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“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.”

– Patrick Henry

Howdy Folks, was hoping and praying that by the time I needed to compose this letter that the summer rains had moved in and everyone was having to fix water gaps, the grass was green and growing, and the pressures of the drought had subsided. In our part of the country, this hasn’t happened yet. In fact some yearlings have already been shipped and a few friends and neighbors have developed drought plans to ease the pressure on their pastures by culling their herds and weaning early.

The summer meeting was well attended and had first-hand lessons on a few of the subjects talked about. The various ways of coping with range fires was a hot topic (pun intended). We met with forest fires burning on two sides of us. These fires kept us focused on the topic and gave insight on how we can better be prepared for the prevention of fires and the reparations of our lands. Speakers were being shuffled around to be able to respond to the situation. The Livestock Board should be commended for the response for removal of livestock that were in harm’s way of these fires. Coordination of all concerned groups and communication, or lack of, between these groups was one concern that kept coming up. My hat goes off to all the men and women who work in whatever capacity in the fighting of these fires.

During our summer meeting in the “Ring of Fire,” representatives of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona met to come up with ideas, plans, policies, or whatever else one might call it to address the catastrophic wild fires that have torched the West and have caused such a loss to ranchers, farmers, loggers, and home owners of our three states. The economic burdens are almost unbearable. We are working on a resolution to address these problems and to present it to our congressional representatives in Washington. A Town Hall meeting has been scheduled for the 10th of August in Springerville, Arizona to discuss these issues. Representative Pearce, along with Representatives from Arizona will be in attendance. The Cattle Growers’ office will have more information coming in the near future. We need all the hats we can get for this meeting. Please try to be there.

Again, there have been losses of loved ones among our members. Please help me in giving these families our condolences. This has been a tough year on every front and these losses are felt even more. My thoughts and prayers goes out to each and everyone affected.

Remember, it’s one day closer to a rain, and I pray that day is not far off.

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Summer Food Fight: Hot Dogs Caught In Cultural Crossfire

By DAN PILLER / WWW.DESMOINESREGISTER.COM n these hotly political times, even the poor hot dog can’t keep from getting caught in the cultural crossfire.

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The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has put up a billboard near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana likening hot dogs to cigarettes and declaring that eating one hot dog a day would increase the eater’s risk of cancer.

“A hot dog a day could send you to an early grave,” said Susan Levin, nutrition education director for the Physicians Committee, which advocates a plant-based diet.

She likens the assault on hot dogs and other red meat to the long battle against cigarettes, which beginning in the mid-1960s gradually eliminated cigarette advertising and then smoking in most public buildings.

That kind of thinking doesn't go down easily in Iowa, home of the nation’s largest hog population at 19 million. Corn has long been the preferred feed for livestock, and Iowa’s cattle and hog producers generate about $10 billion a year in cash receipts.

Among Iowa fresh meat processing plants, Tyson Foods makes hot dogs at its plant in Cherokee and the Smithfield Foods-owned John Morrell plant makes hot dogs in Mason City.

Hog producer Wayne Sheets of Ionia, president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association, observed laconically “there are people who just don’t want other folks to eat meat.”

The Indianapolis billboard plays on a perception, disputed by the meat industry, that eating red meat increases the risk of cancer.

Sheets and meat groups take issue with the cancer accusation.

“If meat causes cancer, would the government allow it to be sold?” said Sheets.

American Meat Institute President J. Patrick Boyle defended the hot dog, saying “hot dogs are part of a healthy, balanced diet.

They come in a variety of nutrition and taste formulas and they are an excellent source of protein, vitamins and minerals.”

Boyle said “one of the largest studies ever done on red meat and colon cancer – a 2004 Harvard School of Public Health analysis involving over 725,000 men and women and presented at the 2004 American Association for Cancer Research Conference – showed no relationship between meat and colon cancer.”

The arguments about connections between red meat and various diseases, including obesity, have been around a while.

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and hog production facilities.

Even farmers markets, a favorite of “buy fresh, buy local” advocates, are seen as something of a cultural battleground.

Justin Wilson, researcher for the food industry-supported Center for Consumer Freedom in Washington, D.C., said “a lot of people who go to farmers markets can best be described as foodie elitists with a latent anti-corporate mentality, who advocate and practice vegetarianism so they can feel superior to other people.”

Wilson cites the precedent of cigarettes as the blueprint for what anti-meat groups have planned, and said “the comparison of meat and cigarettes is false. Cigarettes are known to cause cancer. No such cause has been specifically connected to red meat.”

Levin said she doesn’t object to being called a food elitist, but that “my job is to provide information to the public. Our advice is to switch to a plant-based diet.”

Wilson said he is watching the first steps in what some fear will be government control of diets.

