series of workshops, but also will focus specifically on issues facing crop farmers. Specific areas of focus may include seed technology, vertical integration, market transparency and buyer power. — FFA Enrichment Center, 1055 Southwest Prairie Trail Parkway, Ankeny, Iowa May 21, 2010, Poultry Industry, Normal, Ala. Specific areas of focus may include production contracts in the poultry industry, concentration and buyer power. — Alabama A&M University Auditorium, James I. Dawson Cooperative Extension Building, 4900 Meridian St., Normal, Ala. June 7, 2010, Dairy Industry, Madison, Wisc. Specific areas of focus may include concentration, marketplace transparency and vertical integration in the dairy industry. — University of Wisconsin, Great Hall, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St., Madison, Wisc.

Aug. 26, 2010, Livestock Industry, Fort Collins, Colo. Specific areas of focus will address beef, hog and other animal sectors and may include enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act and concentration. — Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.

Dec. 8, 2010, Margins, Washington, D.C. This workshop will look atthe discrepancies between the prices received by farmers and the prices paid by consumers. As a concluding event, discussions from previous workshops will be incorporated into the analysis of agriculture markets nationally. — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Jefferson Auditorium, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W.

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Washington, D.C. Each workshop may feature keynote speakers, general expert panels, and breakout panels that will address more narrowly-focused issues. At each workshop, the public will have an opportunity to ask questions and provide comments.

The agencies are encouraging the attendance and participation of the public.

According a spokesperson, the goal is to generate further dialogue and understanding the issues, the workshops will involve farmers, ranchers, processors, consumer groups, agribusinesses, government officials, and academics. This collection of stakeholders will create a forum for discussion and will ensure various industry

perspectives.

The Department of Justice and USDA are also asking for comments in advance of the workshops. Interested parties should submit written comments in both paper and electronic form to the Department of Justice no later than Dec. 31, 2009. All comments received will be publicly posted.

Two paper copies should be addressed to the Legal Policy Section, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 450 5th Street, NW, Suite 11700, Washington, D.C. 20001. The electronic version of each comment should be submitted to agricultural workshops@usdoj.gov.

Updates and additional information, including agendas and speakers, will be posted on the Antitrust Division’s events website at www.usdoj.gov/atr/events.htm. ■

NMSU rodeo teams ranked first in region he NMSU men’s rodeo team ended the fall season on top during the NMSU National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) rodeo Oct. 31 in Las Cruces.

The men’s team won first and the women’s team won second during the last rodeo of the semester. Both teams are ranked first in the NIRA’s Grand Canyon region.

“This rodeo was a great end to the fall season. The teams really shined this weekend and pulled ahead of the competition to claim the top spot in the region,” said Jim Dewey Brown, NMSU rodeo coach.

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Trevor Haught, of Payson, Ariz., won first in the bareback event.

Thorsen Dusenberry, of Desert Hills, Ariz., and Steve Hacker, of Battle Mountain, Nev., won first and second, respectively, in the saddle bronc riding.

Johnny Salvo, of Horse Springs, won first in the tie-down roping. Bo Simpson, of Las Cruces, received second.

In the team roping, Donny DeForest, header, of Yuma, Ariz., and Tyler Findley, heeler, of Silver City, placed first. Simpson and Garrison DeWitt, of Rio Rico, Ariz., finished second.

For the women’s team, Carleigh Marr, of Belen, received second in the breakaway roping. Teammate Staci Stanbrough, of Capitan, placed third.

Dewey, Ariz., native Jordan Bassett placed third in the barrel racing event.

Stanbrough was named the women’s ■ all-around champion for the rodeo.

Superior Livestock Auction under new ownership ccording to a press release distributed on Nov. 16, Superior Livestock Auction, Inc. is under new ownership. Superior Livestock is now owned by SLAI, LLC which is a wholly owned entity of Farm Credit West, ACA. Farm Credit West is a strong supporter of the livestock industry and is proud to be the new owner of Superior Livestock — the largest livestock auction company in the U.S. and the no. 1 in the livestock marketing industry.

Superior Livestock is the nations’ leader in marketing load-lots of cattle via satellite and the Internet. Since pioneering video cattle marketing in 1987, Superior Livestock has been known for its financial responsibility and dependability. The success and growth of Superior Livestock Auction, said the press release, is the result of its reputation for honesty and integrity, its qualified and professional staff and representatives, thousands of satisfied customers.

Superior offers more than 1.5 million cattle annually and to date in 2009 has sold 1.6 million head of cattle. In order to continue to build upon this success, Farm Credit West has asked Jim Odle to return to Superior Livestock as general manager.

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Administration names Farm Service Agency appointees alomon Ramirez, State Executive Director of USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) in New Mexico, today announced the individuals who will serve on the New Mexico Farm Service Agency State Committee. The State Committee members will oversee the activities of the agency to include carrying out the state agricultural conservation programs, resolving appeals from the agriculture community and helping to keep producers informed about FSA programs.

“Rural America and our farming communities face a unique set of challenges, but these individuals have the experience and passion necessary to overcome those challenges and we are fortunate to have them on our team,” said Ramirez. “The State Committee plays a vital role in the administration of farm programs in New Mexico and the farmers and ranchers in New Mexico will be served well.”

The individuals appointed to serve on this committee include: James Bostwick (Chairperson): Bostwick currently resides in Clovis, N.M., and is the owner of Bostwick Farms, which raises wheat, grain sorghum, and a cow calf herd.

Larry Burnett: Burnett currently resides in Estancia, N.M., and is the owner of various ranches where he raises cattle.

Eddie Diaz: Diaz currently resides in Deming, N.M., and is currently a farmer of green chiles, beans, onions, corn, and hay.

Molly Manzanares: Manzanares is from Tierra Amarilla, N.M., and is a partner in Shepherd’s Lamb, a family organic lamb and yarn business.

Jeff Sisneros: Sisneros currently resides in Española, N.M., and is a farmer of alfalfa, corn, and also grazes cattle.

USDA’s Farm Services Agency works to increase economic opportunity and improve the quality of life for rural Americans. Some of the agency’s efforts include facilitating income support, disaster assistance and conservation programs, providing operating loans for the procurement of farm equipment, seed and fertilizer, as well as offering ownership loans to help new and veteran producers purchase a farm.

For more information about FSA and its programs, visit their website at ■ www.fsa.usda.gov/nm.

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ooking for an opportunity for supplementary income? Shearing sheep may be the answer.

With 126,000 sheep shorn every year, there’s work out there for an industrious fellow. Annually, 900,000 pounds of wool is produced in New Mexico, bringing in $1.25 million in sales.

“There’s a need to have people learn how to shear sheep,” said Clay Mathis, New Mexico State University professor and livestock specialist. “It’s hard to find someone to shear the smaller flocks, between 25 and 75 head, which is the majority of New Mexico flocks.

There’s opportunity out there for a good shearer.”

You can learn essential skills of the trade at NMSU’s annual sheep-shearing school from noon Monday, December 14, to noon Wednesday, December 16, at the school’s sheep barn. The school is hosted by the Extension Animal Science and Natural Resources Department. The registration deadline is December 1, and the cost is $20 per person.

NMSU Extension sheep specialist and expert shearer Pat Melendrez knows the opportunities that await a younger man then he. “The work is there. A good shearer can really stay busy,” he said.

There is only one way to learn the trade: have an expert like Melendrez show you and then practice, practice, practice.

“It takes about 10 years to learn all the various aspects of shearing,” Melendrez said. “You are always learning, and shearing school is a good place to get hands-on experience and tune up on someone else’s sheep.”

Melendrez will share the tricks of the trade, from which basic equipment is needed, including the types of combs and blades needed for the various shearing conditions, to how to maintain the equipment, to basic sheep-handling skills.

“They will learn shearing management for the safety of the sheep and the shearer,” said Melendrez, who has been shearing sheep for 34 years. “And when buying the equipment, there are a lot of things to take into consideration that will have an impact on the shearing.”

To register or for more information, ■ call 575/646-3326.

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n an embarrassing blow to the movement to combat global warming, hackers have posted hundreds of e-mails from a world-renowned British institute that show researchers colluding to exaggerate warming and undermine skeptics, says the Boston Herald.

University of East Anglia (UAE) officials confirmed the Climate Research Unit’s e-mails were hacked, but were unable to confirm the veracity of posted content, according to British and American news reports. Skeptics of human-caused warming, who note temperatures appear to have stopped climbing, called the news explosive: ■ Around 1,000 emails and 3,000 documents were stolen from UEA computers by hackers in November and uploaded on to a Russian server before circulating on Websites run by climate change skeptics.

■ Some of the correspondence indicates that the manipulation of data was widespread among global warming researchers.

“This is not a smoking gun, this is a mushroom cloud,” climatologist Patrick J. Michaels told the New York Times (NYT).

One of the emails under scrutiny, written by Phil Jones, the center’s director, in 1999, reads: “I’ve just completed Mike’s Nature (the science journal) trick of adding in the real temps to each series for the last 20 years (i.e., from 1981 onwards) and from 1961 for Keith’s to hide the decline.”

Prof. Jones has insisted that he used the word “trick” to mean a “clever thing to do,” rather than to indicate deception. He has denied manipulating data. The e-mail authors also refer to skeptics as “idiots,” fantasize in one case about beating up a skeptic, and discuss ways to prevent skeptics’ papers from being published, London Daily Telegraph reported.

Lord Lawson, who served as chancellor for six years under Margaret Thatcher, has called for an independent inquiry into claims that leading climate change scientists manipulated data to strengthen the case for man-made global warming.

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The Changing Face of Livestock Disease

By DAVE E. FLY, D.V.M. New Mexico State Veterinarian ivestock producers in the mid 1880s were faced with a number of issues. Among them were climate, depredation, theft, and disease. The diseases causing significant loss to the producers were “Texas Tick Fever�, Bovine Tuberculosis (TB), Bovine Brucellosis and Pseudorabies. Outbreaks of these diseases led to range wars in the West and Midwest. To combat these problems the sheep and cattle sanitary boards were organized. It was a producer issue and it was the producers who came together to find solutions to the issues of the day.

Today after well over a century of disease control programs these diseases have been reduced to a very small number in isolated areas. After the expenditure of untold millions of dollars and the federal government taking the lead on the control and eradication of these diseases they have been ALMOST eradicated.

However, today as these diseases remain in isolated reservoirs, the federal government is reducing its activities in both funding and personnel. Additionally, these diseases are adapting to a new environment and re-emerging with a vengeance.

Texas Tick Fever, now known as cattle tick fever, was eliminated from the United States and a buffer zone with Mexico was established along the Rio Grande River. The Texas Tick Riders have for several years protected the U.S. cattle herds with diligence and old fashioned horseback hard work. But the fever tick is reemerging into portions of Texas. The tick has migrated to the wildlife present in the area, negating the tried and true policy of removing cattle from infected pastures until the tick died out. In addition the ticks are becoming resistant to the chemicals that were once so useful. New chemicals, vaccines, and growth inhibitors are on the horizon, but remain a minimum of ten years in the future.

Swine Pseudorabies has been eradicated in the commercial swine herds of the U.S. The U.S. has been declared Pseudorabies free. However, the disease resides in the feral hog population and from time to time re-infects commercial swine herds. Pseudorabies is present in the feral swine herd of New Mexico.

Bovine Brucellosis has been eliminated from the U.S. cattle herds but continues to reside in elk and bison in and around the Greater Yellowstone Area.

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the greater Yellowstone area has been established in an effort to prevent further incursion into the cattle herds. Vaccine and treatments for wildlife are on the horizon but remain at least ten years in the future.

Bovine TB has been eliminated from the majority of cattle herds in the U.S. Currently some states are diagnosing the disease in wildlife. There are indications that Bovine TB can be spread from cattle to wildlife and conversely from wildlife to cattle. In other areas the disease is appearing sporadically. The question has been raised as to the possibility of human to animal transmission. New tests, vaccinations and potential treatments are in the future, ten years or more away.

Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA), commonly known as ‘swamp fever’, has been a

costly disease to the horse industry for over a century. EIA is a debilitating, often fatal viral disease of the horse and donkey.

The disease is not treatable and often results in a chronic carrier state or death.

The disease has been classically transmitted by insect vectors. In the early 1970s Dr. Leroy Coggins developed an accurate, reliable and inexpensive diagnostic test. The equine industry was quick to adopt this test and with the support primarily of state animal health officials, a national control program was instituted. The ‘Coggins’ test is required on virtually all horses in interstate transport. Today EIA has been reduced to very low levels with persistence in some of the gulf coast states. Periodically cases arise, and investigations have revealed that the cause is through contaminated serum products and use of contam-

inated needles and syringes. New Mexico experienced such a case at Ruidoso Downs ten days prior to the All American Derby in 2007.

New animal diseases not previously known in the United States are on the horizon. Contagious Equine Metritis and Piroplasmosis in the equine, Malignant Catarrhal fever in the bovine, novel Blue Tongue strains in the sheep. In addition there is the ever present threat of an incursion of Foot & Mouth or Rift Valley Fever into the United States.

With these challenges, diseases that have ALMOST been eradicated and the increasing threat of incursions of new diseases, livestock producers must monitor livestock health closely to ensure that a century’s worth of work and expenditures ■ are not lost due to lack of will.

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Davis, Hephner receive Sage Magazine honor In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Albuquerque Journal’s Sage Magazine, held an awards ceremony in early November, to present its “Sage 20 Women Making a Difference”.

From agriculture two women were chosen, Linda Davis of the CS Ranch in Cimarron (2nd from left) and Tracy Hephner of the Wagon Mound Ranch at Wagon Mound (3rd from left).

With the honorees are (left) Carolyn Flynn, Sage Magazine editor and (right) Shelly Ribando, KOAT-TV news anchor and ceremony emcee. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Hephner took their places among outstanding women who were nominated for their achievements in the fields of education, humanitarianism, law, arts, science, health, government, technology/engineering and business.

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Audra Gentry named Player of the Year, All American xciting news from former New Mexico Cattle Growers’ executive vice-president and founder of United States Team Roping Championships, Denny Gentry of Albuquerque.

It seems that the Gentry family’s athletic prowess extends beyond the roping arena. Denny and his wife Connie have been following the collegiate volleyball career of their daughter, Audra, for four years and this year, the senior at Southwestern University capped off her final season by winning conference Player of the Year honors.

To make things even more interesting, Audra was chosen, for the second season in a row, for the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s All-Region Team at the end of the season. She led her team to a conference championship, a school record 35-4 season and a 33-game winning streak, the longest in school history. And finally, Audra was named to the All-American second team.

Southwestern won their first game of the NCAA Division III Regional tournament, defeating Maryville College, 3-0, however, their season came to an end in the second round of the regionals when they were stumped by conference rivals Trinity University 30, a team they had beaten twice earlier in the season.

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ongress is facing a tax deadline, say Terry Neese, a distinguished fellow, and Bethany Lowe, a research assistant, both with the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA). Under legislation passed in 2001, the federal estate tax is being phased out: The tax rate is falling and the value of the property of the deceased that is exempted from the tax is rising. The tax is scheduled to disappear in 2010, but it will return in 2011 at pre2001 rates — up to 55 percent for estates valued in excess of $1 million. The Senate voted in April 2009 to reduce the rate of the revivified tax to 35 percent, but the House of Representatives has not acted.

Support for the estate tax is based largely on the idea that inheritances are a major source of wealth inequality, say Neese and Lowe. However, an NCPA analysis of data from the 2004 Survey of Consumer Finances found that among the wealthiest one percent of Americans only 17 percent of their wealth came from bequests.

Estate tax advocates claim that it raises considerable sums for the federal government. In reality: ■ The tax makes up less than 3 percent of total federal tax proceeds.

■ It reduces capital formation, thereby lowering productivity, wages, employment, and federal payroll and income tax revenues.

The Heritage Foundation found that as a result of complete estate tax repeal: ■ The U.S. economy would average as much as $11 billion per year in extra output.

■ An average of 145,000 new jobs per year could be created and personal income could rise by an average of $8 billion annually above current projections.

■ The federal budget deficit would decline because increased revenue generated by increased economic growth would more than compensate for estate tax revenue.

Small business owners and other middle-class Americans must not be deceived by the misleading claims of estate tax supporters. Even if the tax is allowed to go away in 2010, the increase when it returns in 2011 will only further impede productivity. If Congress truly wants to stimulate the economy, they ought to end the estate tax permanently, conclude Neese and Lowe.

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Decker bull named Show Bull of the Year During the National Hereford Show at the American Royal in Kansas City, Nov. 1, LaPlata, N.M. Hereford breeder, Sue Decker accepted the 2009 Show Bull of the Year Award, Southwest Region from the American Hereford Assoc. Sue had successfully shown DM BR IMAX 666 ET at both national and regional shows. Presenting the trophy are Denny Hoffman and Wes Hudson with the American Hereford Association. The Polled Hereford bull is owned by Jaye and Sue Decker; Don Moler, Cheyenne, Okla.; Barber Ranches, Channing, Tex. and Cottonwood Springs Farm, Cedar, Mich.

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esperation grabs for revenue are nothing new in politics, but California is once again leading the way in creative financing, says the Wall Street Journal.

■ To help close yet another gaping budget deficit, now estimated to be $7 billion this year and reach as high as $20 billion next, Sacramento lawmakers have authorized a 10 percent increase in the amount of taxes withheld from worker paychecks starting Nov. 1 and through 2010.

■ The extra withholding tax will reduce Californians’ take-home pay by about $1.7 billion for the year.

Sacramento lawmakers have authorized a 10 percent increase in the amount of taxes withheld from worker paychecks starting Nov. 1 and through 2010.

But the lawmakers say this isn’t a tax increase. OK, how about calling it a compulsory interest-free loan from taxpayers to the state, asks the Journal?

■ According to the Franchise Tax Board, 10,004,000 Californians overpaid their state taxes last year and received an average refund of $903.

■ The withholding penalty is expected to snatch between $20 and $90 a month from middle-class families.

For those feeling the pinch of recession and living paycheck to paycheck, that penalty will hurt, says the Journal. Of course, the government is obliged to return this money next spring when workers get their tax refunds, so this is the ultimate budget gimmick. It borrows from taxpayers now and deepens the budget hole next year. And what happens come April if the state doesn’t have enough money to pay the tax refunds it owes its citizens? Will taxpayers get IOUs the way state contractors did last year when Sacramento ran out of money?

Source: Editorial, “California Stealin’,” Wall Street Journal, November 4, 2009.

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Political downsizing “best way to cut government” iscouraged by unemployment and depopulation and frustrated by politicians’ inability to solve either, voters aren’t just throwing the rascals out of office — they’re throwing out the offices, says USA Today.

In what western New York calls “political downsizing,” communities are voting by referendum to reduce the number of seats on town councils. The movement’s theory, as voiced by its founder, Kevin Gaughan: The best (and maybe only) way to cut government is to start with your own representatives.

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This year, all four towns that considered citizeninitiated referendums to trim their boards from five members to three have voted to do so.

So far the downsizing movement is confined mostly to western New York, but it’s part of a national wave of frustration over big government that was illustrated this year by raucous town-hall-style meetings over health care and the rise of the Tea Party movement: ■ This year, all four towns that considered citizen-initiated referendums to trim their boards from five members to three have voted to do so.

■ They range from Orchard Park, the affluent suburb where the NFL’s Buffalo Bills play, to the rural, close-knit town of Alden.

■ In several other communities, councils have voluntarily elected to downsize.

■ This month, Niagara County voters decided overwhelmingly to reduce the county legislature from 19 members to 15.

There’s even talk of dissolving whole villages (which are parts of towns but levy additional taxes and have their own elected boards):

■ Last month, with visions of a 40 percent tax cut in their heads, the villagers of Limestone voted 3-to-1 to dissolve.

■ The next council downsizing referendum is Tuesday in this community of 56,000, where one candidate in the Nov. 4 election endorsed downsizing, even though it would eliminate the seat he was seeking; he won.

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years but kept a 15-seat council.

■ This month voters elected to consider changing the city charter and possibly reduce the size of the council.

“Everybody is becoming aware that local governments are spending well beyond their means,” says Nick Dranias of the Goldwater Institute. “There’s a sense that something’s out of control.”

Source: Rick Hampson, “Political downsizing is latest weapon for voters,” USA Today, November 12, 2009.

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Where Is Your Bull? here is your bull? The breeding season was months ago and the next breeding season is months ahead. Still, the bull is a necessary evil that must be dealt with.

Often the bull is shuffled off to a separate pasture and almost forgotten. It is essential that the bull receive adequate nutrition so he will be in good condition at the start of the next breeding season.

If a quality pasture is available, it may be adequate to meet his needs. If the pasture is of low quality or unavailable, he will need supplemental feed.

Look at the bull to determine if his body condition score should be adjusted. Making adjustments now should be relatively easy since there are several months available before the next breeding season.

Most producers provide a mineral mixture that contains adequate calcium, phosphorus, copper, zinc, selenium and other minerals to the cow herd. When the bull was removed from the herd, did you continue to provide him with a mix? Failure to provide a quality mineral can drastically reduce a bull’s ability to produce quality semen.

The bull may be a problem to deal with outside the breeding season, but do not forget him. Take care of him now so he will be ready next season.

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Temperature decline poses problem for warming activists funny thing happened on the road to global warming.