“I’ve heard (U.S. Secretary of Agriculture) Tom Vilsack talk about ‘meatless

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Livestock Events to Run Sept. 9-15 Friday, September 9 TBA – Milking Demonstrations, Southwest Dairy Farmers 9:00 am – Open Wool Judging

Saturday, September 10 TBA – Milking Demonstrations, Southwest Dairy Farmers 8:00 am – 4-H Dog Show 9:00 am – Jr. Poultry, Jr. Rabbit/Cavy Show – Rabbit/Poultry Building 9:30 am – Sheep to Shawl – Demonstrations Daily 9:30 am - 5:30 pm 1:30 pm – Jr. Replacement Dairy Heifer Show 2:00 pm – Wool Lead Coke Party 4:00 pm – Wool Lead Show

Sunday, September 11 TBA – Milking Demonstrations, Southwest Dairy Farmers 8:00 am – NM Bred Lamb Show – Dairy Barn 8:00 am – NM Barrow Show – Swine Barn

9:30 am – Sheep to Shawl – Demonstrations Daily 9:30 am-5:30 pm 2:00 pm – Zia Classic Lamb Show – Dairy Barn 2:00 pm – NM Bred Steer Show – Beef Barn 4:00 pm – Jr. Market Goat Show – Dairy Barn

Wednesday, September 14 TBA – Milking Demonstrations, Southwest Dairy Farmers 8:00 am – Jr. Market Steer Show 9:30 am – Sheep to Shawl – Demonstrations Daily 9:30 am-5:30 pm

Monday, September 12 TBA – Milking Demonstrations, Southwest Dairy Farmers 8:00 am – Jr. Market Swine Show – Swine Barn 9:30 am – Sheep to Shawl – Demonstrations Daily 9:30 am-5:30 pm

Tuesday, September 13 TBA – Milking Demonstrations, Southwest Dairy Farmers 8:00 am – Jr. Market Lamb Show – Dairy barn 9:30 am – Sheep to Shawl – Demonstrations Daily 9:30 am-5:30 pm 1:00 pm – AOB Open Beef Show

Thursday, September 15 TBA – Milking Demonstrations, Southwest Dairy Farmers 8:00 am – Jr. Breeding Heifer Show and Calf Scramble Showmanship 9:30 am – Sheep to Shawl – Demonstrations Daily 9:30 am-5:30 pm 11:00 am – Calf Scramble Meeting 1:00 pm – Livestock Judging Contest 2:00 pm – Red Angus Show 7:00 pm – Parade of Champions and Calf Scramble – Tingley Coliseum

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TBA – Milking Demonstrations, Southwest Dairy Farmers 9:00 am – Open Rabbit Show – Rabbit/Poultry Building 9:30 am – Sheep to Shawl – Demonstrations Daily 9:30 am-5:30 pm 12:00 pm – Jr. Livestock Sale – Box Car Stage

TBA – Milking Demonstrations, Southwest Dairy Farmers 8:00 am – Youth Dairy Goat Show – Jr. Doe Show to follow – Dairy Barn 9:30 am – Sheep to Shawl – Demonstrations Daily 9:30 am-5:30 pm

TBA – Milking Demonstrations, Southwest Dairy Farmers 9:00 am – Texas Longhorn Show – Dairy Barn 8:00 am – Dairy Cattle Show – Holstein, Brown Swiss and Guernsey – Dairy Barn 9:30 am – Sheep to Shawl – Demonstrations Daily 9:30 am-5:30 pm

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Tuesday, September 20

TBA – Milking Demonstrations, Southwest Dairy Farmers 9:00 am – Angus Show – Beef Barn 9:00 am – Open Rabbit Show – Rabbit/Poultry Building 9:00 am – Nigerian Dwarf Club Show – Dairy Barn 9:30 am – Sheep to Shawl – Demonstrations Daily 9:30 am-5:30 pm 12:00 pm – Pygmy Goat Show – Dairy Barn 6:00 pm – Dairy Goat Preliminary Milking – Dairy Barn

TBA – Milking Demonstrations, Southwest Dairy Farmers 8:00 am – Sr. Doe Dairy Goat Show – Dairy Barn 9:00 am – Open Sheep Show-Mutton, Wool and Natural Colored Sheep – Dairy Barn 9:30 am – Sheep to Shawl – Demonstrations Daily 9:30 am-5:30 pm

Sunday, September 18 TBA – Milking Demonstrations, Southwest Dairy Farmers 6:00 am – Dairy Goat 1st Milking – Dairy Barn 9:00 am – Hereford Show – Beef Barn 9:00 am – Mini-Dairy Goat Show, Pygmy Club Show Dairy Barn 9:30 am – Sheep to Shawl – Demonstrations Daily 9:30 am-5:30 pm 6:00 pm – Dairy Goat 2nd Milking – Dairy Barn

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Saturday, September 24

TBA – Milking Demonstrations, Southwest Dairy Farmers 9:00 am – Texas Longhorn Show – Dairy Barn 9:30 am – Sheep to Shawl – Demonstrations Daily 9:30 am-5:30 pm

TBA – Milking Demonstrations, Southwest Dairy Farmers 9:00 am – Santa Gertrudis Show – Beef Barn 9:00 am – Open Poultry Show – Rabbit/Poultry Building 9:30 am – Sheep to Shawl – Demonstrations Daily 9:30 am-5:30 pm

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2011 New Mexico State Fair Queen

Catherine Blythe atherine Blythe, a lifetime resident of Socorro, NM, and 2009 graduate of Socorro High School, was crowned New Mexico State Fair Queen on September 25, 2010. In addition, Ms. Blythe received the Horsemanship Award and a sterling silver bracelet. The new Queen also received a handmade saddle, a twohorse trailer, a sterling silver crown and a sterling silver buckle. The saddle, buckle, and bracelets were made by Dale Chavez, Inc.; the two-horse trailer was sponsored by T & T Trailer Sales, and the Queen’s crown was made by Montana Silversmiths.

Catherine is the first Socorro County resident to achieve the title of New Mexico State Fair Queen in 58 years. Throughout her reign, Catherine has represented EXPO New Mexico, the New Mexico State Fair and the sport of rodeo across the state at events too numerous to mention — from county

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Catherine has been riding horses since the age of three and began competing in rodeo at the age of nine, at which time she, and her trainer Sonja Gerard, began training two of the horses she uses for reining and rodeo competitions today.

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NMSU 4-H Agent of the Year Loves Diversity of His Work o two days are the same for Tom Dean, and that’s what he likes about his career with New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service.

“I enjoy helping people find answers,” said Dean, the agriculture and 4-H agent in Socorro County. “People come to our office with issues that they are facing and we help solve their problems through our research. Because of this, I’m constantly learning and keeping up with new things.

“On the youth development side of my position as the 4-H agent, we provide opportunities for youth to build self-confidence and skills that will help them succeed in life,” said the recipient of the Col-

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The native of Carlsbad grew up in 4-H, and served as state reporter in 1990-91 and state president in 1991-92.

After graduating from NMSU in 1996 with a degree in range management, Dean spent a year as interim agent in Catron and Otero counties before pursuing a master’s degree in range nutrition. Dean spent two years as an Extension agent in Brownwood, Texas, before returning to New Mexico and set-

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Spending a day with Dean, it is easy to see that he loves his job.

Summer is the busy season for 4-H agents and Dean takes it in stride. June found him teaching at the New Mexico Youth Ranch Management Camp at the Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern New Mexico, helping and teaching at the 4-H Horse School in Albuquerque, and hosting the Southwest District annual contests, before heading to the State 4-H Conference in Las Cruces the second week of July.

Catching his breath midway through July, Dean is fielding phone calls on such subjects as home gardening, and planning an August workshop for cattlemen.

“Urban horticulture is huge, I get calls every day on the subject,” he said. “Gardening seems to have increased with the declining economy. Last year we had quite a few people who came in wanting to learn how to start a garden. I heard comments all the time of how their parents or grandparents used to garden. I think people are seeing a value in what people used to do to sustain their livelihood.”

He added that after the growing season he has visited with the gardener to see how they did. Some say they will continue gardening because they like it and got something out of it.

“Others discontinue gardening because it’s too much work,” he said. “But that’s a benefit to agriculture because now they know what takes to raise food. They say continued on page 19

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they now appreciate where their food is coming from and the people that are supplying it.”

This time of the year, Dean spends little time in the office. He hits the road daily to take a portable scales to 4-H members so they can weigh their show animals. “I prefer to go to their homes instead of having a weigh day at one location,” he said. “It lets me work with each kid specifically.”

At each stop he does one-on-one teaching, first by having the youth operate the scales, then by testing their math skills with such questions as: How many days until county fair on Sept. 1? How much weight has your animal gained since we last weighed it? At that daily gain, how much will it weigh at the fair?

Once they have calculated the answers, they discuss if the animal needs additional feed, or is on track to be in its weight division.

At one stop he demonstrates to a rookie how to lead a goat in the show ring. He also explains the importance of nutrition and exercise so the animal will have good muscular development by fair time.

While traveling between his stops, Dean discusses the youth development program in his county.

“4-H is a voluntary program. Kids don’t have to be in 4-H, they choose to be,” he

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The $206,098,920 Endangered Species Act Settlement Agreements — Is all that paperwork worth it?

By KAREN BUDD-FALEN The headlines question whether Congress and the President can make an agreement on raising the debt ceiling or will America stop paying military servicemen and social security recipients. I have a solution to the dilemma . . .

n July 12, 2011, the Justice Department and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) announced “an historic agreement” which will require the American taxpayers to pay $206,098,920 to just process the paperwork deciding whether to include over 1,000 plants, bugs, worms, and other assorted creatures on the Endangered Species list. None of this money goes to on-the-ground conservation; this taxpayer funding is just to process petitions filed by only two, out of dozens, of radical environmental groups who think newts and moths are more important than the elderly or our children. The average

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social security beneficiary makes $21,600 a year and a basic military recruit makes a little over $15,000 per year. Our elected officials are contemplating not paying these Americans while the Justice Department is readily agreeing to spend an average of $100,690 per individual species listing and $345,000 per individual proposed

The DOJ has agreed that these two groups “prevailed” in the litigation and will pay their attorney fees critical habitat designation for over 1,053 creatures. And to add insult to injury, the Justice Department has agreed that these two groups “prevailed” in the litigation and will pay their attorney fees in an amount that has not been disclosed. Has America lost its collective mind?

These two settlement agreements are the culmination of what is known as the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) multidistrict litigation. This case was formed in

2010 by combining 13 federal court cases filed by either the WildEarth Guardians (“WEG”) or the Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) regarding 113 species.

On May 10, 2011, the FWS announced its settlement agreement with the WEG with the promise that the agreement would help the FWS “prioritize its workload.”

That settlement agreement was opposed by the CBD who wanted other species added to the list. The Justice Department obliged the requests of the CBD and on July 12, 2011 filed the second agreement, now pending before the District of Columbia Federal District Court, that would require the FWS to make 1,201 decisions on proposed listing and critical habitat designations for 1,053 species. The reason that these two numbers are different is because for some of the species, the FWS is committed to make more than one decision. The total cost to the American public for the FWS completing all this paperwork is $206,098,920, all by FY 2016.