Mother Nature is simply not cooperating. Germany’s Der Spiegel noted this problem for global warming alarmists last

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week: ■ Global warming appears to have stalled; climatologists are puzzled as to why average global temperatures have stopped rising over the last 10 years.

■ Some attribute the trend to a lack of sunspots, while others explain it through ocean currents.

■ The Earth’s average temperatures have stopped climbing since the beginning of the millennium, and it even looks as though global warming could come to a standstill this year.

Der Spiegel quotes Prof. Mojib Latif of Germany’s Leibniz Institute, a noted climatologist about this lack of global warming: ■ The planet’s temperature curve rose sharply for almost 30 years, as global temperatures increased by an average of 0.7 degrees Celsius (1.25 degrees Fahrenheit) from the 1970s to the late 1990s.

■ At present, however, the warming is taking a break.

Latif, one of Germany’s best-known climatologists, says that the temperature curve has reached a plateau. “There can be no argument about that,” he says. “We have to face that fact.”

Source: P.J. Gladnick, “Al Gore Proposes Using Supercomputer Projections to Scare People on Global Warming,” NewsBusters, November 20, 2009; based upon: Gerald Traufetter, “Stagnating Temperatures; Climatologists Baffled by Global Warming Time-Out,” Der Spiegel, November 20, 2009.

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Arrange with your veterinarian a time to check the bulls for breeding soundness.

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Immunize the heifers:

Replacement heifers should be immunized for respiratory diseases such as IBR and BVD. Consult your veterinarian, but data would suggest to give the heifers a modified live vaccine for longer lasting protection against these viruses. The Replacement heifers should heifers should receive this vaccibe immunized nation at least one for respiratory month before the diseases such as start of the breeding season. This IBR and BVD. would also be a good time to include other reproductive disease protection that may be recommended by your veterinarian. Examples of other immunizations that should be considered include leptospirosis and campylobacter (sometimes called vibriosis).

Breed the heifers in a short breeding season:

Yearling replacement heifers should be mated with bulls or bred artificially in a short (42 to 45 day) breeding season.

Some producers like to breed heifers starting about a month before the start of

the breeding season for the mature cows.

Breeding the heifers early is important for two reasons. Two-year-old first-calf cows normally take longer to return to heat cycles after calving than do older cows.

Therefore if they calve early, then when

Yearling replacement heifers should be mated with bulls or bred artificially in a short (42 to 45 day) breeding season. they rebreed, they are in synchrony with the rest of the cows in the herd as they deliver their second calf. In addition, the manager can watch the heifers more closely early in the calving season and give them additional attention. They are the females most likely to need assistance at calving time. One draw-back is that this extends the length of the calving season.

Naturally, there are other health, nutritional, and management chores that must be attended to during the time prior to calving, but using these three concepts would aid greatly in improving ■ productivity.

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Use of natural service sires with synchronized estrus ypically producers that synchronize estrus do so to facilitate an AI program. However there are some instances where application of an AI program is not feasible but advantages from synchronization of estrus are still desirable.

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Advantages

Synchronization of estrus serves to concentrate both the breeding and calving seasons.

This may be particularly useful in heifers and in herds with extended calving and breeding periods. Synchronization of estrus will begin to group more cows toward the beginning of the calving period and may be an intermediate step prior to implementation of a full estrus synchronization and AI program. Early calving cows have more time to resume normal estrus cycles prior to the next breeding period and are therefore more likely to continue to conceive early. More early calving cows will result in more older calves at

weaning. Some studies have shown as much as a 10- to 17-day calf age advantage and 20 to 44 lbs. at weaning as a result of estrous synchronization. Additionally, compared with conventional AI, cows are exposed to bulls sooner in the breeding season which may have a biostimulatory affect on those females that have not yet resumed normal estrous cycles. Facilities and time needed for heat detection and AI are not needed with natural service.

Disadvantages

The impact of a failure to identify a subfertile bull or a disease problem prior to turn out is magnified with a synchronized estrus. If bulls are not physically fit, the increased activity maybe more likely to result in injury due to the intense activity in a short time frame. The increased number of females in heat at one time can attract attention from neighboring bulls.

If the neighbor’s bull(s) get into the pasture with the synchronized group of cows, the resident bull(s) may spend more time

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fighting the foreign bull(s) than breeding cows. This also increases the chance of injury. Finally, the genetic options and potential available with AI sires are most likely to exceed those with natural service sires.

Guidelines for using bulls with synchronization

1) Use a synchronization protocol recommended for use with heat detection. If the estrus synchronization protocol is one injection of PG, turn bulls out when the PG injection is given or turn bulls out and give PG five days later. For the Select

Using bulls at a synchronized estrus can be an effective way to tighten the calving period and eventually shorten the breeding season.

Synch protocol, turn bulls out three days before PG. The tightness of synchrony achieved with a fixed-time AI protocol is not desirable in this case. 2) Use a small pasture or lot to reduce the physical energy the bull uses to travel. 3) Be sure to have a complete breeding soundness exam performed on bulls prior to use. 4) Use bulls two to four years of age that are agile, active and known breeders. Bulls used in a multi-sire group should have their pecking order established well before turnout.

5) Use a bull to female ratio of 1:15 to 1:25.

6) Single sire pastures eliminate bull fights, however, there is some data to indicate fertility was increased when two bulls were used compared to one. 6) Monitor activity closely during the two to five days of most intense activity. 7) After the intense period of activity, it is best to rest the bull for two to three weeks or more prior to turning the bull back out. For small herds, with only one or two bulls this may not be possible.

Using bulls at a synchronized estrus can be an effective way to tighten the calving period and eventually shorten the breeding season. Pregnancy rates using either bulls or AI after the same synchronization protocol should be similar given good management in both cases.

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If a peer review fails in the woods . . . scientific scandal is casting a shadow over a number of recent peer-reviewed climate papers. At least eight papers purporting to reconstruct the historical temperature record times may need to be revisited, with significant implications for contemporary climate studies, the basis of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) assessments. A number of these involve senior climatologists at the British climate research centre CRU at the University East Anglia. In every case, peer review failed to pick up the errors, says the Register.

At issue is the use of tree rings as a temperature proxy, or dendrochronology.

Using statistical techniques, researchers take the ring data to create a “reconstruction” of historical temperature anomalies.

But trees are a highly controversial indicator of temperature, since the rings principally record CO², and also record humidity, rainfall, nutrient intake and other local factors.

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could not reproduce the results.

The most prestigious peer reviewed journals, including Nature and Science, were reluctant to demand the data from contributors, until now, that is.

At the insistence of editors of the Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions B the data has leaked into the open — and Yamal’s mystery is no more, says the Register: From this we know that the Yamal data set uses just 12 trees from a larger set to produce its dramatic recent trend.

Yet many more were cored, and a larger data set (of 34) from the vicinity shows no dramatic recent warming, and warmer temperatures in the Middle Ages.

In all there are 252 cores in the CRU Yamal data set, of which ten were alive in 1990. All 12 cores selected show strong growth since the mid-19th century.

The implication is clear: the dozen were cherry-picked, says the Register.

this noise is problematic, and a dendrochronology can differ significantly from instrumented data.

In dendro jargon, this disparity is called “divergence.” The process of creating a raw data set also involves a selective use of samples — a choice open to a scientist’s biases. Yet none of this has stopped paleoclimataologists from making bold claims using tree ring data, says the Register: In particular, since 2000, a large number of peer-reviewed climate papers have incorporated data from trees at the Yamal Peninsula in Siberia.

This dataset gained favor, curiously superseding a newer and larger data set from nearby.

The older Yamal trees indicated pronounced and dramatic uptick in temperatures.

How could this be, asks the Register?

Scientists have ensured much of the measurement data used in the reconstructions remains a secret — failing to fulfill procedures to archive the raw data.

Without the raw data, other scientists

Source: Andrew Orlowski, “If a peer review fails in the woods . . .” The Register, September 29, 2009.

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Re-evaluating Replacements With a changed economy, it may be a wise time to review your replacement heifer strategies. avvy managers know that re- into bred heifers, ■ costs of purchasing bred heifers, and evaluating strategies can often ■ reduced returns associated with the add efficiency — and enhance profitability. One case in point purchased heifers. that deserves for beef producers She points out that some factors that to do some number crunching in today’s influence net returns include differences altered economy is replacement heifers. in reproductive performance and weaning weight, which can be hard Livestock specialist to estimate. “Producers Sandy Johnson with that have a low rebreeding Kansas State (K-State) “It is important to rate on raised two year Research and Extenknow not only your olds might have better sion at Colby, Kan., says, “It probably goes cost to raise a pound performance from purof weaned calf but chased heifers that have without saying that attained the weight and anytime you are not also the cost of the condition they need prior making money, and you replacement-heifer to calving,” Johnson says. intend to, is probably a enterprise.”

“This is not uncommon good time to evaluate for producers who don’t strategies.

“Feed and other production costs have have the resources to manage heifers sepagone up, increasing the already high cost rately from cows.”

Genetics are another consideration to to develop replacement heifers,” she adds.

“It is important to know not only your cost weigh in your decision-making.

Johnson points out that purchasing F1 to raise a pound of weaned calf but also the cost of the replacement-heifer enterprise.” females may be an easier approach to While Johnson emphasizes that she obtaining maternal heterosis than raising doesn’t have insight as to what the future it. However, she says that must be counmarkets hold, she says that by reviewing tered against the fact that raised heifers costs, some producers may find resources represent known health programs and are used for replacement heifers may be better adapted to your environment.

The bottom line is that the decision is spent on something that will produce income sooner than this year’s heifer for each individual operation.

“These are important considerations but calves. Others may have what it takes to know when the economy and market will should not be used as an excuse for not congo up and want to position themselves to sidering other strategies,” Johnson says. take advantage of that.

Determining which strategy best suits Management reminders Whether you raise or buy your replaceyour operation will require some analysis.

Here, Johnson shares some factors to con- ments, Johnson says nutritional managesider in determining if you should raise or ment is what will determine how they perform as cows. “The nutritional managebuy replacements. ment is the hardest part; often producers Weigh pros and cons are too nice to them [heifers] their first For starters, Johnson says a useful winter and may or may not be nice enough approach is to look at a partial budget for the second,” she says.

“For a lot of our genetics it doesn’t take purchasing bred replacements. This should too much feed to gain the needed weight include: ■ added returns from the sale of raised between weaning and breeding, and if we put them in a drylot they can end up heavheifer calves, ■ reduced costs of growing heifer calves ier-conditioned than needed,” she says.

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Rogers re-elected Arizona Farm Bureau president, Pima County rancher is new Second VP

Angus Journal “These are often the same heifers that don’t seem to gain much when first turned out on grass.”

Instead, she suggests producers need to take advantage of gains on pasture.

“When it comes to those three to six months prior to calving, the continued need for growth of the heifer and increasing fetal size really demands the groceries. That’s when knowing a current weight of heifers and balancing rations to meet the targeted gain can be a great benefit,” Johnson says.

Lastly, she advises that a short breeding season — 30 to 45 days — on replacement heifers has multiple benefits. She points out that this helps concentrate the calving season activities — which hopefully means more live calves from more focused effort; it ensures the last heifer to calve still has a reasonable amount of time before she needs to be rebred; and open heifers that are identified early (by using ultrasound at 30 days after the end of the season) can often be marketed for a ■ profit in the summer.

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rizona Farm Bureau Federation president Kevin Rogers was re-elected in a unanimous vote of delegates to the organization’s 88th Annual Meeting, which was held in November, in Carefree, Ariz.

Rogers, who along with his family farms 7,000 acres in the Phoenix-metro area, begins his fourth two-year term as Farm Bureau president. He was first elected in 2003 and has been an American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) board member since 2005. He was also selected by AFBF President Bob Stallman to serve on the AFBF Executive committee.

“It’s an honor and privilege to serve the farmers and ranchers — our entire membership — as president of the Arizona Farm Bureau,” said Kevin Rogers. “Looking ahead to the next two years, the stakes for Arizona agriculture are higher than ever before on the state and national level. We’re facing high production costs and low market prices in addition to a federal government wanting to impose additional taxes on small businesses. Such forces are unsustainable in a weak economy.”

Also re-elected during the Arizona Farm Bureau Annual Meeting was Tim Dunn as First Vice President serving his fourth two-year term. Dunn is a Yuma wheat and specialty crop farmer.

Newly elected to her post as second vice president is Stefanie Smallhouse, partner with her husband in a diversified ranching operation in Redington. Smallhouse is the first female officer of the Arizona Farm Bureau since the late 1990s.

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Vincent Colyer: Humanitarian y the time General Ulysses S. Grant assumed the office of President of the United States in March 1869, the debate about how the Indians of the American West should be treated had reached a crescendo.

Military men, especially those serving in the western states and territories, believed that on-going and direct military action would ultimately bring the hostile Indians to bay and thus solve the problem.

Many in the civilian population on the western frontier agreed with that position; many towns maintained militias solely for defense against Indian attack. Military commanders were certain that their opinions would reach a friendly ear with General Grant in the White House.

Many Easterners, and members of various humanitarian groups, on the other hand, were appalled at the blood shed by Indians at the hands of the U. S. Army, including George A. Custer’s attack on Cheyenne Indians at Washita, Oklahoma, less than a year before, in November 1868.

They charged the army with aggravating the situation by provoking unnecessary violence and with failing to make a distinction between hostile and peaceful Indians.

These people were worried about what General, now President, Grant would do.

But, as one historian has written, President Grant was not General Grant, and he seemed unexpectedly receptive to some of the suggestions made by the humanitarians. The result was a number of measures collectively called “Grant’s Peace Policy.”

The basic tenet of the Policy was “conquest by kindness;” controlled by civilians from the eastern United States. A Board of Indian Commissioners, made up of unpaid philanthropists, and the like, was to be established for the purpose of overseeing Indian appropriations and the abolition of the old treaty system of dealing with the hostile tribes. All Indians were to be placed on reservations, Christianized, educated and reoriented toward agricultural, and therefore economic, independence.

The military, though, got its own piece of the pie. The “conquest by kindness” and oversight by the Indian Commission applied only to those Indians living on reservations. Those found elsewhere were to be considered hostile, and subject to

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action by the army. One problem was that there were no reservations just then. The Bosque Redondo experiment near Fort Sumner, New Mexico, had failed and closed in June 1868.

Before the program really got a chance to succeed or fail, a fly flew into the ointment. In late January 1870, Major Eugene Baker and the Second Cavalry attacked a Piegan Indian village in Montana and all but reduced it to nothing. The army, Generals W. T. Sherman and Phil Sheridan in particular, defended Baker’s action, citing proof that the Indians had been guilty of depredations. Humanitarians called it a massacre of peaceful Indian people. This doomed the army’s chances of participating in policy-making on Indian affairs in Washington. The humanitarians were in charge.

But that was a decision made at the national level. The people living on the frontier, close to the problem, were not pleased that military operations had been curtailed. In late April 1871, a band of about 150 civilians, described as “Papago Indians, Mexicans and white Americans,” attacked a band of Apaches at Camp Grant in Arizona and wiped them out (casualty figures vary from 85 to 150). One effect of this massacre was the dispatch of Vincent Colyer to the region to make peace with the Apaches.

Colyer, 47 years old and a native of New York, was an artist who’d earned his living painting portraits and landscapes. He’d commanded a regiment of Black troops during the Civil War and had become enamored of numerous benevolent organizations in the years afterwards. Colyer was the Secretary of the Board of Indian Commissioners and his mission, helped along by a $70,000 appropriation, was to establish reservations for the Apache, to feed them, and educate them. He arrived in the summer of 1871 and visited with

Apaches in New Mexico and Arizona and concluded that reservations at Tularosa, New Mexico, and at a half dozen locations in Arizona would be appropriate. He returned to Washington in October of the same year, convinced that he’d solved the Apache problem. Things are just never quite that simple.

Some Apaches did gravitate toward Colyer’s reservations, but local folks were not placated. Other Apaches continued to raid, with the accompanying robbery and murder. From September 1871 to September 1872, more than 50 documented Indian raids were executed, which took the lives of more than 40 people and resulted in the loss of more than 500 head of livestock. “Cold-blooded scoundrel” and “treacherous black-hearted dog” were among the milder epithets cast at Colyer.

Even the Indian Commission at last recognized that military action was required.

General George Crook’s 1872-73 offensive against the Apache and the Yavapai Indians was the turning point in the Southwest. By the fall of 1873, more than 6,000 Indians were living on the reservations as established by Vincent Colyer.

Here is what one Indian leader said of Crook’s campaign, paraphrased by an American officer: “General Crook had too many cartridges . . . They [the Indians] had never been afraid of the Americans alone, but now that their own people were fighting against them they did not know what to do; they could not go to sleep at night, because they feared to be surrounded before daybreak; they could not hunt — the noise of their guns would attract troops; the could not cook because the flame and smoke would draw down the soldiers. They wanted to make peace, and to be on terms of good-will with the whites.”

Even though his peace initiative failed, what Colyer left to us is the reservation system that basically remains in place today. For better or worse.

Sources: Howard R. Lamar, The Far Southwest, 1846-1912: A Territorial History. Dan L. Thrapp, Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography. Robert M. Utley, Frontier Regulars, The United States Army and the Indian, 1866-1891.

Welfare state comes with a huge price tag uch of the justification for the welfare state is to reduce income inequality by making income transfers to the poor, says Walter E. Williams, a professor of economics at George Mason University.

In his new book, Stealing From Each Other: How the Welfare State Robs Americans of Money and Spirit, Edgar K. Browning, a professor of economics at Texas A&M University offers data that might help us evaluate the sincerity and accuracy of this claim: ■ In 2005, total federal, state and local government expenditures on 85 welfare programs were $620 billion; that’s larger than national defense ($495 billion) or public education ($472 billion).

■ The 2005 official poverty count was 37 million persons; that means welfare expenditures per poor person were $16,750, or $67,000 for a poor family of four.

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The question that naturally arises is, if we’re spending enough to lift everyone out of poverty, why is there still poverty? The obvious answer is that poor people are not receiving all the money being spent in their name. Non-poor people are getting the bulk of it, explains Williams.

Browning’s concluding chapter tells us what the welfare state costs us: ■ The disincentive effects of Social Security have reduced gross domestic product (GDP) by 10 percent, the federal income tax (as opposed to a proportional tax) by 9 percent and past deficits by 3.5 percent for a total of 22.5 percent.

■ Browning guesses that welfare programs have reduced GDP by 2.5 percent.

■ The overall effect of redistributionist policies has created incentives that have reduced GDP by a total of 25 percent.

■ Without those, our GDP would be close to $18 trillion instead of $14 trillion.

Source: Walter E. Williams, “Welfare State Comes With A Huge Price Tag,” Investor’s Business Daily, August 5, 2008.

Agri-Women applaud Ohio voters for standing up to HSUS merican Agri-Women (AAW) has applauded Ohio voters who have rallied behind livestock agricultural leaders and told the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) they want their own state leaders to determine how to raise livestock in the state. On Nov. 3, voters in this state passed Ballot Issue 2, which forms a 13-member board of Ohio experts that will set standards for livestock and poultry care that take into account issues of food safety, local availability and affordability of food, and best farm management practices for animal well-being.

This issue passed 3 to 1 and sends a sound message to HSUS that Ohio does not want intervention from an outside activist group in telling their producers how to raise their animals.

AAW president and Ohio farmer Marcie Williams stated that, “Hopefully other states will now look at this and step up to the bat and oppose other threats from HSUS in their states.”

For more information, contact Marcie Williams, President, president@ameri canagriwomen.org, or visit the web site at ■ http://www.americanagriwomen.org.

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Death taxes discourage savings and investment: ■ For those Americans who think that their estates may one day pay federal death taxes, the tax sends a signal that it is better to consume today than invest and make more money in the future.

■ Instead of putting their money in the hands of entrepreneurs or investing more in their own economic endeavors, Americans are encouraged to consume it now rather than pay taxes on it later.

Death taxes undermine job creation: ■ Not only do federal death taxes have a corrosive effect on the virtue of savings and prudent investment, but they also directly undermine job creation and wage growth.

■ Heritage Foundation economists estimate that the federal estate tax alone is responsible for the loss of between 170,000 and 250,000 potential jobs each year.

■ These numbers do not appear in employment statistics because the investments that would have created these jobs are never made.

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Death taxes suppress productivity and wage growth: ■ The estate tax discourages investment, which holds down wage growth.

■ Businesses are less able to purchase new tools and equipment, which makes workers less productive, which means less wage and salary growth.

■ It is through productivity growth that enhancements to economic and social well-being are made and the virtues of America’s form of economic organization are most abundantly seen.

Death taxes contradict the central promise of American life — wealth creation: ■ Most Americans oppose death taxes because they seem so un-American.

■ The central promise of American life is that if you work hard, save, and live prudently, you will be assured the enjoyment of your economically virtuous life.

■ There are few other places on the planet where this promise is made (let alone kept), and it — along with companion promises of political and religious freedom — has attracted millions of immigrants to the United States.

■ The death tax contradicts the very promise that has attracted so many.

Source: William W. Beach, “Seven Reasons Why Congress Should Repeal, Not Fix, the Death Tax,” Heritage Foundation, WebMemo No. 2688, November 9, 2009.