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The settlement agreements only include two of the numerous radical environmental groups that have sued over the Endangered Species Act to force more species listings and critical habitat designations. This agreement does nothing to stop the National Wildlife Federation from

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Between 2000 and 2010, 455 lawsuits were filed by environmental groups against the FWS alone. It is hard to move past “gridlock” when only two of the numerous groups causing the gridlock are willing to move out of the way (sort of).

The settlement agreements require the FWS to work on a very strict time schedule. At least 94 decisions have to be made

by FY 2011 and 61 decisions are to be completed by the end of FY 2012. The entire list of 1,205 decisions have to be made by FY 2016. According to a FWS Federal Register notice published November 10, 2010, it costs the agency and the taxpayer a median of $39,276 per species just to make a “90 day finding” regarding whether the FWS should even continue with a scientific review; $100,690 per species for the FWS to make a listing decision; $345,000 for each proposed critical habitat designation and an additional $305,000 for the FWS to make a final critical habitat designation. Multiplying the FWS’s own numbers by the actions for each species in the settlement agreements brings the cost of the settlement agreements to the American taxpayer to a grand total of $206,098,920 — just to process the papercontinued on page 23

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work, that figure excludes the payment of attorney fees to the CBD and WEG. The amount of those payments has not been publically released.

What is even more distressing is that the settlement agreements go far outside the bounds of the original multi-district litigation. The original litigation dealt with 133 species for which the Justice Department agreed that the FWS had failed to follow the procedural ESA requirements. In contrast, the settlement agreements expanded that number to include 1,053 species; 940 of which were not part of a federal court complaint. How can the FWS with any conscience agree to this expansion?

Even more unconscionable is the way the FWS press release describes the settlement agreements. According to the FWS announcement, the settlement agreements and work plan “will enable the agency [FWS] to systematically, over a period of six years, review and address the needs of more than 250 candidate species to determine if they should be added” to the ESA list. But look at the list attached to the settlement agreements and read the settlement agreements themselves. The

official species list that has to be considered contains 1,053 species, which is 76 percent more than admitted by the FWS. While technically 1,053 species is “more than” 250 candidate species, my children would not get away with that kind of creative factual accounting.

The bottom line analysis of the multidistrict settlement agreements is this — the Justice Department and FWS agreed to two settlement agreements that represent an 89 percent increase over the number of species included in the original litigation; that commits the FWS to spend over $206,000,000 over the next six years to do

the paperwork on 1,053 bugs, worms and grasses that two radical groups think are more important than humans in all 50 states; to add to an ESA list that already includes over 2,000 species when only 10 have been removed from the list since it was passed in 1969; and the Justice Department has agreed to pay the attorney fees to the two groups for suing in the first place. I would argue that $206,098,920 plus added attorney fees payments would pay a lot of benefits to deserving Americans including those who are serving this Country. That is where my tax dollars n should go.

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said of the 185 youth enrolled in Socorro County clubs. “We believe that if we can get a kid to go on a 4-H activity trip with us, we will have them hooked on 4-H for the rest of their life. Even high school kids, who have never been in 4-H will sign up

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Parent involvement and developing leadership skills is a big component of the program.

“We’re seeing a shift back to parent involvement,” he said. “The families of the young kids we have coming in are attending meetings. I think anytime you have economic decline, family values and the values we uphold strongly in society come back because people now realize the importance of those values.”

Leadership training is a big part of the youth development component of 4-H and the other programs being offered through the Cooperative Extension Service.

“Since I’ve been in Socorro County we had one or two youth on the state leadership team each year,” he said. “I attribute

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They’re the ones taking advantage of it. It’s our job to provide the opportunities and try to build their self-confidence that they can do it. A person doesn’t step up and say they can do something if they don’t have someone telling them that they can do it.”

Another part of the youth development program is the school enrichment program that has 1,498 participants. Dean’s wife Teresa, also an Extension 4-H agent, coordinates the program through afterschool programs during the school year, as well as through a summer program.

The agents also reach 4,383 youths last year through one-time contacts when presenting special interest programs. They have also conducted the Egg to Chick program in every elementary school in Socorro County. The school children watch eggs hatch in incubators that are kept in the classrooms.

Between stops at the 4-H members’ homes, Dean keeps an eye on the rangeland and any cattle he may see. “We’re in a serious drought. I’m afraid if and when we get rain, it may not help. Rain late in the growing season doesn’t really help us get nutrients the cattle need. The cattle are eating the dried grass from last year. It’s keeping them alive, but it’s not providing the added protein that green grass provides, and next year there won’t be adequate forage for the ranchers to stock the ranch if there is no growth on the forage.”

He stops at one ranch and visits with the cattleman, who tells him if they don’t get rain in the next couple of weeks, they are going to have to sell some of their cattle.

Later in the week Dean will make the 112-mile round trip to Alamo Navajo Reservation west of Socorro.

“It's a pleasure working with this community,” he said. “Some of the most competitive livestock producers of 4-H show animals in the state live out there. They work really hard and pay close attention to what they are doing.