Getting the jobs machine going hat can government do to crank up America’s creaky job machine, asks columnist Robert J. Samuelson? Die-hard Keynesians insist that only more government spending and tax cuts will accelerate job growth. But many other economists fear that exploding federal debt — incurred partly to pay for more spending and tax cuts — could trigger a new crisis that would destroy jobs.

With the labor force expanding by more than one million new workers annually, economists Joseph Seneca and James Hughes of Rutgers estimate that even the job growth of the 1990s (2.4 million a year) wouldn’t reduce today’s 9.8 percent unemployment to 5 percent until 2017.

Economists Larry Mishel and Kenneth Rogoff suggest that we scour government for policies that discourage job creation: ■ Consider the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent proposal requiring permits for large industrial facilities emitting 25,000 tons of greenhouse gases

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■ The proposed rule is 416 pages of dense legalese.

■ New plants or expansions would need permits demonstrating they’re using “the best practices and technologies” (whatever they might be) to minimize six greenhouse gases.

■ Permits would be granted on a caseby-case basis.

How could this promote investment and job creation, except for lawyers and consultants? Government erects many employment obstacles: restrictions on oil and natural gas drilling; unapproved trade agreements; some regulations. But reducing these barriers would require the Obama administration to choose between its professed interest in more jobs and its many other goals — a choice it has so far avoided, explains Samuelson.

Source: Robert J. Samuelson, “Who’s going to get the jobs machine going?” Washington Post, October 19, 2009.

Ask not if the science of global warming is true ■ More than 30,000 American scientists any people will buy Why We Disagree About Climate Change, the have signed a petition saying there is no new book by British socialist Mike convincing scientific evidence that human Hulme, based on the activity will cause catapromise that it examines More than 30,000 American strophic global warmthe ideas and motives of ing. scientists have signed ■ The Nongovernboth sides in the global a petition saying there is mental International warming debate. But no convincing scientific Panel on Climate that’s not what this book evidence that human activity Change (NIPCC) has is about, says Joseph will cause catastrophic produced an 880-page Bast, President of the global warming. rebuttal of the latest Heartland Institute.

IPCC report containing In fact, the real purmore than 4,000 references to peerpose isn’t revealed until far into it.

“The idea of climate change,” Hulme reviewed science.

The debate taking place about global writes, “should be seen as an intellectual resource around which our collective and warming in America is not the one personal identities and projects can form described by Hulme as being between and take shape. We need to ask not what those who favor “cap and trade” and those we can do for climate change, but to ask who favor even more radical changes; it’s about how much of the warming of the what climate change can do for us.”

In other words, socialists like Hulme late 20th century was natural and how can frame the global warming issue to much was manmade.

This — the real public policy debate — achieve unrelated goals such as sustainable development, income redistribution, is entirely missing from Hulme’s book, population control, social justice and says Bast. many other items on the liberal/socialist Joseph Bast, “Ask Not If the Science of wish list. But this notion is jarring for an Source: Global Warming is True.” Heartland Institute, SepAmerican reader, says Bast: tember 2009; based upon: Mike Hulme, “Why We ■ Opinion polls show two-thirds of us Disagree About Climate Change,” Cambridge Unido not believe global warming is manmade. versity Press, 2009.

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Personal carbon allowance? veryone in Great Britain should have an annual carbon ration and be penalized if they use too much fuel, the head of the British Environment Agency says.

Lord Smith of Finsbury believes that implementing individual carbon allowances for every person will be the most effective way of meeting the targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions: ■ It would involve people being issued a unique number which they would hand over when purchasing products that contribute to their carbon footprint, such as fuel, airline tickets and electricity.

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part of a “Green New Deal” to be introduced when he addressed the agency’s annual conference recently.

An Environment Agency spokesman said only those with “extravagant lifestyles” would be affected by the carbon allowances. However, some have criticized the move as “Orwellian” and say it will have a detrimental impact on business.

Ruth Lea, an economist from Arbuthnot Banking Group, told the Daily Mail: “This is all about control of the individual and you begin to wonder whether this is what the green agenda has always been about.

It’s Orwellian. This will be an enormous tax on business.”

Under the Climate Change Act, Britain is obliged to cut its emissions by 80 percent of 1990 levels by 2050. This means annual CO² emissions per person will have to fall from about 9 tons to only 2 tons.

Source: Report, “Everyone in Britain could be given a personal carbon allowance,” Telegraph, November 9, 2009.

If you enjoyed this year’s recession, just wait for Cap and Trade enators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and John Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced draft legislation of a cap and trade bill with slightly more stringent near-term carbon reduction targets and Kerry’s message was simple: The recession worked so well to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, let’s keep it going. Senators from both sides of the aisle expressed concerns about the target but Kerry argued since the recession gave us a head start on greenhouse gas reduction, we can kill the economy some more.

“Let me emphasize something very strongly as we begin this discussion. The United States has already this year alone achieved a 6 percent reduction in emissions simply because of the downturn in the economy, so we are effectively saying we need to go another 14 percent.”

In other words, 10 percent unemployment is the new norm, says the Heritage Foundation: ■ It took a year for the U.S. to reach 10 percent unemployment through the financial meltdown and the housing crisis.

■ If the trade off is a 6 percent reduction in emissions for a 3.5 percent reduction in unemployment in one year alone, we could get to a 20 percent reduction in carbon dioxide by October 2011 and push

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■ On the bright side, we’d still be below Spain’s 19.3 percent.

Make no mistake, this bill is a jobs destroyer, explains Heritage: ■ Despite attempts to market cap and trade as a “clean energy jobs” bill, net job losses approach 1.9 million in 2012 and could approach 2.5 million by 2035.

■ Particularly hit hard is the energyintensive manufacturing sector, which according to the Heritage Foundation economists, would lose 1.4 million jobs by 2035.

For the record, you won’t hear proponents of cap and trade calling it a “green” jobs bill anymore. That doesn’t poll well.

It’s “clean energy” jobs now, says Heritage: Cap and trade will drive up energy prices so high to force people to use less energy.

Consumers will drive less, fly less and companies will pump out less CO² because people will buy less. But people still need to drive their cars and turn on their lights.

All cap and trade does is force people to spend more to use less. The trade off for reduced carbon dioxide emissions is reduced economic activity.

Source: Nick Loris, “John Kerry: If You Enjoyed This Year’s Recession, Just Wait for Cap and Trade,” Heritage Foundation, October 5, 2009.

New program prepares young agriculture advocates he American National CattleWomen Inc. is excited to announce the launch of College Aggies Online, a new program aimed at helping today’s college students become confident advocates for the agriculture industry.

“We are very fortunate to be working with Animal Agriculture Alliance on this project”, said Bonnie Bargstedt, ANCW Committee Co-Chair. “They have the most accurate information and available expertise on today’s commercial animal agriculture practices”. “Other youth programs in place at ANCW tell us today’s college students that are ag oriented will be tremendous spokepersons for our animal industries. And not just beef — for all animal agriculture because we need to disseminate accurate information about modern farming and ranching practices,” added Barbara Jackson, ANCW Committee CoChair.

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College Aggies Online, a joint venture of the Animal Agriculture Alliance and American National CattleWomen, Inc., will connect college students from across the country who are interested in promoting agriculture by sharing their story. Participants will receive training and instructions from industry professionals and will enjoy access to a private forum (accessible at http://aggiesonline.ning.com) to post information about current and emerging issues facing farmers and ranchers.

The online community will provide resources to students on key issues to help them better utilize tools such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to share agriculture’s story with the public. “Social networking Web sites offer an effective platform for reaching large audiences of people who do not have farm backgrounds,” said Alliance Executive Vice President Kay Johnson Smith.

Agriculture-related clubs from all universities with an agricultural academic program are invited to sign up for the program.

Each member will receive an individual account, where they can customize their homepage and upload information. Student groups will earn points by posting blogs, photos and videos to the forum and by participating in online outreach activities.

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Bobbi Jeen a 100 Years OLSON Cowman s a young boy in the early 1900’s, he would sit and listen to the stories told to him by his dad and his uncles.

The stories were of actual history that had been told to them by their dads and uncles. Stories about freighting on the old Santa Fe Trail, stories about fighting wild Indians before the West was settled and stories about developing mines, ranches, businesses; about developing the West in general. These were the first-hand and second-hand accountings of the way that it actually was in the middle and late 1800’s, not stuff merely read in books. These were the stories that young Gene Aguirre grew up on.

The stories of the pioneer Aguirre family.

Yginio F. Aguirre (Gene) to those who know him was born September 10, 1909 in the “Arizona Territory”. Yep, he’s just over 100 years old now and he is still alive and kickin’. Not only is he still alive and kickin’ but he is just as sharp as ever and looks like a man 30 years younger than he actually is. Gene is still a very active man and can relate stories about ranching, Indians, freighting, the old time vaqueros and the history of his pioneer family with clarity of mind that rivals people of any age bracket. And believe me, the knowledge that Gene has about “days gone by” is immense. He has a first-hand knowledge and has experienced things that have been largely forgotten in today’s modern world. Let me tell you, Gene has quite a history!

The Aguirre families were Spanish noblemen from the “old country” (Spain) before they migrated to “New Spain” (what is now Old Mexico) in the late 1600’s and early 1700’s. The Aguirre family also played a large part in the settlement of Mexico. By the mid 1800’s however, political ties were strained in Mexico and for “health reasons” (fear of being shot) the family patriarch decided to move them north. The adventurous Aguirres were off to conquer new frontiers in what is now the southwestern United States. They were some of the first and biggest freighters to haul hundreds of

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tons of freight across the Santa Fe Trail from Missouri to New Mexico and points beyond. The Aguirre family was also some of the first and finest ranchers of the American Southwest. The pioneering Aguirre family helped to settle and develop the Southwest through mining, freighting, trading and ranching during the 1800’s just as they had done in Mexico during the 1700’s. Many historians have documented the adventures of this pioneer family extensively.

When Gene Aguirre was a growing boy in the early 1900’s, the stories told to him as he matured were mainly about his ancestors. Stories about his pioneering family that were not that old at the time.

Some of the things related to him about his ancestors had only happened a few years before and then the details were recounted to him but a few short years later. And it’s a good thing that those stories were told to young Gene Aguirre because he has guarded the stories and traditions well. Today, 100 years later, he is still alive and still has a good, strong mind to remember the old days with. And to tell other people the true history as it was told to him; well, that is a favorite pastime to him. Fortunately Gene has not wasted that gift either. For you see, Gene has written several books on the subjects of settling the West, developing ranches and about history and how his family was involved in it. What a treat it is for anyone who loves history or Old West tales to sit and talk to a man of Gene’s vast personal knowledge on the subject.

Not only does Gene Aguirre have a tremendous family history of pioneers and nobility to his credit but he was a great trail blazer and an accomplished man himself. Gene grew up living the cowboy’s dream on his fathers and uncles ranches in the Red Rock Arizona area.

These large ranches ran as many as 8,000 to 10,000 head of cattle in their heyday and young Gene was fortunate to grow up working with some of the best cowboys of the entire Southwest. These “cowboys” continued on page 49

were actually “vaqueros” and they had long been practicing the art of handling cattle for generations in the area. Most of our current knowledge and traditions of cowboying today are direct spin-offs of what these vaqueros had taught the first Anglo cattlemen years before. So that is how young Gene grew up, learning the art of cowboying from the best vaqueros and learning the art of being a cattlemen from his family who ran 8,000 to 10,000 head.

That is quite a set of cowboy credentials right there!

It only seemed natural then that as Gene became his own man, he would follow into the ranching traditions of his ancestors. In his early years, Gene ran cattle in northern Mexico and southern Arizona. He bought, sold, traded and raised cattle while continuing to help out the Aguirre family operations. Not only could Gene rout an old wild steer out of the brush and get him gathered (thanks to lessons from the old time Vaqueros) but he also understood the business side of ranching as well (thanks to lessons from his father and uncles). Gene was continuing the great Aguirre family tradition of ranching and also that of buying cattle in Mexico to be fattened out and sold here in America. He did that right on up to the late 1940’s. Then he had a lifestyle change for a few years.

In the late 1940’s an event happened that moved Gene into another exciting direction for a while. You see, it was then that the dreaded “hoof and mouth” disease was discovered in Old Mexico. The United States and Mexican governments decided to fight the disease there before it spread all across Mexico; and then inevitably into the United States. Young men from the southwestern United States who could speak Spanish and had a ranching background were highly sought after for this mission. So it was then that Gene loaded up his young family and moved to Mexico to work on the Eradication of the hoof and mouth disease or “La Comision Mexico-Americana para la eradicacion de la Fiebre Aftosa” as it was called on that side of the border.

During the late 1940’s and early 1950’s, Gene worked for the American Government in while in Mexico on the “Aftosa Comision.” He worked as a livestock inspector, a supervisor of livestock inspectors and as an appraiser of livestock. During those years, Gene lived and got to see a way of life that most Americans have never seen; nor will they ever see. Some of the tales Gene has of those years could be likened to some of the tales

of the American Frontier in the late 1800’s. Among his many adventures, Gene forded swollen rivers during flood season on a mule, crossed high mountain passes where the trails were narrow, slippery and treacherous; and he even faced down armed men while standing up for his job and what was right. If you ever get a chance to read books or talk to some of the Americans that went to Mexico during those years to eradicate hoof and mouth disease . . . well, I can highly recommend it. Most of the accounts that I have heard of are amazing and down right impressive. Almost unbelievable! Kind of like “Old West” adventures that happened in more modern times. The work that those men did in Mexico during that time saved the American cattle industry millions of dollars and a ton of headaches.

While in Mexico, Gene also continued right on with his cattleman background.

Every once in a while, he would take time off to go and buy or sell cattle on his own somewhere in Old Mexico. Even though he currently had another job, he still ran cattle and traded cattle on the side. I guess that ranching is just in the blood.

When Gene left Mexico, upon the completion of the eradication of hoof and mouth disease, he came back to Red Rock where he helped to run the families’ ranching operations and also to ranch on his own.

Once again, he was back where he belonged, at the famous Aguirre Ranches near Red Rock. As I said, it must be in the blood. It was the perfect place for Gene to raise a fine family of his own.

As Gene got older, it became more and more evident that his background and family history were something special.

Not only were they special to him and his immediate family but to the people of the Southwest as well. You see, by the time that Gene reached retirement age, there weren’t too many people still alive that had first-hand experience with the old time vaqueros born in the 1800’s or with pioneering families who had tamed the West. But Gene did. The old stories he would recount that were handed down to him as a boy and young man were now being considered as historical. And of course, his noble Spanish background speaks for itself. People took note.

That is why in 1975 when the State of Arizona, in honor of the bicentennial celebration, decided to re-enact the famous second march of the Don Juan Bautista De Anza expedition, they chose Gene to portray the part of De Anza. Who else continued on page 50

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It was an honor for Gene to be involved in this celebration about part of the settling of the West, especially since his own ancestors were involved in the settling of the wild frontier themselves. The ride started off in Sonora, Mexico and wound up in San Francisco, California. Gene participated in the part from Sonora, Mexico to Yuma, Arizona but even more than that, the Historical Society leaned heavily upon Gene’s vast knowledge to add a flare of authenticity to the event.

After Gene’s retirement in the mid 1970’s, he became deeply involved with the Arizona Historical Society. And luckily for the rest of us, not long thereafter, Gene decided to start writing down what he knew into books. Gene has since written four books and they are all filled with some great cowboy adventures and of course history. True history. Even today, in his 100th year on earth, Gene is still writing stuff down that comes to mind.

Short stories and whatnot mostly; or sometimes drawing a picture of a memory. At times Gene will remember an

event about a certain Vaquero and himself chasing a wild steer, or perhaps gathering wild mustangs and he just jots it down.

Gene has also written quite a bit about his experiences in Mexico while on the “Aftosa Comision”. Gene’s stories are always well written and very entertaining and as a bonus, they are as close as one can get to being historically accurate. After all, he was there (or danged close to it).

Gene has even gone through the trouble of researching his family’s history all the way back to the old country in Spain.

For one of Gene’s books, he traveled all over Mexico and Spain researching his family history. He had been told many of the stories by his father and uncles as a young man; but he took it a step farther and went back and found the old documentation. This was quite an undertaking, but for Gene, it was well worth it. Gene is very proud of his ancestry and rightly so as he has descended from a long line of noble and successful Spaniards. And thanks to Gene, not only the Aguirre family descendants can now enjoy that history; but society in general can also benefit from Gene’s writings (that is if you are lucky enough to get one of the copies).

Even though Gene is now over 100 years old, he should still be considered an

exceptional cowboy and cattleman. For you see, the knowledge that Gene possesses about ranching and cowboying is second to none. From taking care of cattle as a “Vaquero”, to the business side of being a “cattleman”, Gene has a vast understanding of what he is talking about.

He has seen and done things that most of us will only ever get to read about. And he remembers most of it with a clarity of mind that is amazing for a person of any age. He is like talking to a walking textbook on the subjects, but he is much more entertaining than you could ever imagine.

When asked about the secret of longevity; Gene comments that he eats meat, potatoes and beans on a regular basis. He still enjoys a little glass of red wine; but most of all you have to enjoy life.

You can’t go around worried and stressed out all of the time; you have to have fun.

Smile.

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Stimulating the size of government n October, the White House released the list of jobs created or saved with the stimulus funds. The White House claims that 640,329 were created or saved. That is way less than what Christina Romer claimed would be created the week prior, she mentioned 1.4 million during a Joint Committee hearing, says Veronique de Rugy, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center.

Some $159 billion has been spent so far; that’s $248,273 per job. However, when you look at some specific contracts that were awarded you find that some jobs were created or saved at an insane cost to taxpayers, says de Rugy: ■ For instance, $1,359,633,501 were awarded to CH2M-WG Idaho LLC, in Washington to create 2,183 jobs; that’s $622,827 per job.

■ That’s not as bad as the $258,646,800 awarded to the Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC in New York, to create 25 jobs; that’s over $10.3 million per job.

Some 85 percent of the money went to four agencies: Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, Education and Social Security. That money wasn’t spent on shovel ready projects, says de Rugy: ■ For instance, some of the HHS funds went to some rural high school and college students from Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee to conduct medical research this summer with a team of leading scientists at Vanderbilt University.

■ The Department of Labor spent $11,058,877 in unemployment insurance (UI) modernization incentive funds to the state of West Virginia.

■ And the Department of Education is mainly spending its money to keep union protected school teachers in their jobs.

But the most relevant information on Recovery.gov is that most of the jobs created or saved are in the public sector, says de Rugy: ■ For instance, according to Vice President Biden, out of the 640,329 jobs, 325,000 went to education and 80,000 to construction jobs, with the difference going to other government jobs.

■ Also, 13,080 grants went to the private sector, and 116,625 went to federal agencies.

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Management for the calving season and newborn calf roper management makes the calving season a time of great anticipation. At calving, producers see the results of the many decisions made over the previous several months, or even years. They anticipate the first calves from the new bull or from the two-year-old heifers. Poor preparation for calving, however, can lead to an annual litany of difficult deliveries, C-sections, weak calves, calf scours and poor calf crops. The preparation for successful calving starts long before the first calf is dropped.

The necessary preparations are of two types: (1) the long-term breeding and feeding decisions, and, (2) the shorter term calving season decisions. This lesson will focus on the calving season.

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by HARVEY PETERSON, PhD

Many important changes occur in both the pregnant cow and the fetus during the last six to eight weeks of gestation. Two important events that occur are: (1) the movement of immune cells into the udder to form the life-giving colostrum, and, (2) the movement of nutrients into the uterus to build a strong, healthy calf and avoid weak calf syndrome. These two factors work together to provide most of the calf’s ability to survive outside the uterus. Producers must be particularly aware of the need for adequate amounts of energy, protein, vitamin A and phosphorous (along with the other nutrients) that build the calf and the colostrum. The importance of fat reserves in the calf for heat production and survival, and of the trace minerals and vitamins in calf survival is now being recognized.

Preparation for Calving

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Every year producers are caught off guard by the first difficult delivery and waste valuable time looking for tools or other necessities. Minimal preparation saves valuable time when problems occur.

Some producers start feeding their cows in the late afternoon or early evening during the last few weeks of pregnancy. This causes as many as 75 percent of the cows to calve between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., a time when more attention can be paid to the herd.

Many producers prepare for the calving season with a pre-calving checklist.

Items to be considered include: ■ make note of breeding dates, expected calving dates and other records — remember that calves can come a week or more early, especially in heifers!

■ have pens cleaned, dry and ready for calving ■ have feed, bedding and water available and handy ■ have feed and water containers ready ■ have some form of restraint available and ready to use.

■ inventory and re-stock calving supplies including: mechanical calf puller in good shape; OB chain(s) and two handles (twines and ropes cannot be sanitized!); OB sleeves and lubricant (a non-detergent soap like castile or mineral oil are handy — an excellent powdered lubricant can also be purchased); non-irritating antiseptic; needles and syringes; ear tags and tagging tools; oxytocin; uterine boluses, oral scours antibiotic, broad spectrum antibi-

otic (tetracyclines); adequate supply of good quality colostrum frozen in usable containers; esophageal tube feeder.

Signs of Impending Parturition

Most producers are aware of the cow’s bodily changes that indicate her pregnancy is approaching term and delivery is not far off. Some of these signs are plainly visible.