“They are especially competitive with lambs, which is a stable food source for them. They have small farm flocks, not large ranch flocks where they sell the wool.

They are breeding show animals to help improve the meat quality of the animal.”

Just observing Dean while he is interacting with the various people in his county, one can see why he has made the Extension service his career. “The diversity of the work . . . that’s what I love about n it.”

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Sam (c. 18521909) and Mose (1860-1909). They were descendants of the Pennsylvania German community and the name may have been originally spelled Dietrich. None of the Dedrick boys amounted to much during the few years they called New Mexico home; but they did a couple of things that made them important in Lincoln County War history.

Dan, it appears, showed up in eastern New Mexico about 1877 after he escaped from jail in Arkansas. Sam and Mose arrived later. Soon after his arrival, Dan was caught up in the Lincoln County War, on the side of Alexander McSween, and he sustained a serious wound in Lincoln’s Five Day Battle of July 1878. He suffered a crippled arm for the remainder of his life.

Not long after the Big Fight, he took up residence at a ranch on the Rio Pecos, at Bosque Grande, where noted cattleman John Chisum had earlier maintained his headquarters. Under Dan’s management, the place became a way station for rustled cattle herds being driven from the Canadian River area of West Texas to stolen beef brokers in and around White Oaks and Tularosa, in southern New Mexico. Among those who traveled that particular rustler’s route was Billy the Kid. Dan Dedrick was important to the history of the Lincoln County War because he became the owner of the only photograph — a ferrotype — of Billy the Kid with proven provenance, taken at Fort Sumner in 1879 or 1880. This is the famed picture that shows Billy wearing what was probably all the clothing he owned, posed with his 1873 Winchester .44 caliber leveraction rifle. Nolan suggests that the photo may have been a parting gift since Dan left Lincoln County soon after it was taken rather than deal with the criminal charges that had been filed against him. Dan gave the tintype to his nephew in the early 1930s, and it came into the possession of the Lincoln County Heritage Trust in the 1980s. It was subsequently returned to the family, but went on sale in 2011. It sold for

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There were probably four of the original photos, but the other three have been lost to history.

While Dan was busy operating the ranch at Bosque Grande, Sam, with help from Mose, operated a livery barn in White Oaks. Mose was also engaged in cattle rustling with no less an expert at that trade than Billy the Kid. A frequent buyer of stolen cattle was one Tom Cooper, about which very little is known. Cooper was an associate of Pat Coghlan of Tularosa who held beef contracts with the Mescalero Apaches; contracts previously enjoyed by the Murphy-Dolan-Riley faction in the town of Lincoln. Cooper also had access to a considerable amount of counterfeit money, and he had no trouble in finding criminals to put the fake cash into circulation (called “shoving the queer” at the time), some of whom were Dan and Sam Dedrick, and probably Mose, too. One of the bills was passed to merchant J. J. Dolan and it wasn’t long before the United States Federal Government took a serious interest in what was going on in Lincoln County.

U. S. Treasury agent Azariah F. Wild appeared on the scene and soon identified several suspects in the counterfeiting operation. Wild’s problem was that he had no one to assist him in making arrests.

When he asked the United States Marshal for New Mexico to help him, Marshal John Sherman said, “I prefer not to do so.” In the alternative, Wild asked Sherman to deputize some officers to help him, and the marshal agreed to do that much. One who received such a commission was Pat Garrett.

This was an important turning point in the Lincoln County War. While Garrett had been elected Lincoln County Sheriff in November 1880, he would not be officially installed in that office until January 1, 1881. Some of his influential supporters convinced Sheriff George Kimbrell to deputize Garrett for the intervening two months, but a commission as a deputy United States Marshal offered a wider jurisdiction, and he used that authority when he arrested Billy the Kid on December 23, 1880 at Stinking Springs. Had it not been for the Dedricks’ participation in “shoving the queer”, and attracting the federal government, subsequent events might well have taken a different turn.

Dan Dedrick made his way to far-northern California by 1882; to Trinity County near Junction City where he filed copper and silver mining claims in April. He became a prospector and miner, with considerable success. Several mines opened in the area, and a town grew up there, called Dedrick (the town had a Post Office from 1891 to 1941, but by 1933, according to a newspaper report, only four men lived there, and by the 1950s, all that remained was a saloon and one house. By the early 1990s, nothing remained but foundations and basements). Dedrick married Antonia Silva, a native of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and they adopted several children during their long married life in California. Dan Dedrick died in Trinity County at Big Bar (which should not be confused with Big Bear), California, in 1938, a respected member of the community.

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Armendaris, Part I

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hat fall of 1971 was fun working for the Jornada Ranch three days a week.

I had all my classes scheduled on Tuesday and Thursday, so Organic Chemistry and Range Science 450 kept me quite busy. Also, I had a great class named Indians of the Southwest with a great professor . . . he really knew his subject. The class was the study of old Native American cultures that lived in dwellings such as Mesa Verde and Chaco Canyon. They were called Mogollan, Hohokam, Paytayan, and Anasazi. Along with Jornada and school, I got to cowboy at a famous cow outfit up north on the old Camino Real.

Every Friday when I would get home from the Jornada, my friend Joe Wallace would show up at my camp and I would throw my outfit in his pickup. We would head north on I-25 to T or C, then east, 10 or twelve miles to the headquarters of the Armendaris. Most of the Armendaris lies along the Jornada Del Muerto, or Journey of Death. This goes back to the Spanish conquest during the 1590 to 1820 period.