Several weeks prior to birth, though longer in some cows than others, hormonal changes cause an increase in size and softening of the vulva, softening and sinking of the area between the tailhead and pin bones and an increase in udder size.

Not visibly apparent are the internal changes in the cow. One of these is the softening of the cartilage joint (pubic symphysis) that joins the two halves of the pelvic floor together. (This softening will ultimately provide a larger birth canal.) A second internal event is the movement of antibodies from the cow’s bloodstream into the udder to form colostrum. A third is the stimulation of the milk-secreting glands to initiate the subsequent lactation, and finally, the uterus itself is primed for the contracting process necessary for delivery to occur. All of these processes lead up to the first stage of labor.

Cows go through three stages of labor: (1) the preparatory stage, (2) delivery of the calf, and (3) passing of the placenta (afterbirth). The first stage involves the internal preparation for delivery. This stage normally lasts 2 to 3 hours in cows and 4 to 5 hours in heifers, although it can take up to 24 hours and still be considered normal. The first stage of labor concludes with passage of the water bag, an indication the cervix is dilating to some extent.

The second stage of labor is the actual birth of the calf. The cow concentrates now on the intense contractions required to actually deliver her calf. If the delivery proceeds normally, uterine contractions occur more frequently and severely, and the cow will begin to use her abdominal muscles to aid the delivery. The second stage, the passage of the calf through the birth canal, may last from 3 to 6 hours in heifers and from 2 to 4 hours in mature cows. One can anticipate the slowest portions of a normal delivery to be the time when the calf's head must pass through the vestibule and vulva and when the chest passes through the pelvis. This is when many difficulties become apparent.

Recognizing Calving Difficulty

Dystocia (difficult delivery) will occur in 10 to 50 percent of heifers and 3 to 5 percent of mature cows (Anderson, 1990).

The single largest factor contributing to dystocia is the birth weight of the calf.

Some producers use a birth-weight tape (refer to “Additional Resources” for more information) when the feet first appear to determine if the delivery may be difficult because of calf size. Producers disagree on how soon to assist heifers that seem to be slow in delivering the calf. Premature assistance can be detrimental because the cow may not be fully dilated.

Waiting too long may excessively tire both the heifer/cow and the calf. It is generally accepted that the heifer should be examined if significant progress is not being made within two hours.

Determining when to assist with delivery depends on when the cow was first noticed to be calving. If progress has not been checked for some time, immediate assistance may be needed. If the cows are checked frequently, one can note the time that the water bag first appeared and plan a more precise time for rendering assistance. In any case, the cow should be examined and assistance rendered within two hours. Even slight calving difficulty will increase the length of time it takes for the newborn to stand, reduce antibody absorption from colostrum, and reduce both calf survival and performance.

Producers need to understand the normal birth position and process to determine whether to assist a cow. Calves in the normal birth position have their chest lying on the floor of the cow’s pelvis with the head positioned between the front feet.

A common term is “toes and nose” first.

The appearance of anything but toes and nose following the water bag is an indication of a position problem.

Obvious problems include the soles of the hoof facing up (indicative of a breech or a calf up side down), the tail first (breech with the rear legs beneath the calf) or only one leg presented.

Most producers are fully capable of rendering minor assistance with a slight pull of a normal delivery or the minor rotation often needed to extract a hip lock. All producers, however, must recognize the limits of their abilities to assist the cow. For example, it is not uncommon for one leg of each of a set of twins to be presented simultaneously. A proper examination may prevent a real disaster from developing.

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Generally speaking, if progress is not made within a few minutes or if there is uncertainty as to what the problem is, professional help should be sought immediately. The life of both the calf and the cow may depend on the length of time it takes to render assistance.

In any event, it is important to recognize the work the cow or heifer is doing.

Assistance in the form of traction is much better applied as the cow strains so that it works with her, and not against her.

Producers should remember that movement of the cow, even shifting weight from one rear leg to another, can significantly alter the shape of the birth canal due to the softened pubic symphysis. Cows left alone to calve will often be up and down frequently and even spin in a circle to aid in the expulsion of the calf. Simply allowing the heifer to get on her feet often will aid the delivery process.

If assistance is rendered, regardless of the cleanliness of the sleeves, chains, and lubricant, bacterial contamination is almost a certainty. Any cow entered, even for an examination, should be treated with antibiotics.

Passage of the Placenta — the Third Stage of Labor

The placenta is generally passed within 1/2 hour to 8 hours after the birth of the calf. Any membranes not expelled after 24 hours are usually considered retained. It is no longer generally accepted that the membranes must be manually removed — “clean the cow.” It has been demonstrated that removing only the visible portion outside the vulva, leaving the internal membranes, then treating the cow with broadspectrum antibiotics will provide a higher subsequent first-service conception than any other treatment.

In one report, cows treated in this fashion had a 70 percent first service conception. Cows whose placenta was left and had no antibiotic therapy had a 50 percent first service conception. Cows in which the placenta was manually removed, with or without antibiotic treatment, had under a 40 percent first-service conception.

Standing and Nursing

It is best to simply leave the cow and newborn calf alone following delivery. The cow will usually be on her feet within minutes attending to her calf. Human presence, especially in range cattle, may well inhibit the mothering instincts of the cow.

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ditions for example, the cow and calf should not be moved from the birth place because the cow may not willingly leave.

Calves will attempt to stand within minutes, but the more difficult the delivery the longer it takes the calf.

Nervous cows may make it difficult at first for the calf to find the teat, but generally speaking, the mothering instinct and the calf’s persistence result in successful nursing.

Calves need to drink a significant amount of colostrum within the first 1/2 to 2 hours of life to get off to a good start. Calf blood levels of antibody from colostrum are shown to increase calf weights at 60, 180 and 240 days and ADG from birth to weaning. A prolonged delivery will increase the time needed to stand and nurse, and reduce profit in two ways — increased calving death loss and decreased rate of gain of the calf.

A good management practice is to see that the calf has at least 5 percent of its birth weight in good quality colostrum within two hours of birth and an additional 5 percent within 18 to 20 hours. If calves must be fed colostrum for a longer period, a daily amount equal to 8 to 10 percent of body weight is recommended. Some producers routinely administer colostrum via stomach tube to calves from young cows to ensure the calf gets the quantity and quality of colostrum it needs.

Colostrum is easily frozen and stored for future use. Serious producers may determine the quality of colostrum by measuring the level of antibody in the colostrum with a hydrometer. The producer can then be much more certain of colostrum quality and antibody intake.

The color of colostrum is a poorindicator of antibody level as the color comes from other milk components.

Two-quart milk cartons will hold about 4 pounds of colostrum, the amount needed for the initial administration to most calves. These can be stacked for storage in a freezer and they thaw readily.

Colostrum must be thawed carefully to prevent denaturing the antibodies. Thawing in a hot water bath works best.

Colostrum thawed in a microwave (at less than 100 percent power) has retained from 90 to 95 percent of its antibody viability.

Excessive heat kills the antibodies, and must be avoided!

Other Suggested Management Practices at Calving

Several other management activities are routinely performed to increase the chances of calf vitality and aid in keeping better records for management purposes.

Among these are: ■ dipping the naval in a strong iodine solution ■ tagging the calves as soon after delivery as possible ■ weigh calves within the first 24 hours for better production records ■ producers calving in colder climates will have to make greater efforts to see that calves are dry and warm to assure survival Post-Calving Management

Most post-calving death losses occur within the first two weeks of life.

Many of these losses are due to injuries sustained when cows are crowded while feeding or moving. Anything producers can do to prevent crowding or hurrying of cows with newborn calves is wise.

Another common cause of death is disease, most often calf diarrhea (scours).

Producers with a history of scours must do all they can to prevent outbreaks through pre-calving vaccinations of the cow and/or preventative treatments for the calf immediately after birth. Known causes of scours include viruses (rota and corona), bacteria such as E. Coli, the coccidia, and stress factors that allow organisms to overcome the calf's defenses. Producers can enhance calf survivability by providing adequate shelter or protection from the elements and nutrition in the form of an ample amount of high quality colostrum.

Astute producers observe calves closely during this period, anticipate problems and are ready to render assistance as soon as problems are noted.

Suggestions for treatment of scours include: ■ observe the calves and their manure closely - anticipate and try to prevent problems from occurring ■ determine the cause - a local diagnostic lab can test if necessary ■ consult a veterinarian and treat calves as recommended ■ most recommendations include keeping the scouring calf off milk for one to two days and provide antibiotics with some form of rehydration therapy Keep the cows with calves separate from the herd yet to calve if at all possible.

Sorting pairs out of the calving barn allows the lactating group, those now needing better nutrition and management, to be fed a larger amount of a higher quality diet without competition from those still pregnant. In addition, the calves are much less likely to be injured or to transmit disease if kept in smaller groups by age. Older, larger cows will always have their choice of feeding sites and quantities

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while those needing the most and best feed, the younger and smaller cows, will be pushed aside. One of the major reasons to calve heifers early is to provide them better care and nutrition both before and after calving.

Calving is a good reminder that bulls are an important part of reproduction and must be checked for body condition and breeding soundness prior to the breeding season. Body condition can be improved as the weather warms and breeding soundness evaluations are best performed shortly before breeding begins. Bulls should be incorporated into the same health management/vaccination programs as the cows they serve.

Shortly after the calving season ends the now-open cows should be vaccinated.

A local veterinarian can establish a comprehensive program for each herd. It is customary in many areas to castrate, dehorn, vaccinate for the Clostridial diseases and to implant the steers and nonreplacement heifer calves prior to turn out or at branding. The actual date to work calves is not as important as getting it done well and in a timely manner.

Producers in some areas will include de-worming in their spring health management just prior to turn out.

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Summary

Calving is a critical time — the result of a year’s worth of work and financial investment. Producers should make every effort to make this time of year one that will pay the greatest rewards. Planning is the first step.

A good management plan can be tailored to fit almost any situation. Planning for prevention is always cheaper and easier than treating problems. A good plan does not need to be elaborate or expensive.

Rules of Thumb ■ breed to easy-calving bulls - select low birth weight EPD’s ■ have the cows in good flesh at calving, but not excessively fat ■ improve calving facilities to include a restraint/assistance area ■ improve sanitation in general, and specifically when entering cows ■ treat sick calves as soon as noticed, and in an aggressive manner ■ observe more closely and frequently during calving ■ plan and implement a good vaccination program with a veterinarian

Harvey Peterson was formerly professor of animal science at the University of Minnesota, Crookston.

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Chill Out e join this meeting of the President’s cabinet which is already in session.

“The next item on the agenda,” said the President, “as all of you already know, is the most important subject of my administration: global warming. It is very important that we get our cap and trade program . . .

“Excuse me Mr. President,” said the Energy Czar, “but we have a little problem.”

“What’s the problem?” asked the President, irritated at the interruption. “Do you need more money? Do we need to bailout anyone?” asked the President eagerly.

“No, Mr. President. The problem on the global warming front is that it has turned into a cold front.”

“What are you talking about?” demanded the President.

“The earth,” said the Energy Czar, “appears to be cooling off, not warming up.”

“WHAT?! That ruins everything. I’ve based my entire Presidency on the premise of global warming and now you’re telling me IT’S NOT HAPPENING! But Al Gore said in his slideshow of a movie that the earth was getting WARMER. Yes, I specifically remember him saying it was getting hotter, not colder. Does Al know about this?”

“No one seems to be able to find him sir.

He’s no longer a hot item. Probably because since his movie came out the earth has cooled three quarters of a degree.”

“Does this mean that Hollywood won’t be flooded with rising waters due to melting ice caps?” asked the President.

“Unfortunately, yes,” said the deflated Czar as disappointment filled the room.

“This ruins the entire paradigm of my Presidency. How can we kill off capitalism, make a religion out of environmentalism and save the world if the globe is cooling off? This simply can’t be. And would someone please turn up the heat in here? It’s freezing! Now, Mr. Energy Czar, what kind of proof do you have of this global cooling?”

“Actually, sir, the earth has been in a

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cooling trend for eleven years now according to global satellites that measure the mean average temperature of the earth. New York City had the coolest June since 1958, Phoenix had 15 days in June with temperatures below 100 degrees for the first time since 1913, and some areas in Mexico are getting snow for the first time in 100 years.”

“Who cares a piñata about Mexico!” screamed the President. “I’m worried about my reelection if this news break out. Does anybody else know?”

“So far just a few scientists, but no one listens to them. The media is still under your spell but at some point we may have a problem. It’s hard to convince voters that the globe is heating up when they’re standing in a snow bank.”

“Now what do we do?” asked the visibly shaken President.

“This creates a huge opportunity for us,” said the Propaganda Czar. “We simply tell the American public that your policies have been so effective that we have been able to change the entire weather pattern of the globe after just one year in office.”

“Brilliant, I like it. And then we can start combatting global cooling. We’ll have to change tactics of course. instead of “Clash for Clunkers” we’ll have the “Payola for Prius” program to get them off the road. The car companies I run will have to switch back to producing gas guzzlers and we’ll have to subsidize cow burps.”

“But shouldn’t we wait a little closer to the next election to release the good news about global warming?” asked the Propaganda Czar. “That will give our financial patrons time to unwind their windmill investments and it will help get you reelected.”

“Great idea. In the meantime not a word of this to anyone. And would somebody please find Al Gore and tell him to get it right this time. Get him working on another slide show about global cooling or we might both have to give back our ■ Nobel prizes.”

Brain Drain:

Talented foreign students returning home ore skilled immigrants are giving up their American dreams to pursue careers back home, raising concerns that the United States may lose its competitive edge in science, technology, and other fields, says USA Today.

Referencing several sources, the USA Today shed some light on how the economy may be driving emigration.

“What was a trickle has become a flood,” says Duke University’s Vivek Wadhwa, who studies reverse immigration: ■ In the next five years, 100,000 immigrants will go back to India and 100,000 to China, countries that have had rapid economic growth.

■ For the first time in American history, the United States is experiencing the brain drain that other countries experienced.

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Wadhwa surveyed 1,203 Indian and Chinese immigrants who had worked or been educated here before returning to their homelands and found the exodus has less to do with the faltering United States economy than with other factors.

Career opportunities: ■ At NIIT, an information technology company based in New Delhi, about 10 per cent of managers in India are returnees, mostly from the United States, says CEO Vijay Thadani.

■ Most go into mid- to senior management and make “excellent employees,” he says; they’re Indian, so they understand India, and they have lived outside the country.

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Quality of life and family ties: ■ People return to India to reconnect with their families and culture, Dutia says.

■ Purchasing power is greater, he says, which allows returnees to afford more luxuries than they did in the United States.

Immigration delays: ■ Multinational companies that belong to the American Council on International Personnel tell Executive Director Lynn Shotwell that skilled immigrants are discouraged by the immigration process, she says.

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RUBY LORENE GARDNER, 92, ranched and farmed with her husband Everett in the Milensand, Causey area for many years before they moved to Portales in 1980. She is survived by two sons, two daughters, two sisters, eight grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband.

THOMAS A. BAKER, 92, a rancher and U.S. Department of Agriculture employee, died October 1. He grew up in Deming, graduated from New Mexico State University in 1937 and served as a Navy aviator and flight instructor during WW II. He is survived by two sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

HANS K. SCHMID, 95, lifelong Chaves County stockman, died October 30. At an early age he worked for the A.D. Jones Estate, then worked for the Curtis Hill Hereford Farm and later farmed on his own. Additionally he worked for Arrow Gas, and was also a horse trainer. He is survived by a brother and three sisters. His wife, Marjorie preceded him in death.

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DANIEL CARROL BERRY, 86, rancher, businessman, community leader and 17-year member of the New Mexico legislature, died October 20 in Hobbs. In addition to his ranching operations around Eunice, he owned an oil well pumping service company. He served on school boards and was active in the American Junior Rodeo Assoc., N.M. Junior College rodeo activities and the National High School Rodeo Assoc. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Wilma, and is survived by two sons, a step-son and a stepdaughter, four grandchildren, two great grandchildren and his second wife, Jackye.

WALTER GLENN NABOURS, 94, longtime Deming area farmer, died at his home in Alamogordo on October 11. He and his wife, Verla purchased the Firch Farm west of Deming and continued to own the farm for 71 years. He is survived by two sisters, a son, two daughters, 15 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife.

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JIM PORCHER, 79, who spent most of his life on the family ranch at Cedar Grove, south of Gage, died October 12 at an Albuquerque nursing home. He is survived by three sons, a granddaughter, a brother and a sister.

DON DISMUKE, 76, Hobbs farmer, rancher and oil industry worker, died October 31 at a Lovington hospital. He is survived by his wife, Gwen, a son, a daughter, a sister and five grandchildren.

ELMER ELLSWORTH GARNSEY II, Texas businessman turned New Mexico rancher, died September 18, in Houston.

He served as a combat pilot during WW II in Europe. A Harvard graduate, he was active in Harvard alumni activities. He moved to New Mexico in 1975, where he owned a cattle ranch until 2001.

CARROLL JACKSON, 80, lifelong New Mexico farmer and rancher, died September 16, in Roswell. He served on the Lake Arthur School Board and the Pecos Valley Water Conservancy board. He is survived by his wife, Opal, a son, two daughters, a brother, a sister, 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

AUGUSTUS THOMAS “Tom” BOX, 77, well-known Grady area farmer, rancher and oil field worker, died October 3 in Lubbock. He is survived by his wife, Marceleta, three sons, five grandchildren, one greatgrandchild, a brother and four sisters.

AUSTIN GROVER MORROW, 95, Portales farmer and inventor, died October 5 at a Roswell care center. His 4-N-1 Morrow Peanut Inverter was recently placed in the N.M. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum.

He is survived by a brother, five children, 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Editor’s Note: Please send In Memoriam announcements to: Caren Cowan, N.M. Stockman, P.O. Box 7127, Albuquerque, NM 87194, fax: 505/998-6236 or email: caren@aaalivestock.com . Memorial donations may be sent to the Cattlegrowers’ Foundation, a 501(c)3, tax deductible charitable foundation serving the rights of ranch families and educating citizens on governmental actions, policies and practices. Cattlegrowers’ Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 7517, Albuquerque, NM 87194.

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Lands News he Obama administration continues its push to control more of everything we do. As it becomes more obvious that this administration wants to spend the country into oblivion, the president’s popularity slips more and his ability to push his agenda seems to be weakening.

One of the administration’s primary legislative priorities is climate change legislation. The Cap and Trade (Cap and Tax) bill that was all set to sail through congress has hit a snag. Senate majority leader Harry Reid doesn’t expect action on it until after the first of the year and there are signs that there is little appetite in the Senate for discussion of the bill then.

President Obama has announced that there will not be an international deal on climate change during the upcoming Copenhagen economic summit. Other countries don’t want to sacrifice their economies on the altar of environmentalism either.

That doesn’t mean that the climate change hysteria has disappeared. Germany has criticized Obama for his inability to get the US to go along with an international treaty. Australia is considering carbon trading laws that would permanently exempt agriculture. The exemption is a result of the Aussie’s recognition of how much damage carbon trading can do agriculture. They are not willing to subject one of their most important industries to such a handicap.

As a big exporter of livestock products, Australian livestock producers are some of our primary international competitors. If livestock production in Australia is free from carbon taxes and US producers are not, US ranchers will be at an even further disadvantage in International competition.

Every day there is more scientific evidence that there is very little if any global warming happening and that man’s influence over it is not that great. There is some hope that the skeptics are beginning to be heard and that we may avoid silly regulations and complicated carbon trading schemes that would tax us into poverty and create massive new bureaucracies to regulate energy use.

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So far there has been no word from Senator Bingaman as Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that he will hold hearings on his Doña Ana county wilderness bill. With all the local controversy over wilderness designation and the sheer size of the areas of the wilderness and NCA designations proposed, the people in Doña Ana County deserve to hear the pros and cons of the legislation. Unless Bingaman intends to follow the lead of Barbara Boxer and Harry Reid with controversial Senate legislation and ram it through without debate of the issues, he should schedule at least one hearing in the affected area to allow his constituents to voice their concerns.

One of the issues in the Doña Ana county wilderness debate is border security and how wilderness designation close to the Mexican border handicaps enforcement of it. Recent reports from Arizona show how smugglers use environmentally protected areas like National Parks and wilderness to enter the country. Vehicles are prohibited in wilderness areas but smugglers don’t worry too much about environmental laws. Can you imagine a Border Patrol officer on horseback trying to catch a smuggler in a Hummer?

Environmental laws still trump border security and prevent construction of fences, electronic monitoring sites and enforcement of border security by Border Patrol officers. The Interior Department has charged the Homeland Security Department $10 million over the last two years to mitigate environmental damage caused by the Border Patrol pursuing illegal immigrants. The Doña Ana county wilderness bill will cause more of the same.

Since the Doña Ana county bill has been introduced, the wilderness folks have started to signal where their next target will be. Earthjustice, and other wilderness groups are soliciting support to have Otero Mesa designated as part of the BLM’s Landscape Conservation system.

They present this as an effort to save the area from oil and gas drilling. These groups are not friendly to livestock grazing and as soon as they stop drilling they will be after wilderness designation and

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restrictions or elimination of grazing.

The Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture announced recently that they have purchased just over 5,000 acres of private land to add to some of their other protected areas in Colorado, Montana and Nevada. They paid $11.7 million for parcels totaling 5,026 acres which comes out to $2,328 per acre. Seems a little pricey for rangeland even if it does have some special features. Press reports didn’t have details of the sale so we don’t know if the Nature Conservancy or some other land trust was involved. Government agencies either pay too much for land they acquire or they just steal it from private land owners through legislation or regulation.

Karen Budd-Falen has researched some of the government payments to environmental groups to cover their legal expenses. For the suits she has tracked, from 2003-2007 there were $4.7 billion paid in legal expenses to environmental groups. That’s just for the suits she has tracked. This abuse of the legal system has to stop.

A settlement deal between the Fish and Wildlife Service and several environmental groups will mean the end of control of problem Mexican wolves. The groups had sued the FWS over SOP 13 that allowed taking of wolves after three confirmed incidents of depredation on livestock. As a practical matter, the FWS has not been using SOP 13 for the last couple of years since the Governor’s office through the NM Department of Game and Fish started interfering in the program. There is now little protection for livestock or pets from wolves.

In Idaho sheep predation by wolves is up 76 percent in 2009 from the previous year. In the upper Midwest, Wisconsin farmers are seeing increased predation from wolves. No livestock operation can be successful with a serious predator problem. Still, the FWS would like to expand reintroduction to other parts of New Mexico. Large predators are one of the biggest long-term threats to livestock production. continued on page 62 DECEMBER 2009

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Former New Mexico Governor Bruce King passed away November 13. Governor King was a rancher and was the most popular and well-liked governor NM has had in recent times. He and Alice were both great supporters of the livestock industry. Everyone who met governor King became his friend. He will be missed by all of us. Our sympathies go to the Kings for their loss.

The New Mexico Federal Lands Council will hold a membership meeting in Socorro January 9, 2010. Speakers have been invited on topics of interest to federal land ranchers and there will be a business meeting to hear reports and elect officers and board members. Details will be announce later but put the date on your calendar.

Most of us will be spending time with family and loved ones over the holidays.

Now is a good time to think about those things that are really important to us and remember the reason we celebrate this time of year. Let’s all pray for our military overseas who can’t be home for Christmas.

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True Words t is probably no secret that I never had much good to say about former President Bill Clinton and the things his Administration did to the West.

So, it is not much surprise that he was not the reason that I attended the services for much-loved Governor Bruce King last month. However, I must admit that after hearing the President’s eulogy of Governor King, I have a new found respect for Clinton.

Clinton is well known for his oratory skills, and those of course were evident.

But it was clear that he knew Bruce and Alice and all of their wonderful qualities well — and that he cared for them just as much as those of us here in New Mexico do. Clinton pointed out that Bruce missed out on the resentment gene, but had a double dose of the kindness gene; that Bruce was a three-term governor, but a one-term husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother; that Bruce was well aware that it was the work of his brothers at home on the ranch and farm that allowed him to have a political career, but that he had a sister in Montana, too.

Clinton admitted that upon his first meeting with Bruce and the trademark hugs, that he was checking to make sure his wallet was still in his back pocket, but that he soon learned that everything about Bruce King was genuine — that in all the people he met in the world there was not one other one like Bruce King.

I couldn’t agree more and I join New Mexico in thanking the King family for sharing Bruce and Alice with us for so many years.

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thing wrong with protecting the resources the Lord has provided us — that is a given when you grow up in the country. But “protecting” the environment to the exclusion of all other factors is dangerous, just like drinking too much water or whiskey.

The frustration has been great as we have watched major national and global corporations make huge contributions to “environmental” groups in the “spirit of cooperation and collaboration” when in fact they were just feeding the alligator.

Many of those businesses have also chosen the path of least resistance, taking the position that change is inevitable and that having a voice in the change would keep the change from being fatal.

I will admit that there is very little black and white left in policy making today. The idea that you can cut a deal and exempt your own “special interest” group to avoid standing up for the right thing is often attractive. You must continually balance who you are going to cross and their power for paybacks in evaluating the courage of your convictions. But you always have to remember that those easy deals can, and often are, erased by a simple change in statute or regulation somewhere not too far down the road.

I have always had trouble with the concept that those who feed, clothe and house the world are “special interest” groups.

There isn’t a single person alive for any length of time that isn’t intimately involved in agriculture multiple times every day. They may get to pick and choose between commodity and branded products, between processed foods and “natural” or “organic,” but one way or another to survive they must partake of what we produce.

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a faucet, and transportation at the door step, many of us think we cannot survive.

It is some of those providers who are now under siege of the environmental movement. Two years ago New Mexico adopted, via regulations, California’s auto emissions standards. While some of us raised cane, the issue rests with the courts and we were unsuccessful in getting any legislative action on the issue, folks will have a big shock come next fall when the 2011 models come out. There will be an automatic increase on new auto prices of at least $3,000, and that was in 2007 dollars.

When it came time for the public hearing in front of New Mexico’s Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) made up of seven (7) citizens appointed by the governor, there was pitifully few of the public on hand. Outside of the auto manufacturers, dealers and mechanics and agriculture, there was no voice of reason. While the members of the EIB are well educated and intentioned folks, there are few technical experts, economists or sociologists in the bunch. Yet they made a decision that will impact the financial well being of every New Mexican for decades and generations to come.

And they are getting ready to strike again.

There has been much angst about the federal cap and trade legislation that is aimed at limiting greenhouse gas emissions. The proposals we have seen out of Washington, D.C. will have devastating consequences, many of them yet to even be determined. But if you thought federal cap and trade was bad, take a deep seat as you see New Mexico’s CAP ONLY program.

Like the adoption of the California emission standards, there won’t be a legislative review of the proposal. The sevenmember EIB has already decided that it alone has the power and the authority to act on this proposal that will mandate that New Mexico reduce carbon emission levels by 25 percent of what they were in 1990 by 2020. As things currently stand, they will make that decision by May 2010.

When passed, this proposal will eliminate the use of coal for energy, eliminate future use of uranium and rely heavily on natural gas until something better comes along. There will be no “trade� or incentives for industry to finance the elimination of currently viable and cost effective but “dirty� energy sources. Some worst-

case estimates are that the cost of energy could increase by 90 percent.

As we keep reminding people, those of us in agriculture do not have the ability to pass on these increased costs to consumers. The cost of all goods will go up, but ranchers and farmers will continue to have the short end of the stick as the federal government continues its’ cheap food policy and allows more and more reliance on foreign foods, despite the risks.

The silliest part of all of this is that a state like New Mexico seems to be the training ground for these devastating actions. Not only do we have a small and pretty dispersed population, but we are a receptor state in terms of air quality. We take in much more pollution across our borders than we produce. It is not that we shouldn’t do what we can, but ruining the state’s economy won’t make a pimple’s on a gnat’s hind end of difference in the grand scheme of things. There will just be suffering and loss.

I keep thinking at some point enough people will be impacted by these ridiculous proposals that there will be an uprising and a return to common sense. So far, not so much.

But this cap proposal is not a done deal yet. Currently there is a public meeting tentatively scheduled for January 11, 2010 in Santa Fe, followed by a hearing in May. There is time for that uprising. If you want to be part of it, contact the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA) at nmcga@nmagriculture.org and/or visit the website at www.nmagriculture.org .

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It wouldn’t be a column if I didn’t mention wolves. I would like to state unequivocally that ranchers DO NOT RECEIVE PAYMENT FOR LOSSES TO WOLVES FROM THE GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL OR STATE. I appreciate those who have contacted NMCGA with the question and would be happy to discuss the issue with anyone, especially politicians, who think differently.

One of the most frustrating statements I continue to hear is that, although I don’t mind or even support the wolf program, ranchers should be compensated for their losses. Since that compensation is happening, there isn’t a problem with the program. WRONG!

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for feedyards because of the extra time in tracing that is necessary to label country of origin.

But it took no time at all for someone to figure out a way around it. The first labeling I saw in my local market was a sign taped to the meat case that said “Product of the U.S., Canada or Mexico.”

That wasn’t really what I had envisioned as we supported COOL. At a small meeting earlier this year, a packer representative floated the idea that the law should be changed — to label beef as a product of North America. The notion didn’t surface at any national meetings through the year, but the Wendy’s hamburger chain has decided to lead the way.

You will notice in their advertising they are now promoting the North American beef sold in their outlets. McDonald’s and Blake’s are advertising Angus beef and Whataburger is still selling American beef. Not that I want to direct anyone — but whoever thought hamburgers should be square anyway?

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Another myth is that the Middle Fork Pack that wrecked such havoc on the Adobe/Slash Ranch stopping killing livestock. Yes, they did stop killing the cattle — when the cattle were moved out of their range.

And, oh by the way, there are now reported sightings of wolves in central Texas.

Careful What You Ask For

NMCGA joined with many others over the past decade in working toward country of origin labeling (COOL). We know where our clothes come from, we know where our pet treats come from, we know where our cars come from, why shouldn’t the public know where its’ food comes from?

Not a bad theory, but in practice it hasn’t turned out so well. It took years, but Congress finally did make COOL the rule of the land. The problems with the program are many, not the least of which has been the impact on our brethren to the south in Mexico. It didn’t take some traders long to figure out that they could dock Mexican cattle coming into the U.S.

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This year as we had breakfast in the hotel prior to the gathering a lady from Wisconsin came over to our table and wanted to know how life was treating us.

When my hostess glumly noted that the country is in a mess and that agriculture is under siege, the lady giggled and said that things were not that bad — she was a trained mediator and all that needs to take place is more talking so that we can all get along.

My hostess pointed to the debacle in California where thousands of fertile farm land laid fallow this year, creating huge unemployment, all in the name of an endangered bait fish. The Wisconsinite simply laughed and said there was plenty of water in Wisconsin, we could all just move there.

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jinglejangle erry Christmas to All! The annual CowBelle meeting is past and it is hard to believe my year as the New Mexico CowBelle President has concluded.

I would like to thank the many CowBelles, and locals who supported me with my endeavors. You really stepped up to the plate when I asked for donations, to meet deadlines, and to do everything you could to promote and educate about Beef. I also want to thank those at the New Mexico Beef Council and New Mexico Cattle Growers’ for your support and friendship.

One of goals I have for the New Mexico CowBelles and the American National CattleWomen is to pursue the task of promoting “Cook Once, Dine Twice”. I and two other Lariat CowBelles set up a table in our local grocery store, fired up the George Foreman Grill and prepared “East Meets West Steak Salad”. The smell of the Beef cooking permeated throughout the store and drew customers to the meat counter area. The response was great and very positive. Former State Representative Brian Moore, the store owner, stated that sirloin steak sales had increased because of the cooking demonstration. We promoted beef as well as educated the public on the nutritional value of beef. We have plans to do another in-store demonstration before Christmas. I would like to encourage all the other locals around the state to pursue this before Christmas as well. I think you will be extremely surprised in the response and enjoy the time also.

I want to continue to encourage each of you reading this to complete a Beef Quality Assurance training and also the six hour Master’s of Beef Advocacy course. It is also imperative to keep abreast of current happenings within the agricultural segment.

We must stand up for our rights including land, water, wildlife, and our cattle.

Emails and mobile to mobile phone conversations can be very effective. I cannot stress enough how good communication is important. A note to local CowBelle secretaries — please send your minutes to the state president and a report to the Jingle Jangle chair.

This is an excellent way to communicate so that our organization can be more effective in its endeavors. New members will be more likely to join if they see a well oiled organization that runs effectively.

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In conclusion, I am happy to say some of my best friends are CowBelles, and CattleWomen. I have learned so much including geography and history, and am looking forward to future meetings and events to learn and share in the fellowship.

The favorite Beef Recipe this month is one of my favorites. On one wintry Saturday in Montana we were calving, lambing, feeding all the livestock hay, and then milking the cows. I was nine years old, we had lots of snow, it was cold and I was tired. When my Dad and I went to the house after dark for supper, I remember walking in and smelling something good and then enjoying one of the best and most memorable beef recipes ever. It was Swedish Meatballs. I called my Mother and asked her for the recipe. She replied, “I made it out of my head.” I thought “Oh Boy” one of those recipes like when I asked her how to make good piecrust she told me “I do it by the feel of it.” After discussing Swedish Meatballs and then calling her back and continuing the discussion. This is what we came up with.

Mom’s Swedish Meatballs

1 egg, lightly beaten ½ cup milk 1 cup soft bread crumbs ½ cup finely chopped onion 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg ¼ teaspoon pepper 1 pound ground beef ½ pound ground pork ¼ cup butter, cubed Dill Cream Sauce

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 cup heavy whipping cream 1 cup beef broth 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon dill seed In a large mixing bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Crumble beef and pork over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1- to 1-½ inch balls. In a large skillet, cook meatballs in butter in batches until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm.

In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients until blended. Stir into skillet.

Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with meatballs.

Important Dates for 2010:

Jan. 25-30 . . Cattle Industry Convention, San Antonio,TX Jan. 19 . . . . . New Mexico Legislative Session begins May all of you have a Merry Christmas and remember to keep the Christ in Christmas as he owns the cattle on a thousand hills.

Happy Trails!

—Kathryn Malcolm-Callis, 2009 President New Mexico CowBelles • • • • • President Pat Jones called the October Otero Cowbelle meeting to order with 19 members and one guest Naomi Wheeler present. NMCB Treasurer sent Membership Drive notice; State and Local is $22ANCW is $50 (optional) and Juniors are $4.

Sunshine committee reported that Martha Jones is doing well and Betty Stoots was ill.

Nominating Committee reported and group decided that the same officers keep positions for 2010. Money for the quilt blocks from two years ago was discussed and it was decided to refund money or leave money in account for a donation to the club. Otero County Fair dates have been set for August 11-14, 2010 and group decided to raffle a grill. It was decided to buy gift no more than $30 to put in Christmas stocking that will be raffled off at the Art Show at the N.M. Cattle Growers Annual Meeting in December 2009. Linda Lee reported the State fair went good; showed pictures of booth, the grilling 101 flyer and discussed some of the questions they had on their quiz people took to try to win free BEEF. Estelle Bond reported about Five States programs “Masters of Beef Advocacy” that D’dee Haynes from Oklahoma presented, the three programs “20 years of Beef Quality Assurance”, “BQA Today” and “Riding Point” that Dr. Manny Encenias put on. Then those who wished to become certified could take test. Beef Cook-off Grand prize winner was from Arizona. NMCB Annual Meeting will be December 4-5, 2009 at the Marriott Pyramid in Albuquerque, N.M. Otero Christmas Party/White Elephant gift exchange will be in December 10, 2009 at Margo’s.

Birthdays: October 4, Tena Lakey and October 22, Yvonne Oliver. Cattle Drive For Hunger $29.60. Submitted by Misti Orr/ Otero Cowbelles Secretary The Frisco Cowbelles met Monday October 19, 2009. Margie McKeen led the continued on page 68 DECEMBER 2009

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meeting. Ten members attended. The September meeting minutes were read and approved. Cowbelles welcomed new member Martha Stewart, who joined in August.

Margie gave a wonderful presentation on the “The Industry Report,” touching many subjects on different projects. This included, off road issues, Meatless Monday’s in the Baltimore schools and a lengthy discussion on Michael Pollan.

Christmas party was discussed, It will be on December 12. Debbie Laney is in charge, Jane Klumker and Sallie Mason offered to help. Donnah McKeen presented an idea for us to considered when we host the District Meeting in the future. It was well recieved and will be used. Election of 2010 Officers was held: President: Margie McKeen; Vice President: Jane Klumker; Secretary: Debbie Laney; Treasure: Frankie Webb; Historian: Donnah McKeen; Reporter: Sam Dutton. Submitted by Sam Dutton President Kim Clark opened the October meeting of Copper CowBelles meeting at noon and hostesses Patti Bielfteld and Sally Raphael lead the Pledge of Allegiance and the Cowbelle Creed and prayer. Kim passed a copy of the winning recipe from last month’s National Beef Cookoff. A letter received from a member with comments and concerns about last year’s Denim and Pearls Dance was read and will be answered. The brand sign is still being worked on and the Cliff sign was not up in time for the County Fair as planned.

Reports on State Fair and County Fair booths were given. Handing out beef samples was a big success and club $78 on items sold at county. Nominating committed reported: If voted on and approved, Kim Clark, President; Pat Hunt, 1st VP; Cissy McAndrew, 2nd VP; Wanda MacInnis, newsletter; and Sally Raphael, Secretary.

Officers will be elected next meeting. Final plans for the annual Denim and Pearls Dance were discussed and it was decided to use the leftover meat from the County Fair as part of the food provided at the dance.

Group decided to reimburse Kathy for $140 of auction items purchased. It was decided to award $200 each to the three Scholarship applicants: Ryan Robertson, Shannon Norris and Erin Crumbly. Kim announced that Grant County has an FFA team and two 4H teams going to National competitions in November and December and it was decided to donate $300 to each team. Submitted by Kim Clark Myra Tepper’s gracious home in Ele68

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phant Butte was the location of the Chamiza Cowbelle’s November meeting.

Old business: Thank you notes were read; a suggestion to consider a float for next year’s event was read; thanks were extended to the set-up committee for the Sierra County Fair — the booth was recognized with First Prize honors. Thanks were extended for the diligent selling of raffle tickets by the Cowbelle members; 3,800 of the 4,000 tickets were sold, allowing the Cowbelles to again meet goal for scholarship fund. Ellie Nordgren gave report on the progress of the newly formed Cancer Support group, which is moving forward towards its goal as a non-profit organization. New Chamiza officers: The retiring officers have completed a two-year term. The new officers will be Ellie Nordgren-President, Ivy Cranmer, First Vice President, Jodelle Downs, Second Vice President, Robbie Montgomery, Secretary, and Sammy Johnson, Treasurer. The December 3 meeting will be a Christmas get-together at Jodelle Down’s residence, starting at 11:00; members asked to bring either an appetizer or a dessert. Submitted

by Helen Langham Corriente CowBelles met on Oct. 13, 2009 at the Capitan Church of Christ, with 12 members present and guest Kim King, President Ruth Wold presiding. It was reported that 44 ranches and 16 CowBelle members have paid for their brands to be put on the new brand board. The Nominating Committee has nominations for the 2010 officers Kimberly Stone, President; Ruth Wold, VP; Sheri Huddleston, Treasurer; Nikki Bowen, Secretary. New officers will be elected at the Nov. meeting.

The Christmas Party will be held Dec. 12 at 11:00 a.m. at the Trinity Baptist Church in Capitan. Dinner will be Prime Rib. It was reported the application for Adopt-ATeacher was re-mailed. By-law changes were discussed and will be voted on at the Nov. meeting. The Friday night meeting at the Joint Stockmen’s is the “Cowboy Christmas.” Each local is to contribute items for a stocking to be auctioned off and will be filled with children’s items. It was decided to contribute items for the stocking not to exceed $100. Kimberly has been nominated for the 1st V-P position for the NMCB Executive Board and Ruth has been nominated for the 4th District Representative. Velma reported that the Capitan Women’s Club would like information about club’s activities. The next meeting will be held Nov. 10 at 6:00 p.m. at the Capitan Church of Christ with Willa and Kimberly as hostesses. Submitted by Jane

Nevarez, Secretary The Powderhorn CowBelles met at the home of Karen Kelling in Cuervo with ten members and three guests in attendance, and Karen Kelling presided in the absence of the president. The Nominating Committee reported and the following officers were duly elected for 2010: President, Sandy McKenna; Vice-President, Nancy Schade; Secretary, Carolyn Bedford; Treasurer, Dorothy Vaughan. Joan Key was nominated to fill the office of secretary for the New Mexico CowBelles for 2010, and plans were discussed for the installation of officers, including our own Karen Kelling as president of the NMCB. Pippin Ranch is one of our projects. The group voted to send Pippin Ranch $200 for beef purchases as well as gift cards and homemade goodies for Christmas gifts for the young people living at the ranch. The administrator of the Ranch will come and give a presentation at the December meeting. Plans were made for the Barbecue in 2010, Winterfest December 12 in Fort Sumner and a style show in the spring. As always members enjoyed a sumptuous lunch which featured a delicious Tri-Tip Roast. Dorothy Vaughan, Secretary The Chuckwagon CowBelles met on November 10, 2009 at the home of Babbi Baker with 20 members, three junior members, and guest Marie DePlanche present.

The group is praying for Cookie Conant, Zelfa Atkinson and Margaret Austin. The program was to bring along something that was handmade and had a story to it. Nominating Committee reported: Toni Barrow: President, Denise Immerwhar: Treasurer, Babbi Baker: Secretary and Carolyn Chance: Vice-President. Officers were elected. Elaine Ashbacher will perform the officer induction at the December meeting.

Lyn Greene is working on the centerpieces for the annual NMCB meeting in December. There was discussion about the Annual Meeting, the November 14 Craft Fair in Mountainair, and the Estancia Craft Fair on December 12. Dues and timesheets are due to Babbi. There was discussion about program ideas and the Christmas Party during the December meeting at Toni’s house. It was decided to have a Christmas Ornament Exchange. Toni read the year-end meeting letter from NMCB. The annual breakfast will be at the Pyramid North on December 5 in Albuquerque at 7:00 a.m. Karen Tanner typed up the By-Laws with the only change that should group dis-band, any monies left in the treasury would be donated to the Pat continued on page 69

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Nowlin Scholarship Fund. There was more discussion about the By-Laws. The group decided to purchase a $10 booth at the Estancia Craft Fair on December 12. Toni read the Chuckwagon membership letter that Joyce and Lyn penned. There was discussion about the Belen craft fair. It was decided that Chuckwagon would continue its ANCW Associate Membership for $100.