The Spaniards began to enter New Spain by coming to present El Paso or Paseo Del Norte in the late 1500s. This was the route of Oñate and many after him. Coronado’s route entered New Mexico in 1540, but he came through the west (Arizona). The Jornada Del Muerto was ninety miles of trail through the desert with very little or no water. The Spaniards would leave the Rio Grande a few miles east of the present day town of Hatch, and head north. Being familiar with the territory, I just couldn’t figure why they would do that! As they came north, their caravans would consist of soldiers, settlers, herds of sheep, goats and cattle. Also, there were many carts pulled by Oxen, loaded with all the baggage required for this group, along with tools and all the necessities to live in a new land. So why not stay with the river where at least water was available? It seems with all the hundreds of arroyos and canyons coming into the river from the Caballo and

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Fra Cristobal mountains on the east side, and all the canyons coming from the west that drained the Black Range, it was too hard to cross each one. Another factor was the Apaches, who hated the Spaniards and loved to lay in waiting in all those hiding places.

The outfit we were headed for was referred to as the Armendaris. The name came from the land grant given to Pedro Armendaris by the Spanish government in 1819. Pedro Armendaris, was born in 1782 and was a lieutenant with the Spanish Royal Army. He served in Mexico and Santa Fe under Lieutenant Melgares, who was also a close friend. Under his friend’s command, Armendaris, along with 100 dragoons were sent to Santa Fe in 1806.

Their mission was to explore the Plains, do whatever necessary to pacify the Indians and watch for unwanted American explorers. On their return trip to Chihuahua they escorted an American, Zebulon Pike, who was captured in Colorado, just north of New Spain’s northern boundary. After Pike was interrogated, Armendaris was part of the group who escorted him to the Texas line on the Rio Grande, probably in the Laredo area or further down river.

Armendaris’ amigo and boss, Melgares, was appointed as governor of Nuevo Mexico. He was the last Spanish governor appointed by Spain, serving until 1822. In 1819 Pedro was appointed tax collector at Santa Fe. While his amigo, Melgares was still in control, Pedro applied for a grant.

It was approved in 1819 and consisted of two grants. One was the Fra Cristobal which consisted of 400,000 acres, the other was Val Verde, with 100,000 acres. It was a large tract of land (around 800 sections) including 50 to 60 miles of the Rio Grand River. There’s no real evidence that Pedro ever lived on the grant, but it seems his son-in-law managed the property up until 1825 when the grant was abandoned because of the constant Apache attacks.

The outfit Joe and I worked for was 700 sections with the headquarters at Engle, N.M., a railroad siding and cattle shipping point established in 1879. It had a post office from 1881 until 1955. The headquarters was on the south end and the north end was 50 miles north, with several camps scattered every ten miles. Bobby Munsey ran the Armendaris. He was all cowpuncher . . . cow dust, horse sweat, and everything else that makes a great Wagon Boss flowed in his veins. His sons were young. Several years later in the Corona range I got to work with Tim Munsey at a friend’s branding works. It was in his veins, too . . . what a hand! I’ve also worked in other ranges with more Munseys and all are good cowboys. Bush Reid was the general manager of the Oppenheimer properties in New Mexico. Bush was a cowpuncher who had worked his way up through the ranks and was a good general manager because he had done the job as a working hand. Ten miles north of headquarters was Deep Well Camp. Dennis Cleaver and his wife Alice lived there . . . another example of real cow folks. Alice’s folks, Les and Mary Fleming, were cooking at headquarters. Dennis and Alice have worked for a lot of ranches and we are still good friends. In fact, forty years later Dennis is now the Sheriff of De Baca County.

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years working for big cow outfits and noticed that long days and bad horses seems to temper them for riding for the law. As for Dennis this fits, and his wife Alice, has been a tried and true partner all the way.

There were three single cowpunchers that were making the fall works at the Armendaris. One, named Tom, was raised in the Montana range and was just out of the service during the Vietnam War. He was a good cowboy and good fella. Another couple of fellas, Larry and Ed, were from that big ranch country in northern Arizona. The R.O., Big Boquillas, Babbit”s C.O. Bar outfit, the Yolo, to name a few, all ran a wagon or pack string during their spring and fall works. They were good hands and fun to work around . . . typical drifting cowboys. They had good outfits . . . saddles, leggings, bits, hackamores . . . all that a fella needs to make a hand and all in good shape. They craved the cowboy life.

When they drew their pay they bought whatever was necessary to keep their outfit in top shape . . . then after that, easy come, easy go! As I became friends with all the crew through that fall, the Arizona boys

told me how they drifted to the Armendaris. They were working for one of those big Arizona outfits when the wagon pulled in and they all got a few days off for 4th of July. Seems they got carried away with all the festivities and wound up in jail. The judge thought they should spend a few days there for their rowdiness and bad behavior. They convinced the sheriff that they were both camp men and had wives waiting for them to bring groceries. The sheriff probably had cowboy’d for years before he started wearing a star and a pistol, so he felt sorry for ‘em and let ‘em go.

I believe the idea was to return and finish their short sentence very soon. So these hombres decided they should change ranges, especially to one in a different state. I think we were sitting around the La Cienaga camp on the north end of the Armendaris when they told that story. We all had a good laugh. I said it reminded me of stories I had heard about some cowboys who came to New Mexico from Texas. One said “Oh no, the sheriff in Yoakum county, really likes me. He rode to the state line and just begged me to come back.”

That first night that Joe and I got to the Armendaris headquarters around 8:00.

Most had already hit the sack but Tom was

on the porch having a smoke and showed us some empty cots to roll our beds out on.

The Diamond A’s old horse brand was still painted above the door and was called the Wagon Rods. Next morning at 4:00 we had a big breakfast, washed it down with one more cup, then headed for the horse corrals. Arizona Ed had wrangled the horses before breakfast. Bobby Munsey started roping out horses for everyone. We hit a high trot behind the boss and after many miles he had scattered the drive in a big pasture named Cedar Lake. We made a drive on the south half and “throwed” into headquarters. It was nearly 11:00 when the drive came together. Bobby and Bush cut out the dry cows which we “throwed” in the shipping trap and the herd into a holding pasture. So by the time we unsaddled some tired ponies and had dinner it was 2:00. Then we’d nap, shoe a horse, patch our leggings, or tie a honda and horn knot in a new rope. About 5:00 they would jingle the horses, and we would hang morals on them.

The rest of this story will be continued in next month’s issue.

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“The Old West Rides Again” in Carrizozo, N.M. s the morning sun climbs above the Sacramento Mountains chasing the gray twilight shadows across the prairie floor, the momma cows can be heard calling to their young “come on . . . keep up”. It’s “Round-up Time” again on Sterling Spencer’s historic Bar-W Ranch north of Carrizozo, NM on Hwy 54.

You’re invited. All of you. As it has been done for over a century, cowboys round up and punch the cattle to holding pens in preparation for shipping them to market.

Using the same skills practiced by their fathers and the fathers before them, cowboys mounted on their cow horses will find the cattle in their favorite hiding places and chase them out to join the main body of cattle.

One of the most moving moments comes when all are standing around enjoying the silent breaking of day with mugs of steaming coffee, when someone calls out “HERE THEY COME!”. It is hard to describe in a word the emotions that flood into one's heart and mind.

All rush to the rail fence and search the horizon until they find the tiny figures of cowboys chasing momma cows, steers, and doggies across the horizon.

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near the holding pens. Rolling across the prairie are the faint sounds of, the momma cows as they call to their young and the cowhands pushing the herd with a “heyyah, hey-oh”.

Once all the cattle have been penned and as the guests stand on the corral rails, the dramatic mooing and bawling of the herd will so overwhelm one’s emotions that some may well find tears streaming down their cheeks. It’s okay! It happens all the time. This is the West. Long may it live!

Bring your camera. This could very well be your last opportunity to picture real cowboys working as they have for over a hundred years on one of the oldest ranches in New Mexico. Times are changing rapidly and the “Cowboy Way” is quickly disappearing.

From the intersection of Hwy. 380 and Hwy. 54 in Carrizozo, turn north on Hwy. 54 towards Corona. Travel to mile marker 130 and go another ½ mile where you will see a sign beside the highway, “Bar W Cattle Round-up”. Enter the gate on the west side of the highway and follow the easy trail to the holding pens where breakfast will be waiting.

Coffee will be ready when you arrive and breakfast will be served from 7:00 to 7:30. Cowboys will eat when they complete the penning of the cattle. You can visit with them, take pictures and get autographs as they eat.

You are invited, Sept. 5, 2011, 7:00 a.m. n or earlier. Don’t miss this event!

Of Cattle Round-Ups And Rodeos hroughout the 1800s, the cowboy played an important role in the development of New Mexico. The cowboy was an essential force in the formation of this western country.

His sacrifices, code of honor, and tireless determination prepared this country for the coming settlers. For this reason, the Carrizozo Cowboy Days is a celebration to honor the iconic cowboy, Past and Present.

For 2011, the annual Carrizozo Cowboy Days celebration will be held Labor Day, September 5, 2011. Cowboy Days joins with the Carrizozo Labor Day Street Fair to present a full-day celebration for family entertainment.

Beginning at 7:00 a.m., Monday morning, September 5, a genuine Cattle Roundup will be conducted at the historic Bar W Ranch, 9 miles north of Carrizozo on Hwy 54. This is a photo opportunity to capture visual images of a vanishing lifestyle. For the first 150 spectators to arrive, a free cowboy breakfast of sausage-gravy and biscuits and cowboy coffee will be served.

After a hurried trip back to town, folks can view a famous Labor Day, 12th Street parade. The day continues with a visit to the town’s McDonald Park where there will be live music, concession stands, vendors of crafts and stunning souvenirs, and games for young and aged alike.

Winding up the day’s activities is a riproaring Ranch Rodeo, ½ mile south of town on Hwy 54 at Hemphill Arena.

Teams of cowboys will display their skills by competing against each other in events like Wild Cow Milking, Cattle Branding, Cattle Penning, Trailer Loading, and Wild Cow Doctoring.

For a rip-snortin’, fun-filled, familyentertainment day, make your way to Carrizozo at the intersection of Hwys 54 and 380. What a great way to celebrate Labor Day! For more information call 575/648n 2265.