It was decided to continue paying Toni’s ANCW membership dues. Submitted by Babbi Baker With 14 members and two guests present, Lariat CowBelles held their potluck membership drive meeting, Nov. 11, at the courthouse annex.

Correspondence included thank you notes from ANCW and for the memorial for Hattie Biffle which was presented to the Pat Nowlin Memorial Scholarship Fund. Last month’s cooking demonstration, Cook Once & Dine Twice at Ranch Market was a success where recipes and information on the proper cooking of beef were distributed. Lariats donated the children’s book ‘B is for Buckaroo” as a stocking item for the Cowboy Christmas Party with proceeds going to the All-American Beef Battalion in support of our troops. New Mexico CowBelle Treasurer and Lariat President Owaissa Heimann will be honored for her many years of service at the Dec. 4 & 5 meeting of the Joint Stockmen’s Convention & NMCB annual meeting. Amendments approved for the Lariat CowBelles Bylaws.

A memorial will be made to the Pat Nowlin Memorial Scholarship Fund for the late Mary Sewell, a former Lariat CowBelle.

Sharon King gave a presentation on the History of the New Mexico CowBelles and Lariat CowBelles. The Masters of Beef Advocacy program was discussed. All CowBelles can be beef ambassadors. Owida Franz gave a presentation on Christmas wreaths and crafts using pinecones. A pamphlet, Pine Cone Wreaths, with instructions for many projects was given to those in attendance. The next meeting of the Lariat CowBelles will be held Wednesday, Dec. 9, at the Rabbit Ear Café and will be the Christmas party. Respectfully submitted, Marianne Rose, Reporter, Lariat CowBelles • • • New Mexico CowBelles thank you to all who have submitted their news to “Jingle Jangle.” Please send minutes and/or newsletters to: Jingle Jangle, Janet Witte, 1860 Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007, or email: janetwitte@msn.com.

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New Mexico Beef Council DEAR FELLOW PRODUCERS: “Your big opportunity may be right where you are NOW.” This is the New Mexico Beef Council’s (NMBC) outlook when creating our marketing plan for each fiscal year.

The council considers the many current challenges we face and develops marketing solutions to address those challenges. This plan serves as our road map throughout the year. Our end mission is to enhance profit opportunities for producers by increasing beef demand and, equally important, creating a positive business climate to operate in NOW. In 1999, the New Mexico Beef Council (NMBC) conducted hallmark research that measured the attitudes of NM consumers toward beef and the industry. This research identified three major “disconnects” between us and our consumer; NM ranches are owned by corporations not families; stewardship concerns were identified regarding the land, water, livestock and wildlife and finally, consumers were unaware of the economic impact that the industry has on the state’s economy. The bottom line was t hat consumers want ed t o connect our product t o t he producer.

They want to know who is behind the product and how beef is produced, so they can have confidence in the quality and safety of beef, and feel good about enjoying our product without a negative impact on their physical environment.

Since then, the NMBC has worked diligently on an image-improving public relations program while utilizing your Beef Checkoff dollars both efficiently and effectively. NM ranch families have been featured on billboards, radio spots, television commercials, and have been the focus of numerous stories in print from magazines, to newspapers to on-line media. When you read this report, you will learn how we personally tell our beef story to NM dieticians, the press women of the state, school children, consumers and to key-leaders as we prepare for our wildly popular, Gate-To-Plate Beef Industry Tour.

The NMBC has been a key player – along with New Mexico Cattlegrowers, key agriculture organizations and the New Mexico Economic Development department – in an important industry and st at e i ni t i at i ve t o i mprove t he beef i ndust ry i n New Mexi co.

Through a process of regional outreach meetings, research and statewide summits, six recommendations are being implemented that will have an enduring effect on each of us. Accomplishing the recommendations are six committees made up of producers and agency representatives. Overall, this initiative will create better markets for our product, better quality products, additional opportunities, more effective industry coordination and collaboration and a more favorable climate to operate in, from gate to plate. If you are interested in being part of the Beef Industry Improvement of New Mexico, BII-NM, please let us know. We need everybody.

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FY2009 in Review PROMOTION PROGRAMS Radio Advertising The New Mexico Beef Council’s summer radio campaign ran 800 60-second spots in 14 markets across the state from June 15 - July 5. The radio spot was produced by the national checkoff program and promot ed summer gri l l i ng f eat uri ng Heref ord beef .

The NMBC customized spots with a tag for John Brooks Food Stores or Peppers Food Stores - depending on which store was in each market.

Kids, Kows and More Delivers Beef Message to School Children The program continued around the state with new presenters who delivered an understanding of where “your beef” comes from to elementaryage schoolchildren and provided their teachers with educational beef materials. This year, 284 teachers and 3,387 students from 11 counties participated. Teaching resources included posters on themes such as “Beef. . . From Pasture to Plate” and “Taking Care of Our Cattle & Our Land.” Free informational teaching kits, as well as takehome informational pieces, were offered to teachers and students.

Booth Gains Big Wow at State Fair NMBC’s ever-popular beef booth drew thousands of fair-goers, emerging as one of the best-attended attractions of the 2008 state fair. New Mexico CowBelles warmly welcomed every visitor to the bright, beautifully-decorated booth in the Manuel Lujan Building. Visitors took the Beef Trivia Quiz on nutrition and safety as they attempted to qualify for the daily drawing for $50 in beef and the grand prize of a year’s supply of beef. Daily beef demos continued to introduce the public to new beef products.

WORKING TOGETHER to improve beef demand ADVERTISING A DVERTISING In FY2009, the beef checkoff advertising campaign reached 78.6 percent of the consumer target an average of 9.6 times. The ads aim to help keep beef top of mind with consumers, reinforce their passion for beef and promote beef’s beef’s healthy qualities.

The checkoff-funded Consumer Beef Index Survey continued to show exciting campaign results as consumer perceptions about beef have improved significantly since the launch of the new advertising strategy in January 2008. The survey found that “The Power of Protein” messaging works to persuade consumers about the healthy benefits of beef, making more consumers feel good about eating the beef they love.

FFOODSERVICE OODSERVICE MARKETING MARKETING More than 8 billion pounds of beef moved through foodservice in 2008, representing $26.3 billion in purchases

by U.S. restaurants and institutions.

The FY2009 BEEFlexible promotion and trade advertising campaign featured new cuts from the chuck roll with additional emphasis on middle meat – encouraging menu decision-makers to capitalize on greater profit potential with premium cuts, due to consumers’ love of steak, coupled with historically low wholesale prices for middle meat cuts. In January, January, the Denver Steak was listed among the top five “hot trends” among chefs surveyed by the National Restaurant Association. In April, the BEEFlexible campaign was recognized for advertising excellence by the National Agri-Marketing Association.

RETAIL R ETAIL In FY 2009, the checkoff-funded retail marketing program focusedRETAIL its efforts on supporting middle meat (rib and loin) sales in supermarkets across the country country.. This action was necessary due to a lack of demand for these cuts in the foodservice channel

CULINARY C ULINARY C ENTER CENTER In FY 2009 the Culinary Center team really cooked. Recipes were developed for programs in retail, new products, foodservice, advertising, veal and nutrition. This was an onyear for the National Beef Cook-off®, so the team was busy supporting that effort. Cook timings were developed for the new cuts from the round and the Beef Alternative Marketing (BAM) cuts. “How to” cooking videos were Web site. filmed for the BeefItsWhatsForDinner Web Additionally, the “Creating Crave” brochure was Additionally, honored by the International Association of Culinary Professionals at its annual conference.

and export markets, which resulted in wholesale costs for these cuts dropping to levels not seen in almost a decade. Innovative programs such as Beef Alternative Merchandising (BAM) and Slice and Save were developed to offer consumers these premium cuts at affordable prices. A trade media campaign also alerted retailers to the opportunity to advertise these cuts at prices not seen in years. These efforts appear to be paying off as volume sales for middle meats increased 8.5 percent for the 13 weeks ending Aug. 8, 2009, compared to the same period a year ago.

(Source: FreshLook Marketing).

BEEF B EEF IINNOVATIONS NNOV OVA ATIONS GROUP GROUP The Beef Innovations Group (BIG) introduced into the market two new beef convenience items: Marinade on Demand and Philly Cheese Steak Eggrolls. BIG also presented the industry with two new round cuts and two new product applications, and conducted more than 25 chuck roll industry demonstrations. The team developed three new active industry partnerships, maintained 17 existing ones and continued to showcase beef by using innovative new recipes. Part of the checkoff’s checkoff’s mission through BIG is to inspire product innovation by providing information to industry influencers and stakeholders. In FY 2009, BIG engaged in more than 115 industry meetings – many involving state beef council partners.

VEAL V E AL SAFETY SA FE T Y R RESEARCH ESEARCH Foodborne illness and recalls in FY 2009 supported the continued need for beef safety research, dissemination and outreach programs.

Checkoff-funded programs p rograms. C heckoff-funded p rograms advanced the industry’s industry’s knowledge about pathogens, with E.. a bout p athogens, w ith a ffocus ocus oon n E coli c oli O157:H7, while tracking other pathogens and marking advances in intervention technologies in both the pre- and post-harvest environments. Training Training materials developed through the Beef Industry Food Safety Council (BIFSCo) continue to be utilized by all sectors of the beef industry to address safety threats.

The veal “Go to Market Strategy,” Strategy ,” funded by the beef checkoff, integrates consumer marketing and communications programs to help build demand for veal. Thanks in part to integrated efforts, increased sales were reported in retail and foodservice channels in FY 2009.

The veal team also worked to share the positive veal production story through veal issues management and quality assurance programs. The checkoff and state beef councils, along with veal VealMadeEasy.com partners, helped launch V ealMadeEasy.com ealMadeEasy .com and other retail/ foodservice marketing efforts, and developed a veal farm tour program with Kendall College in Chicago.

NUTRITION N UTRITION INFLUENCER INFLUENCER EEDUCATION DUCATION The Nutrition Influencer Education Program communicated “The Power of Protein” to health professionals this year, year, reaching more than 1,500 Registered Dieticians through webinars, with the help of 18 state beef councils across the nation. Participants received checkoff-funded resources, including the 29 lean cuts wallet card, protein research fact sheets, educational material on protein’ Two protein’ss role in optimal health and lean beef recipes. Two checkoff-funded educational e-newsletters went to hundreds of influential health professionals, including members of the American Dietetic Association. National and state spokespeople shared these science-based resources to help build the case for the “The Power of Protein.”

CBB C BB C COMMUNICATIONS OMMUNICATIONS During its first year online, the checkoff-funded www. www.

MyBeefCheckoff.com site welcomed 43,750 unique visitors from 650 different sources. The communications team also participated in about 15 industry trade shows; achieved a yearyearround paid-media plan; produced more than 52 newsletters and 51 weekly updates aimed at CBB members and other producers; and distributed some 100 press releases about checkoff programs.

NATIONAL N ATIONAL BEEF BEEF COOK-OFF® COOK-OFF® In FY 2009, the cook-off increased the number of entries 6 percent, from 2,256 in 2007 to 2,392 in 2009. The cookoff also created a retail partnership with Raleys, a northern California retailer who ran a two-week “Beef It Up” promotion prior to the cook-off and shipped 26 percent more beef to its stores than during the same period last year. year. Media coverage during the cook-off’s cook-off’s finalist phase earned more than 14 million impressions. As this report went to press, total post-event impressions had

PUBLIC P UBLIC RELATIONS REL ATIONS Overall, public relations achieved more than 4 billion media impressions this year. year. Safety reputation management reached more than 250 reporters with positive messages about the beef industry’s industry’s safety commitment. Nutrition has always been consumers’ No. 1 barrier to choosing beef so national PR efforts laid the foundation for positive media coverage about beef’s beef’s nutritional benefits. Food communications helped elevate the value of beef, specifically promoting cuts from the rib and loin.

BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com BeefItsWhatsForDinner .com continues to a primary source for beef recipes online. The Masters of Beef Advocacy (MBA) program, a grassroots network, drew more than 1,000 students and 300 graduates in 42 states. Through the MBA program, graduates are equipped with consistent, positive beef messages to use when speaking to consumers or in public about U.S. beef production.

IISSUES SSUES & REPUTATION REPUTATION MANAGEMENT M ANAGEMENT A 2009 issues research project found less than one quarter of consumers know the beef industry somewhat or very well.

This disconnect was exploited by the media during the year. year. Combined national and state issues management efforts in FY2009 helped to correct this type of misinformation and deliver positive messages about beef America’ss farmers and ranchers. IM production directly from America’ supported submission of more than 50 letters-to-the-editor and opinion columns, which ran in top daily media outlets across Today, the country, country, including USA T oday, The Washington Washington Post, The St. Tulsa Petersburg Times, Times, The T ulsa World, World, The Des Moines Register and The Miami Herald.

reached 52 million.

CATTLEMEN'S C ATTLEMEN'S B BEEF EEF B BOARD OARD FFiscal iscal Year Year 2 2009 009 EExpenditures* xpenditures* Does D oes no nott iinclude nclude S State tate B Beef eef C Council ouncil IInvestments nvestments

Program Program Evaluation Evaluation $308,614 $308,614

Program P rogram D evelopment Development $ 87,409 $87,409

Producer P roducer Communications Communications $1,663,035 $ 1,663,035

USDA USDA Oversight Oversight $236,993 $236,993

Administration Administration $1,697,912 $1,697,912

Foreign Marketing F oreign M arketing $5,541,045 $5,541,045

FFOREIGN OREIGN M MARKETING ARKETING Through the first 11 months of FY 2009, U.S. beef exports worldwide amounted to 820,321 metric tons valued at $2.88 billion. The global economic crisis and devalued currencies of several major trading partners have made for a difficult economic environment, with exports falling by 5 percent in volume and 6 percent in value compared to the same period in FY 2008. A major bright spot, however, however, has been the growth of U.S. beef exports to Japan and the Greater China region. Exports to Japan increased 27 percent in volume (from 62,429 metric tons to 79,298 metric tons) and 25 percent in value (from $326.17 million to $406.23 million) during this time frame, despite Japan’s Japan’s continued restriction on U.S. beef exports to beef from cattle 20 months of age and younger. younger. Exports to Hong Kong were 16,209 metric tons valued at $57.23 million – an increase of 83 percent in volume and 58 percent in value over the same period in FY2008.

Industry Industry IInfo nfo $2,496,023 $2,496,023 Consumer C onsumer Info Info $4,865,392 $ 4,865,392

Research R esearch $6,005,414 $ 6,005,414

Promotion P romotion $ 17,363,247 $17,363,247

CONSUMER INFORMATION PROGRAMS New Mexico Press Women Lunch Brings Beef Message to the Media The beef message was delivered with style and substance at the 2009 annual conference of the New Mexico Press Women’s Association, April 18, at Marriott Courtyard in Santa Fe. Over 40 members of the state’s working media attended the Zia Book Awards Lunch, a conference highlight, and enjoyed a barbeque lunch sponsored by the NMBC. Tammy Ogilvie, past NMBC chairman from Silver City, addressed an enthusiastic audience and answered questions about the beef industry in New Mexico.

Participants received folders with informative beef materials.

HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS 2009 NM Dieticians Lunch For the 20 th year, the NMBC provided lunch for the annual meeting of the state Dietetic Association, April 17, at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Association in Albuquerque. Former NMBC Chairman Tammy Ogilvie made a presentation at the “sustainable beef� fajita lunch buffet to coordinate with the conference theme of “sustainability.� Ogilvie spoke on land stewardship, the role beef plays in a healthy diet, and ongoing checkoff research.

PRODUCER COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS Annual Report Keeps Producers Informed The NMBC’s annual report to all producers keeps the industry informed and in touch with how their checkoff dollars are invested to promote beef. The report is mailed directly to the homes of both beef and dairy producers, and it is also published in beef industry magazines. Updates and inserts on the checkoff are published monthly. NMBC staff and directors, as well as national program staff, speak on the checkoff at local and statewide producer meetings throughout the year.

Joint Stockmen Convention Speaker Tackles Animal Rights Issues Sponsored by the NMBC, opening session speaker Jacque Matsen, NCBA, director of the checkofffunded Issues and Reputation Management program, presented shared strategies for dealing with current animal rights issues at the 2008 joint stockmen’s convention in Albuquerque.

the summit originated as a response to requests directed to the state’s Economic Development Department and to state legislators to research beef processing and marketing in New Mexico to enhance the state’s beef industry and rural communities.

Over a year in preparation, the summit provided a forum for presenting research, raising issues and joining forces with all industry stakeholders. The development of a New Mexico beef brand was a critical focus of the summit.

NMBC DIRECTORS Fiscal Year July 2008-June 2009 Tom Spindle, Chairman, Feeder, Stanley, NM (505) 832-0926 Cliff Copeland, Vice-Chairman, Purebred Producer, Nara Visa, NM (505) 633-2800 Luke Woelber, Secretary, Fluid Milk Producer, Belen, NM (505) 864-0881 Tammy Ogilvie, Producer, Silver City, NM (505) 535-2975 Manuel Salazar, Producer, EspaĂąola, NM (505) 638-5434 Chad Davis, Producer, Portales, NM (505) 276-8301 Bill Porter, Feeder, Deming, NM (505) 546-2651 Joe Clavel, Producer, Roy, NM (505) 485-2591 Jim Bob Burnett, Producer, Hope, NM (505) 484-3141 Ex-Officio Members Jane Frost, N.M. NCBA Representative, Producer, San Jon, NM (575) 357-2461 Wesley Grau, N.M. Beef Board Representative, Producer, Grady, NM (575) 760-7304 Margie McKeen, N.M. Beef Board Representative, Producer, Glenwood, NM (575) 539-2733 NMBC Staff Dina ChacĂłn-Reitzel, Executive Director Becky Smith, Administrative Assistant Maureen Hendrick, Program Assistant

NEW MEXICO BEEF COUNCIL Summary of Sources and Use of Funds July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 Income: Checkoff and Interest: Total Sources

Bullhorn Bullish on Beef By publishing The Bullhorn monthly in the New Mexico Stockman, the NMBC provides producers with the latest information on beef research and marketing from regional and national perspectives.

The Bullhorn contains useful information on educational opportunities as well as new and ongoing NMBC programs. In addition, The Bullhorn features profiles of New Mexico beef pioneers, building an archival legacy.

Expenditures: Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion & Research Board National Program Investments Promotion Programs (Advertising, Media, Retail, Foodservice) Consumer Information Programs (Health Educators, School Programs, Events) Producer Communications Industry Information Collections *Administration Costs Carryover Forward to Next Year

INDUSTRY INFORMATION PROGRAMS

Total Expenditures

Strategic Planning Beef Summit All aspects of the beef industry statewide were represented at the New Mexico Beef Industry Strategic Planning Summit held Nov. 18-19, at the Radisson in Albuquerque. The concept for

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The Lasater Ranch, Matheson, CO 80830 719/541-BULL (2855) • (F) 719/541-2888

BRUCE LEACH, 970/345-2533 20998 CO. RD. Q • LINDON, CO 80740

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JOE FREUND 303/840-1850 (H) 303/341-9311

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Catarino Varelas, General Manager 575/484-3466 (Leave a message) Norma Hackler, Owner 575/484-3464 P.O. Box D, Hope, NM 88250

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STOP BY – SEEING IS BELIEVING! R.M. Kail, Owner 307/367-3058

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hile cattlemen typically replace females of other breeds at ten years of age, it is common to find Brahman and Brahman cross females leading very productive lives at 15 years and older. As a whole, they retain their teeth much longer than other breeds. This economic factor alone has created demand for Brahman blood in cowherds across the nation.

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The active life of a Brahman bull is generally much longer than bulls of other beef breeds. When you think of productive efficiency, cattlemen often overlook longevity, but when you put a pencil to it, it’s a characteristic that, by itself, can increase the profitability of a cowherd or bull battery by a sizable factor.

Another importance economics aspect of Brahman and Brahman cross cattle is their ability to reproduce under extremely high temperatures, when the reproductive efficiency of other breeds fail. Originally imported from India, the Brahman breed has developed its universally regarded survival system over the centuries. These traits can pay dividends

to southwestern ranchers. The breed has provided the basis for a number of popular American composite breeds because the Brahman’s hardy characteristics are passed along consistently thorough successive generations.

Brahman and Brahman cross cows are also recognized as excellent mother cows. They produce large supplies of milk, even in hot, humid environments and they have very good mothering instincts, staying with their calves and protecting them from predators. Brahmans are also known for their freedom of movement and ability to travel even in rough terrain, possessing unparalleled structural soundness. continued on page 82

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Recognized for their intelligence, Brahmans are very responsive to kindness and are quite gentle when handled properly.

Pinkeye, a costly eye disease caused by one or more infectious organisms, is rarely, if ever, a problem among Brahman cattle. They are also highly resistant to Anaplasmosis in part due to their resistance to insects. Brahmans have dark skin pigmentation, which filters the intense rays of the sun as well as keeps the breed free of cancer eye.

Brahman cattle are so well suited to the desert southwest because of their ability to utilize lower-quality feed, to travel longer distances for feed and water and to resist insects and external parasites while withstanding vast climactic differences.

They also have the ability to reproduce on a regular basis in a stressful environment.

Brahman cattle suffer few if any effects from extremely high temperatures. A factor which contributes to the Brahman’s unique ability to withstand temperature

extremes is a short, thick, glossy hair coat which reflects much of the sun’s rays, allowing them to graze in midday sun without suffering.

In severe winters, Brahmans grow a protective covering of long, coarse hair beneath which a dense, downy, fur-like undercoat can be found. A University of Missouri study found that Brahman and European cattle thrive equally well at temperatures between 8°F and 70°F. Above 70 °F European cattle decline in appetite and milk production. Brahman cattle show little effect of temperatures up to and beyond 105°F. An abundance of loose skin typical of Brahman cattle, also aids in its ability to withstand warm weather by increasing the body surface area exposed to cooling.

In cold weather the skin is contracted, increasing the thickness of the hide and density of the hair, which aids in retaining body heat.

A unique feature of the Brahman breed is their ability over other breeds to sweat freely, which contributes greatly to their heat tolerance. Not only can the breed withstand temperature extremes, they also have special immunities and characteristics, which make them resistant to

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Their short, thick hair coat and skin texture prevents penetration by many insects and blood sucking pests. In addition, Brahmans and Brahman crosses have a well developed subcutaneous muscle layer which enables them to dislodge many insects by shaking their skin. They also secrete sebum, an oily substance, from their skin, which is effective in repelling insects.

A trait often overlooked by many, but extremely important in terms of productive efficiency, is longevity. The Brahman is unequalled in length of productive life, generally producing up to 50 percent longer than European and British breeds.

Their ability to travel is an important factor when considering the Brahmans' unexcelled capability to thrive under adverse conditions, because of their hardiness, thriftiness and rustling proficiency. They surpass all other breeds under conditions of poor range and drought.

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ash for clunkers had two objectives: help the environment by increasing fuel efficiency and boost car sales to help Detroit and the economy. It achieved neither, says the Wall Street Journal.

U.S. automakers have reported that new car sales for September, the first month since the clunker program expired, sank by 25 percent from a year earlier: ■ Sales at GM and Chrysler fell by 45 percent and 42 percent, respectively; meanwhile, Ford was down about 5 percent.

■ Some 700,000 cars were sold in the summer under the program as buyers received up to $4,500 to buy a new car they would probably have purchased anyway.

All the program seems to have done is steal those sales from the future, exactly as critics predicted.

With regards to the environment: ■ At best “the reduction in gasoline consumption will cut our oil consumption by 0.2 percent per year, or less than a single day’s gasoline use, according to Hudson Institute economist Irwin Stelzer.

■ Burton Abrams and George Parsons of the University of Delaware added up the total benefits from reduced gas consumption, environmental improvements and the benefit to car buyers and companies, minus the overall cost of cash for clunkers; they found a net cost of roughly $2,000 per vehicle.

■ Rather than stimulating the economy, the program made the nation as a whole $1.4 billion poorer.

The basic fallacy of cash for clunkers is that you can somehow create wealth by destroying existing assets that are still productive, in this case cars that still work, says the Journal. Under the program, auto dealers were required to destroy the car engines of trade-ins with a sodium silicate solution, then smash them and send them to the junk yard. As the journalist Henry Hazlitt wrote in his classic, “Economics in One Lesson,” you can’t raise living standards by breaking windows so some people can get jobs repairing them.

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Time for a TARP exit strategy ur financial markets are no longer in free fall and the crisis has receded, so it is time to bring an end to the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) emergency measures and come up with an exit strategy to get government out of the business of running businesses, says Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.).

The Treasury secretary has the authority to either allow the program to expire at the end of this year or extend it into next fall. Ending TARP this year is a vital first step to getting the federal government out of these expensive and risky entanglements in private industry, says Thune.

Shutting down TARP would also ensure we don’t risk losing more taxpayer dollars: ■ The latest report by the TARP Congressional Oversight Panel found that approximately $330 billion of the $700 billion limit is currently untapped.

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■ With a budget shortfall expected to hit a record $1.6 trillion this year and a staggering $9 trillion over the next 10 years, we should be looking for every possible way to reduce the risk we are taking on behalf of taxpayers.

This administration owes the American people a timeline for an exit strategy, says Thune. Without a certain date, the government’s unprecedented entanglement in the private sector could drag on for years with more vague reassurances from the Treasury department that things will change “soon.”

This dangerous mixture of politics and industry is bad for business, bad for the economy, and bad for the American taxpayer. TARP has run its course. The time for ending it is now, says Thune.

Source: John Thune, “Time for a TARP Exit Strategy,” Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2009

What’s not wrong with U.S. health care arack Obama says he wants to make reforming health care one of his administration’s top priorities.

Change in health care is certainly needed.

There is a danger, though, that the new president will be unduly influenced by political advocates peddling the same myths that have dogged the health care debate since the Clinton years. These myths are founded on selective data, doubtful sources and faulty science. For anyone with an open mind and a passion for accuracy, they are easily dispelled, says Dr. Roger Stark, a health care policy analyst at Washington Policy Center.

We hear a lot about how terrible the infant mortality rate is in the United States, supposedly the worst in the civilized world. Is this true? Not really: ■ U.S. health officials count all live births, while many other countries only count full-term births or infants who live at least 28 days.

■ Obviously, premature infants, who are counted in the United States but not in other countries, have a much higher risk of mortality.

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■ A comparable, population-adjusted study in Canada found 200,000 “unnecessary” hospital deaths, even though political activists regularly push Canadian-style health care as the model for the U.S. We are told the United States ranks a dismal 37th in health care worldwide. The figure comes from the U.N.’s World Health Organization: ■ Three of the five criteria used to rate nations were biased in a favor of nationalized, single-payer systems, and U.N. officials admit they have an 80 percent uncertainty level in their data.

■ Amazingly, none of the five criteria included actual health outcomes, such as cancer or heart attack survival rates.

■ The United States tops all countries in favorable health outcomes.

■ Besides, any health study that ranks Greece (#14) and Morocco (#29) ahead of the United States clearly has methodological problems.

Source: Roger Stark, “What is Not Wrong with U.S. Health Care,” Washington Policy Center, Feb. 5, 2009.

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Dawley Creek Ranch - located in one of the most beautiful ranching valleys of the west: Ruby Valley: Set at the foot of the majestic Ruby Mountains with approx. 1100 acres of lush meadows and good private pasture. This ranch has approx. 6000 deeded acres. Approx. 700 acres are currently being cut for meadow hay plus two 110 acre piviots with alfalfa/orchard grass hay. This ranch runs approx.

500 pair plus heifers and bulls year long and around 30 head of horses. No water fights in this case as the water doesn’t run off the ranch but rather fills a snow water lake called Franklin Lake. This ranch has been a target for conservation easements. Priced at $4,500,000. And contingent upon being able to complete a 1031 exchange into another acceptable property.

Waddy Creek Ranch: located in a remote Nevada ranching valley called Charleston which sits at the foot of the Jarbidge Wilderness which is part of the Humboldt National Forest. The ranch is bounded on two sides by forest.

There is no power in the valley but there is land line phone. Two creeks provide irrigation water for approx. 138 acres of historic meadow. This property has Quaken aspen groves and is quite beautiful. Access is on a county road. There is a BLM grazing permit attached to the ranch for 71 head. Price: $500,000.

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Indian Creek Ranch: White Pine County, Nevada. This is a great property for a hunter as it is surrounded by public lands and has plentiful mule deer, antelope and elk. There is a large spring arising on high ground that could provide pressure for hydro power, or gravity flow domestic or irrigation water. This is an old historic ranch base and can provide summer pasture for cattle or horses and includes approx. 200 acres in three separate parcels. Piñon pine and Utah juniper plus some cottonwood, willows and Quaken aspen. Very scenic. Approx. ½ mile off county maintained road. Price: $425,000.

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NEW LISTING: LA PALOMA RANCH –10 miles SW of Carlsbad NM. 604 head BLM ranch has a mixture of flats and hills. Good road access but still a horseback ranch. 54 sections of state, BLM and private. Projected water sales for next year of $100K+. Priced at an affordable $3150 au.

Good headquarters, scales and covered working chute. Ideal for the family with school age children and competition exhibitors.

CROOKED CREEK RANCH – Well maintained 585 BLM permitted SE NM ranch. A working ranch with good headquarters, improvements. Located 25 miles SW of Hope, NM. Well watered with lots of storage. Good improvements. Four BR home, roping arena, and large barns. Part of ranch has controlled access for hunting and could be developed as another source of income. Affordably priced at $3333 a cow unit. Co-listed with Dave Kern, Kern Land, Inc., Clovis NM.

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Springer, N.M.: 275 acres with 90 water shares on the French Tract overlooking Springer Lake. 2003, 3-bed./2-bath Oakwood MH with city water tap. 1/3 under irrigation and the rest in pasture. Breathtaking views of the mesas and mtns. Ideal for the horsemen with a clean property ready to build your own horse facility. $300,000.

Gladstone, N.M.: 800 ac., ¼ mile North of store on Hwy. 56. On county road with water and utilities. Excellent grass production with 360' open views of the prairie, volcanoes and Ute Creek. Will sell from 140 ac. and up at $500/ac. Total price for the 800 acres is at $400,000.

French Track, N.M.: 400 ac., Off of I-25 exit 419 onto Hwy. 58 near Russell’s truck stop. The farm has a 3 bed, one bath home with long loafing sheds, water tap and 160 water shares. Dry land is sub-irrigated and has a high carrying capacity per animal unit.

Being next to this busy intersection creates a great opportunity for extra income possibilities. $440,000.

Raton, N.M.: 616 acres on the historical landmark Kiowa Mesa, 30 miles SE on Hwy. 193. Beautiful mesa country with awesome views of the surrounding valley, volcano Mtns., and mesas.

Excellent habitat for the Mule deer, antelope and grass for livestock. Cabin with windmill water. Great small recreational ranch... $525,000.

Raton, N.M.: 920 acres 45 miles SE on Hwy. 193, next to the historical Palo Blanco Mtn. Church, with tree covered mesas, live creek, large natural lake bed and lots of wildlife. Water well, power and abuts Hwy. 193. Very scenic ranch. $690,000.

Norman “Punch” Hennigan, Qualifying Broker Toll Free 877/704-4077 • O: 575/445-4077 • Cell 575/447-7758 116 S. 2nd, Raton, NM • www.kiowaland.com • sales@kiowaland.com

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2,800 Acre Cattle Ranch near Quemado, NM – $ 57 5, 0 00

190 Acre Irrigated Horse Ranch near Ruidoso, NM – $ 1, 8 00, 000

Superior 39,000 Deeded Acre Hunting Ranch – $ 30 , 00 0, 0 00

474 Acre Hunting Paradise near Luna, NM – $1 , 42 2, 0 00

Randy J. Wood / Qualifiying Broker office: 505/980-8019 / fax: 505/823-2262 7400 Gila Rd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109 EMAIL: rjwood5@comcast.net • www.wildwestproperties.com

WAHOO RANCH – Approximately 39,976 acres: 10,600 deeded, 6,984 BLM, 912 state, 40 uncontrolled and 21,440 forest. Beautiful cattle ranch located on the east slope of the Black Range Mountains north of Winston, NM, on State Road 52. Three hours from either Albuquerque or El Paso.The ranch is bounded on the east by the Alamosa Creek Valley and on the west by the Wahoo Mountains ranging in elevation from 6,000' to 8,796'. There are 5 houses/cabins, 3 sets of working corrals (2 with scales) and numerous shops and outbuildings. It is very well watered with many wells, springs, dirt tanks and pipelines. The topography and vegetation is a combination of grass covered hills (primarily gramma grasses), with many cedar, piñon and live oak covered canyons as well as the forested Wahoo Mountains. There are plentiful elk and deer as well as antelope, turkey, bear, mountain lion and javelina (49 elk tags in 2008). Absolutely one of the nicest combination cattle/hunting ranches to be found in the SW. Price reduced to $8,500,000.

SAN JUAN RANCH – Located 10 miles south of Deming off Hwy. 11 (Columbus Hwy) approximately 26,964 total acres consisting of +/- 3964 deeded, +/- 3800 state lease, +/- 14,360 BLM and +/-4840 Uncontrolled. The allotment is for 216 head (AUYL). There are +/- 278 acres of ground water irrigation rights (not currently being farmed) as well as 9 solar powered stock wells and metal storage tanks and approx. 6½ miles pipeline. The ranch begins on the north end at the beautiful Mahoney Park high up in the Florida mountains and runs 5½ miles down the mountains to their south end. It continues another 7½ miles south across their foothills and onto the flats. The ranch has a very diverse landscape with plentiful wildlife including quail, dove, rabbits, deer and ibex. Lots of potential & a good buy at $1,200,000.

REDROCK CANYON RANCH – Located in Redrock, NM. Approx. 7,268 total acres consisting of +/- 1,908 private, +/- 1,040 state, +/- 4,320 BLM, 120 head grazing permit and 24 acres of farm land. 3½ miles of the Gila river runs thru the middle of the ranch. Deer, Javalina, quail & great fishing. Topography consists of large hills & mesas, bi-sected by the cottonwood lined Gila River Valley. Very well fenced and watered.

Priced at $2,100,000 258 ACRE FARM BETWEEN LAS CRUCES, NM AND EL PASO, TX – Hwy. 28 frontage with 178 acres irrigated, 80 acres sandhills, full EBID (surface water) plus 2 supplemental irrigation wells, cement ditches and large equipment warehouse. Will sell +/- 45 irrigated acres separate. Reasonably priced at $2,652,000.

118.8 ACRE FARM - Located on Afton Road south of La Mesa, NM. Paved road frontage, full EBID (surface water) plus 2 supplemental irrigation wells with cement ditches. Will divide into 2 tracts – 50.47 acres & 68.32 acres. Priced at $16,000/acre - $1,900,640.

BEAUTIFUL 143.81 ACRE NORTH VALLEY FARM located in Las Cruces, NM next to the Rio Grande River. Great views of the Organ Mountains. Cement ditches, 2 irrigation wells & EBID. 2 older houses and shed sold “as is”. Priced at $16,000/acre - $2,300,960. Will consider dividing.

OTHER FARMS FOR SALE – In Doña Ana County. All located near Las Cruces, NM. 8, 11, 14, 27 & 27.5 acres. $11,111/acre to $17,000/acre. All have EBID (surface water rights from the Rio Grande River) and several have supplemental irrigation wells. If you are interested in farm land in Doña Ana County, give me a call.

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House, New Mexico 160 acres, 126.5 acres under center pivot with 48 acres in 1st year alfalfa.

T and L sprinkler. Water source is from a rechargeable stream. $1,185 / acre.

House, New Mexico 2200 sq ft home on 10 acres. Needs work. Located south of House, NM. $65,000 Clovis, N.M. 620 S Reid, Need a Home for your horse? Don’t miss this one. 1+ acre with super nice barn featuring tack room, indoor wash rack w/ hot water and bathroom. All city utilities, lots of pipe fencing, 5 covered runs and large shed row. Business opportunity for horse boarding.

Call Brett 575-760-3654 575-763-5055 Portales, NM 1007 acres on HWY 467 and Oasis State Park Road. 640 acres state lease. 327 acres deeded. 5 pastures, 2 traps, 2 wells, 2 sets of pens. Call Brett Johnson 575760-3654 or 575-763-5055 $295,000

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NEAR FT. SUMNER, NM – 10,488.8 acres – 9,848.8 deeded, 640 state lease. Paved access on Hwy. 60, 9 miles W. of Ft. Sumner.

The ranch improvements include a four bedroom, two bath home only 3 years old. Home has fireplace, detached carport w/storage, 4 stall horse barn w/hay/tack room, & metal horse corrals. Other improvements include metal shipping pens w/scales & squeeze chute, & single bin overhead feed storage unit. Well watered w/7 wells & dirt tanks.

Fences are in good condition. Solid turf. Wildlife of deer, antelope & quail. Brochure available upon request. Annual property taxes of approx. 17 cents/deed acre. The Ft. Sumner area is year-round cow country & is a desirable area of the state where camping & fishing are available year round. Asking price $245 per deeded acre.

41 Acres: Irrigation well with new Submersible pumping system that produces 260 GPM, concrete water distribution system, just 6 miles North West of Willcox in Stewart District, great location with all utilities and nice views ¾ mile from paved road. $240,000 w/owner financing. Additional acreage available.

100 Acres: New 30’X60’x17’, concrete-floored, open front, sheet metal barn, very high producing irrigation well (tested over 2,000 GPM) new pump and electric motor in place, domestic well with submersible pump and pressure system, electric, phone & new septic system ready for your new home. Abundance of water ready to put in to farming. $275,000.

640 AC + 600 AC State Lease in livestock grazing. This property lies along Birch Road, a main paved road that connects Hwy. 191 and Kansas Settlement Road, the 2 main southern routes, in Sulfur Springs Valley. $1,120,000 2,240 Acres, 10 wells, all videoed showing water depths and condition of wells. Paved road to corner of property, on Bell Ranch Road. 2 miles North of Hwy 181. In a farming area with Pat Hills as backdrop. Well located for development property or re-development as farm and/or dairy. Has annual government crop payments and can be leased out for grazing to keep taxes to a minimum. $5,600,000.

TENNEY’s 4U Land & Real Estate J.L. (JIM) TENNEY, BROKER 4520 West Airport Rd., Willcox, AZ 85643 (Cochise Country) Office 520/384-2834 • Cell 520/906-7335 • Fax 520/384-6396 • jimassist@vtc.net Our family trains roping and barrel horses, so the cattle we have are Corriente Cattle we use for training our horses. My primary business is brokering real estate.

FLINT HILLS RANCHES 4,080 ACRES – CHASE COUNTY, KANSAS 34” rainfall, all native grass, good fences, good pens, excellent condition, two creeks.

1,625 ACRE RANCH six miles West of Topeka, frontage on I-70, all native grass, springs.

MYRL GOODWIN, Broker • 806/655-7171 (M) 806/570-7171 • (F) 806/655-1868 6101 W. Country Club Rd. • Canyon, TX 79015 Licensed in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado & Oklahoma

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PALMILLO DRAW

521 W. 2nd, Portales, NM 88130 • 575/226-0671 • Fax 575/226-0672

Beautifully updated brick home with 5.5 acres, horse pens, 30 x 40 pole barn, horse fencing- located in village of Dora, New Mexico 18 miles south of Portales, New Mexico, great at $198,000.

18 plus acres irrigated place with sideroll system fed by underground main line, recent submergible pump, Hay barn, 2 door shop/garage and 16 x 80 mobile home with permanent steel roof on pavement 1 mile from Portales, New Mexico.

Reduced to $105,000.

24 SECTIONS, NM STATE LEASE GOOD WATER SYSTEM GOOD FACILITIES & FENCES NICE HEADQUARTERS READY FOR YOUR CATTLE

$690,000

40 acres grass with no improvements, fenced and on co-op water platted for subdivision, but can be just for you and the stock. 2 miles west of Portales on NM 236 reduced to $65,000.

See the Horseman’s Deal on website for a fantastic facility on 320 acres fully oriented for horses and family.

Affordable Ranches In Southeast New Mexico GIVE US A CALL OR STOP BY. LET US WORK FOR YOU!

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NEW MEXICO RANCHES FOR SALE – 20,099 total acres, 348 AUYL BLM grazing permit. 80 miles southwest of Carlsbad, NM, in the Brokeoff Mountains.

– 12,369 deeded acres, 300± AUYL, scenic vistas with hunting. Located on the north slopes of the Capitan Mountains in southeastern New Mexico.

– 8,038 total acres, 200± AUYL owner controlled, excellent turf with good grass cover. Forty-five miles northwest of Roswell, NM. – 28,576 total acres, 2,200± deeded, desert ranch 25 miles west of Jal, NM, on NM State Highway 128. BLM rating at 370 AUYL.

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Bar M Real Estate SCOTT MCNALLY, BROKER Specializing in sales and appraisals of rural properties P.O. Box 428 • Roswell, NM 88202 Phone: 575/622-5867 Mobile: 575/420-1237 Web Site: www.ranchesnm.com email: sammmcnally@msn.com

TEXAS & OKLA. FARMS & RANCHES 503 acre So. Navarro Co., Texas.

It’s got it all. $2,000/acre.

632 acre CATTLE and HUNTING, N.E. Texas ranch, elaborate home, one-mile highway frontage. OWNER FINANCE at $2,000/acre.

274 acres in the shadow of Dallas.

Secluded lakes, trees, excellent grass.

Hunting and fishing, dream home sites. $3,850/acre.

126 acre jewel on Red River Texas – Nice river frontage, irrigation well, excellent soils for crops, nursery stock, cattle grazing, you name it. $3,450/acre.

1,700 acre classic N.E. Texas cattle and hunting ranch. $2,500/acre.

Some mineral production.

Joe Priest Real Estate 1205 N. Hwy 175, Seagoville, TX 75159

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Vernon Knoch, Broker 530/233-1993 • Fax: 530/233-5193

KELLY CREEK RANCH: This reputation Oregon ranch has 2,400 deeded acres, free water with 1869 water rights, large flood irrigated meadows, and no irrigation wells.

Improvements include three homes, three hay barns, three horse barns, two sets of corrals, with scales, feed lot with 450' of fence line bunk space and miscellaneous other buildings.

Water fowl, deer, and many other wildlife species are abundant on the ranch. This is an easy operating ranch with one hired man. Price quick sale reduced from $3,750,000 to $2,995,000 1,360 ACRES, near Ravendale, Calif.

Develop this property into a hay ranch. Excellent area for irrigation wells. Two older homes plus outbuildings. Priced at: $600,000

Third Mesa Ranch — New to the market is 12,760 deeded acres. Located north of the Sawtooth Mountains nearby Pie Town, New Mexico. A scenic ranch adjoining the Cibola National Forest along a 14 mile boundary. A tidy headquarters with residence, hunters quarters, authentic historic Hogan, game processing facilities and good stock pens. Beautiful scenic tree cloaked mesas, canyons, and creek bottom provides excellent habitat for elk, deer, bear, and lion. This area is noted for its trophy class bull elk. 29 landowners elk permits for 2009. Additional adjoining deeded acreage can be assembled. $490 deeded acre.

Western New Mexico Mountains — Balanced with an abundance of wildlife, monster Bull Elk, captivating beauty, rich productive range sites, quality improvements and space to roam. 47,000± acres overlooking the Plains of San Augustine and surrounding the 9,000 ft.

Luera Mountain Peak! Located south of Datil, remote, yet easily accessiblee – PRICE REDUCED – $6,500,000!

Pecos Valley Hay Farm — A significant and productive sprinkler irrigated hay farm at Roswell, New Mexico. 469 total acres with 418.76 water right acres. Turnkey with all farm equipment! $2,000,000.

Singer Lake Ranch ~ This is a no frills cattle ranch ~ 45 miles west of Artesia, NM. Approximately 6,700 NM State Lease Acres and 240 deeded. Strong grass rangeland with wide draws, canyon lands, limestone hill country, and new electric power ~ 2 good wells and cow camp with barn. Paved access is off U.S. Highway 82. $607,000.

Los Chaparrales Ranch — Nourished by the Mimbres River is a 1,789 acre desert oasis of sycamores, cottonwoods, and water. This environment is a refuge for wildlife and ideal for the western horse and cattle. This pretty little ranch has 1,389 deeded acres, water rights, a beautiful location and heavenly views. The neighborhood is sparsely populated, yet the amenities of nearby Silver City and Deming, are easily accessed. $1,800,000.

Eagle Canyon Ranch — Located within the scenic productive hill country 40 miles west of Artesia, New Mexico, which is one of the region’s most prolific small town communities. This 15,465 acre expanse is an ideal cattle grazing operation. It has good water development, pipe shipping pens, and excellent access off paved roads.

Abundant wildlife: mule deer, Barbary sheep, and quail. $1,350,000.

DVDs and Brochures available upon request by contacting:

Keith L. Schrimsher Phone/Fax: 575/622-2343

www.nm-ranches.com

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FEATURED LISTING: 205 North Barton, Grady, NM. 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom on 1.92 acres, city water, all electric.

PAUL IS A THIRD GENERATION FARMER and rancher born and raised in Curry County, operating and managing over 3900 dryland acres since 1986. He has also been an advocate for New Mexico agriculture in Washington, DC and Santa Fe since 1991. Allow Paul to put this experience to work for you in selling your home, farm or ranch today.

PROOFREADPAUL STOUT, QUALIFYING AD EMAIL’d BROKER TEXT 3352 State Road 209, Broadview, NM EMAIL’d 88112 O: 575/357-2060 • C: 575/760-5461 • F: 575/357-2050 paul@firstalternativerealty.com • www.firstalternativerealty.com

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New Mexico / West Texas Ranches Campo Bonito, LLC RANCH SALES P.O. Box 1077 • Ft. Davis, Texas 79734

COMMITTED TO ALWAYS WORKING HARD FOR YOU! RANCHES / FARMS Turkey Creek, AZ – 2837 acres deeded, nice HQ, small state lease, 724 acre feet of water rights, great development potential. $6,000,000. **NEW** 250 to 400 Plus Head Cattle Ranch Sheldon, AZ – 1,450 deeded acres, +/-30 sections BLM, 150 +acres irrigated farm land. Nice HQ including two rock homes, good set of steel shipping & horse corrals, 30’ x 20’ barn, 9 livestock & domestic wells & 4 irrigation wells. There is deeded access to the ranch off of a paved highway & power to the headquarters. $1,950,000, Terms.

Young, AZ 72 Acre Farm – Under the Mogollon Rim, a must see, w/small town charm, mountain views. 1,000 gpm well, home, 1800’s museum, 2 bedroom cabin, shop, & barn. Excellent for horse farm, bed & breakfast, land or water development. +/-62 acres & well for $1,700,000; home & other improvements. $424,500, Seller Financing.

325 Ac Farm, Kansas Settlement, AZ – This working farm has 2-120 acre Zimmatic Pivots, a nice site built home, large workshop & hay barn, a doublewide & singlewide mobile home. 5 irrigation wells, 2 domestic wells.

The property is fenced & cross fenced. Great set-up for pasturing cattle. $1,250,000, Terms Desired. **NEW** 235 Head Ranch, Safford, AZ – 16 sections State, 20 sections BLM & 16 sections of USFS. 40 deeded acres w/a nice 3 BR, 2 bath home built in 2007, corrals, electric power & a well at HQ. Paved access.

Elevation ranges from 3,500 to 7,265 feet. $1,050,000. This ranch adjoins the 56 head

ranch that we have listed, combine them to form a nearly 300 head outfit. **NEW** 56 Head Ranch, Safford, AZ – A ranch w/an upside! 640 deeded acres with a BLM allotment. Surveyed into 40 acre parcels & has established legal access off of a paved hwy. Run cattle & develop the deeded. This is a ranch that will pay for itself! Adjoins 235 head ranch listed above. $699,000.

Benson, AZ, 79 Acre Farm – Situated in the beautiful San Pedro Valley along the San Pedro River. +/-50 acres under irrigation.

Includes a 2 ⁄ 3 interest in a 1000 gpm irrigation well. Great for cattle, horses & homesites. $850,000.

Nancy A. Belt, Broker Cell 520-221-0807 Tom Hardesty 520-909-0233 Rye Hart 928-965-9547 Tobe Haught 505-264-3368 Office 520-455-0633 Fax 520-455-0733

Santa Teresa Mtns, Fort Thomas AZ – 200 deeded acres, 17 head BLM allotment, private retreat, two wells. This property is very remote & extremely scenic w/a beautiful canyon lined w/sycamores, cottonwoods & beautiful rock formations. $300,000 – Seller Financing.

68 Head Cattle Ranch, Tombstone, AZ – BLM, State grazing leases & 160 acres deeded land w/spectacular views. Close to town, great access. Combination grass & browse ranch. $250,000 – Great Terms Available.

Dragoon, AZ, 50+/- Head Cattle Ranch – 21 head state AZ grazing lease & 1960+/acres adverse grazing. 10 deeded acres w/water & power nearby. $225,000.

Wickenburg, AZ – 216 Head Cattle Ranch.

Scenic, lush high desert vegetation. 103 deeded acres, State, BLM & 3,100 acres private lease. Well watered w/tanks, springs & wells.

Abundant feed, numerous corrals & great steel shipping pens. $850,000.

Benson, AZ, 20 Acre Quality Horse Facility – Castlebrook barn, nice home, arena, round pen & much more. $695,000.

Greenlee County, AZ, 139 Head Ranch – Year long USFS permit w/two room line camp, barn & corrals at HQ. This is a remote horseback ranch w/limited vehicular access, 8

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Dragoon, AZ, 5 Acre Horse Property – 3927 sq. ft. home remodeled w/new kitchen cabinets & flooring, 4-stall hay/horse barn, two turnouts. $250,000 – Additional acreage available & grazing possibility for a few head of cattle.

Willcox, AZ, +/-9 Acres w/Roping Arena – 3BR/2BA Shultz manufactured home with many upgrades, 170’x300’ roping arena, nice 4-stall horse barn with tack room & hay storage, second barn, new well, a very private and nice location on Circle I Road. $230,000.

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418 Acres in Yuma County, Arizona Controlled Under a State Agricultural Lease.

AND Turn Key 1788.5 Acre Farm & Ranch Combo – Plus Equipment

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dirt tanks, +/-20 springs. 10 acres of deeded in Sheldon, AZ. $400,000 – Seller Financing.

Rainbow Valley, AZ, 300 Head Cattle Ranch – Excellent desert ranch owned & operated by the same family for 40 years.

Well improved w/BLM & State grazing leases. HQ on State Land, well watered. $850,000 Price Reduced to $650,000.

Near Cotton City, NM – 680 acre farm w/315 acres of water rights, +/-4 sections of BLM. Run +/-300 head. Irrigated by 12" pipe w/alfalfa valves. 3 irrigation wells water at 150' & 2 domestic wells. Nice home, barn & corrals. Great buy! $755,000.

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EASTERN N.M. – Approx. 30 sections, mostly deeded, some BLM & State, employee housing & two sets of steel pens, county maintained, all weather road. Your cows will think they are in Florida!

HEART OF THE PLAINS – 8 section ranch with new set of pens, concrete bunks, truck/cattle scale and commodity barn, mobile home, watered by subs, mill and pipeline, on pavement, an hour from Lubbock.

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Rivalé Ranch Realty LLC I SPECIALIZE IN NEW MEXICO FARM AND RANCH LAND P. O. Box 9, Des Moines, NM 88418 rivale@bacavalley.com • 575/207-7484 Raymond Rivalé Broker / Ranch Expert

• 21.6 HP diesel engine – Run, climb and haul all day long • Hydrostatic power steering – Maneuver in the roughest terrain with ease • Variable Hydrostatic Transmission (VHT) – 3-range transmission for extra torque • Hydraulic wet disc brakes – Smooth, consistent braking • Hydraulic lift (Worksite and Turf Models) – 1,100 lb. cargo bed capacity • Ground-hugging suspension – Fully-independent front and semi-independent rear suspension

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We Know New Mexico CALL MAX LEE KIEHNE FOR INFORMATION 2206 Sun Ranch Village Loop, Los Lunas, NM 87031 www.centerfirerealestate.com • 505/865-7800 • Max – 505/321-6078

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100 100 Yearling Yearling Angus, Angus, Hereford, Hereford, Charolais, Charolais, & & Angus Angus Plus Plus Bulls Bulls Sell Sell Representing the industry’s › leading sires Performance tested on a › forage-based diet

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A Lazy 6 Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . .16, 76 ADM / Joe Delk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Ag Services, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 American Brahman Breeders Association . . . . . . . . . .79, 83 American Hereford Association . . . . . . .21 Apache Creek Limousin Ranch . . . . . . .79 Apex Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Arizona Ranch Real Estate . . . . . . . . . .92 Ash Marketing Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 B

45 Quality Bred Heifers & 100+ Bulls for Sale

Lane Grau Wesley Grau 575/760-6336 575/760-7304

www.grauranch.com Call Now or Come See Us!

MERRY CHRISTMAS from us here in Grady, New Mexico

B&H Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Ken Babcock Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Baboquivari Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Bar G Feedyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Bar J Bar Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . .79 Bar M Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . .92, 93 Tommy Barnes Auctioneer . . . . . . . . . .86 Beefmaster Breeders United . . . . . . . . .11 Begert Limousin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Big Sky Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 BJM Sales & Service, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .85 Blevins Mfg. Co. Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Border Tank Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Bottari Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Raymond Boykin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Bradley 3 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Brand For Sale / John Frost . . . . . . . . . .86 Brennand Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Brown Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Buena Vista Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . .92 Charles Burk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 C

C Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Campbell Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Canon Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53, 79 Cargill Animal Nutrition . . . . . . . . . .15, 85 Carter Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38, 78 Casey Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Cates Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction . . . . . . . .55 Cattleman’s Livestock Commission . . . .57 Caviness Packing Co., Inc . . . . . . . . . . .35 Centerfire Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 Century 21 / Berry Lucas . . . . . . . . . . .92 Cimmaron English Shepherds . . . . . . . .86 CJ Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Clark Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Clovis Livestock Markets . . . . . . . . . . . .13 COBA Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Coldwell Banker / A.C. Taylor . . . . . . . .94 Chip Cole Ranch Broker . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Coleman Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Conniff Cattle Co., LLC . . . . . . . . . .24, 78 Cornerstone Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Cox Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Coyote Ridge Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 CPE Feeds Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 CPI Pipe & Steel, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Craig Limousin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46, 78 Crystalyx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 George Curtis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70, 79 D

D2 Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 David Dean / Campo Bonita LLC . . . . .94 Decker Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Dan Delaney Real Estate, Inc . . . . . . . .90 Denetclaw Beefmasters . . . . . . .75 Desert Scales & Weighing Equip 86 Domenici Law Firm, PC . . . . . . .49

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Eagle Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Elgin Breeding Service . . . . . . . . . . .79 Alice Eppers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Express UU Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . .102 F

F&F Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Fallon-Cortese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Farm Bureau Financial Services / Larry Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Farm Credit of New Mexico . . . . . . . .8 Farmway Feed Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 First Alternative Realty . . . . . . . . . .94 Five State Livestock Auction . . . . . .38 Flying W Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . .75, 81 Freeman Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 G

Genex / Candy Trujillo . . . . . . . . . . .36 Giant Rubber Water Tanks . . . . . . . .47 Grau Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Greer & Winston Cattle Co. . . . . . . .77 Tom Growney Equipment . . . . . .3, 86 H

Hales Angus Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Harper Cattle, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Harrison Quarter Horses . . . . . . . . . .85 Hat Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Hayhook Limousin . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Henard Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Hi-Pro Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Hoff’s Scotch Cap Re/Max Farm . . .88 Hoff’s Scotch Cap Semen Service . . .79 Hollis Cotton Oil Co . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . .19, 79 Hudson Livestock Supplements . . . . .2 Huguley & Co Land Sales . . . . . . . .95 Huston Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Hutchinson Western . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 I

Isa Cattle Co., Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 J

J & J Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 JaCin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Jaxon Bilt Hat Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Jimbar Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Johnson Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

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Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Kail Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Kansas Forage Products . . . . . . . . . .60 Keeton Limousin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 King Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Kiowa Land & Sales . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Klein Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27, 44 KMB Helicopters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 L

L & H Mfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 La Gloria Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Laflin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Lee, Lee & Puckitt / Kevin Reed . . .88 LG Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 M

Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Manzano Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 McGinley Red Angus . . . . . . . .79, 100 Mead Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36, 76 Ronnie & Beverly Merritt . . . . . . . . .32 Merrick’s Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Mesa Feed Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Mesa Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30, 85 Messner Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Michelet Homestead Realty . . . . . . .89 Milligan Cattle Company . . . . . . . . .37 Chas. S. Middleton & Son . . . . . . . .95 Miller Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Missouri Rural Properties . . . . . . . . .88 Montana del Oro Ranch . . . . . . . . . .48 Mountain View Ranch . . . . . . . . . . .46 Mur Tex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Murney Assoc. / Paul McGilliard . . . .88 N

National Western Livestock Show . . .18 New Mexico Beef Council . . . . . . . .71 New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Pres. . .10 New Mexico CowBelles . . . . . . . . . .28 New Mexico Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 New Mexico Hereford Association . . .20 New Mexico Home Ranch Realty . . .89 New Mexico Property Group . . . . . .88 New Mexico Purina Dealers . . . . . .104 New Mexico Ranch Sales, LLC . . . . .89 Nine Cross Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . .64 O

Lois Oliver Real Estate / Becky . . . .88 P

Pacific Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . .45 Paco Feed Yard, LTD . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Dan Paxton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Phillips Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Lee Pitts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Poly Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Porter Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77, 80 Premium Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Joe Priest Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . .93 R

Rampley Beefmaster . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Ramro LLC / RJ Cattle Co . . . . . . . .17 The Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Rancho De Santa Barbara . . . . . . . .75 D.J. Reveal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34, 85 Reynolds Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Riley & Knight Appraisal, LLC . . . . .88 Rio Hondo Land & Cattle Co . . . . . .44 Rivale Ranch Realty LLC . . . . . . . . .95 Rob-Bilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Robbs Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Robertson Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Rod Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Roderick Leach Polled Herefords 57, 75 Roswell Brangus Bull & Female Sale . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Roswell Livestock Auction Co . . . . . .12 Running Arrow Farm . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Running Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . .75 S

Salazar Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Santa Gertrudis Breeders Int’l . . . . .76 Santa Rita Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Schrimsher Ranch Real Estate . . . . .93 Scott Land Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 Scythe & Spade Companies . . . . . .94 Shoestring Longhorns . . . . . . . . . . .75 Bill Sibley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Singleton Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Skaarer Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Mary Skeen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Smith Land & Cattle Co., LLC . . . . .55

Southern Star Ranches . . . . . . .22, 78 Southwest Brangus Breeders Assoc. . .6 Southwest Brangus Breeders Coop .103 St. Vrain Simmentals . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Stockmen’s Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Joe Stubblefield & Associates . . .87, 94 T

T & T Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 1031 Financial Exchange Corp . . . .87 Tenney’s 4U Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Texas Hereford Assoc . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Three 3M’s Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . .77 Tire Water Troughs . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Tom Robb & Sons . . . . . . . . . . .44, 79 Townsend Brangus . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Tri-State Angus Ranches . . .25, 78, 85 Triad Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 2 Bar Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 U

U Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 United Country Vista Nueva, Inc . . . .95 USA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 V

Virden Perma-Bilt Co . . . . . . . . . . .45 W

Weaver Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Wedel Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 Weichert Realtors / 505 Group . . . .91 West Star Herefords . . . . . . . . .36, 76 Westlake Cattle Growers, LLC . . . . .62 Doug Wilden & Associates . . . . . . . .91 Wild West Properties . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Williams Cattle Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Williams Windmill, Inc . . . . . . . .65, 85 WIN Realty, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 WW-Paul Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Y

R.L. York Custom Leather . . . . . . . .84 Z

Zinpro (Amarillo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

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FOR SALE - BULLS MARSHALL McGINLEY • 575/526-9470 • LAS CRUCES NM

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Frank & Susan Wedel • (620) 375-2578 RR 1 Box 71 • Leoti, KS 67861 Email: fswedel@wbsnet.org EADS, COLORADO LEOTI, KANSAS

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ith the high cost of inputs in the cow business today it is more important than ever that your cattle be efficient and maintain high quality. BRANGUS cattle will help you accomplish this.

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uy your seed stock from people who make their living with their cattle, and you will get cattle that help you make a living.

f you would like to raise calves like these, come to the 18th Annual Roswell Brangus Sale, Saturday, February 27, 2010 and see some of our cattle.

Floyd Brangus P.O. Box 133, Roswell, New Mexico 88202 • 575/734-7005

CONTACT THESE SOUTHWEST BRANGUS BREEDERS FOR BRANGUS BULLS AND FEMALES.

Troy Floyd P.O. Box 133 Roswell, NM 88201 Phone: 575/734-7005

Lack-Morrison Brangus JOE PAUL & ROSIE LACK P.O. Box 274, Hatch, NM 87937 Phone: 575/267-1016 • Fax: 575/267-1234 BILL MORRISON 411 CR 10, Clovis, NM 88101 Phone: 575/769-7263 Email: bvmorrison@yucca.net

Parker Brangus LARRY PARKER San Simon, AZ 85632 Days: 520/845-2411 Eves.: 520/845-2315

Townsend Brangus GAYLAND and PATTI TOWNSEND P.O. Box 278 Milburn, Oklahoma 73450 Home: 580/443-5777 Cell: 580/380-1606

Bruhn Enterprises, Logan, N.M. Ernie Bruhn, 575/487-2273

Maid Rite Feeds, Willcox, AZ Billy Thompson, 520/384-4688

Tucumcari Ranch Supply, Tucumcari, N.M. Jimmy Watson, 575/461-9620

Circle S Feed Store, Carlsbad, N.M. Wally Menuey, 800/386-1235

Bradley Supply, Clayton, N.M. Ty Bradley, 575/374-3333

Steve Swift, Account Manager Portales, N.M., 800/525-8653

Cortese Feed & Supply, Fort Sumner, N.M. Knox Cortese, 575/355-2271

Horse n Hound Feed n Supply Las Cruces, NM Curtis Creighton 575/523-8790

Cowboy’s Corner Feed & Supply, Lovington, N.M. Wayne Banks, 575/396-5663

Old Mill Farm & Ranch, Belen, N.M. Corky Morrison, 505/865-5432

Gary Creighton, Cattle Specialist Portales, N.M., 800/834-3198

Creighton’s Town & Country, Portales, N.M. Garland Creighton, 575/356-3665

Roswell Livestock & Farm Supply, Roswell, N.M. Hub Traylor, 575/622-9164

Bradley 3 Ranch, Ltd., has been in the Registered Angus business for over fifty years. Time tested and rancher approved the Bradley program focuses on raising bulls that can survive in rough country.

Cows that live in tough country, need to spend their time foraging and not waiting by the road for the cake truck. With Purina’s Sup-R-Lix, our cows spend their time covering their country and maintaining better body condition at less cost. Their calves are growing out better and the cows breed up is improved. At Bradley 3 Ranch, our cows live in tough country but their performance doesn’t have to suffer because of it.

Bradley 3 Ranch Ltd. www.bradley3ranch.com Office: 806/888-1062 Cell: 940/585-6471 Cell: 940/585-6171

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