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Lands News he big political news of the last few weeks has been the fight between Republicans and Democrats over the debt ceiling, budget deficits and spending.

By the time you read this there should be a deal but with the animosity in politics now who knows? One side benefit is that as long as Washington is paralyzed with the debt crisis, there is not a lot of congressional action on things like wilderness des-

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ignations which is not all bad. So far there have been no hearings on Senator Bingaman’s two wilderness bills for New Mexico.

However, as Frank wrote last month, there is always the possibility of another Omnibus Bill that stirs a lot of distasteful stuff into legislation a majority will pass.

The conservative House freshmen seem to be flexing their political muscle during the debt ceiling debate. They need to save

enough strength to hold off bad land use legislation, too.

This year’s fire season could give legislators plenty of ammunition to argue against more restrictions on use of federal land resources. There have been several good articles on environmental groups’ contribution to the conditions that helped make continued on page 32

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this season’s fires so huge and destructive.

Caren Cowan wrote one of the best of them. These fires should provide Congress with more than enough reason to look at how they started, why there was such a fuel buildup and why the taxpayers are on the hook for millions in suppression costs. The Wallow fire alone cost over $100 million.

The Las Conchas fire had over $40 million committed even before containment. Suppression costs are just the start. There will be millions more spent on rehab in addition to the loss of grazing for livestock and wildlife, watershed function and recreation opportunities. Not to mention the emotional stress for the folks who live, work and play in these places to have to look at results of the needless destruction.

The environmental groups have offered some feeble responses. The most convincing argument they could come up with was basically – we haven’t sued over many thinning projects lately. The fact is they don’t have to anymore. They use one endangered species or another to block any use of forest resources through administrative actions often before they have to go to court. Common sense forest management has been beaten down for so

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long that it’s seldom if ever considered.

We have always had fires, more in drought years but no one can argue that our fires aren’t increasing both in size and intensity. New Mexico and Arizona have had more acreage burned this year than ever. Until we stop managing natural resources by emotion and uninformed public opinion we will see more catastrophic fires. We can’t afford them.

Public opinion has always been skillfully manipulated by environmental groups. There are signs that it’s not working as well for them as it used to. We need to keep the pressure on to make people understand that there are real costs to wacko environmentalism. As public attitudes toward environmental lunacy change, the politics will follow.

The only real cure at the federal level is to fix some of the legislation that allows the mismanagement of federal lands to continue. Maintaining a lizard population in the Permian Basin doesn’t have to drive energy costs higher. Providing habitat for birds and wolves or whatever species the WildEarth Guardians and Center for Biological Diversity want to sue over shouldn’t cost us all the Southwest’s forests. Virtually any group who can open an office and hire a lawyer can tie federal land management

in knots and then get paid for it with taxpayer dollars. The Endangered Species Act should be the first law reviewed for responsibility for this mess and the Equal Access to Justice Act should be next.

And until that happens, the option for more county and state control of land management issues has to be explored.

The bureaucratic federal system has obviously failed.

Speaking of drought, this one has been tough. The National Weather Service is still predicting a normal late summer and fall rainfall pattern. That is not exactly right. They don’t use the term “normal”.

What they say is we have “equal chances” of having below average or above average precipitation. Their drought monitor website predicts New Mexico’s drought will improve over the next three months but within that prediction there is still plenty of room for some places to be short of enough moisture to recover from the long dry spell we have had. New Mexico and Texas are taking the worst of it although drier than normal conditions extend around us in all directions especially into the Southeast. Cattle numbers continue to drop as ranchers cull or liquidate. continued on page 33

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improving BLM resources in New Mexico to the benefit of the livestock industry and the federal lands. That’s not to say there have not been policies we didn’t like but those things originated in the Washington office, not Santa Fe. Linda retired in June.

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Even feed production is being impacted. Farmers can’t irrigate enough to keep crops producing. Hay production is down, and the West Texas cotton crop will be way short this year so cottonseed protein will be hard to come by. What do we do? There are all sorts of recommendations for drought planning, drought management, etc. But in the end there is really no good solution. We just have to do the best we can and make sure our country can recover so we can be ready for the next one. Old timers say there is no way to beat a drought. You just try to get through it the best you can.

Although New Mexico ranchers have had problems with the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management over grazing issues, there have been very few serious conflicts over BLM grazing policies during Linda Rundell’s tenure as BLM State Director. Any organization reflects the attitude of its leadership. We have been fortunate to have had Linda in that position. She understands the New Mexico livestock industry and believes in cooperation rather than conflict. The result has been a lot of progress made toward

I mentioned the drought a few lines earlier and I hate to keep repeating myself but when it’s this dry it’s hard to force it out of your thoughts. We just have to remember that it will rain; it’s just a matter of when and how much. Some parts of continued on page 57

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Pat Knowlin Memorial Scholarship Winners The recipients of the Pat Nowlin Memorial Scholarship for 2011 are deserving students. Aubri Lynn Allen a BorderBelle CowBelle member is from Deming, NM. Aubri has attended Mesalands Community College for her Pre-nursing certificate, Western N.M. University for her Nursing Assistant Certification, NMSU for General Education and Western N.M. University, 2010 to current for the Nursing Program.

Aubri’s goal is a Master’s in Nursing, with Home Health or Surgical nursing as her occupation. She hopes to work in a rural area, providing services to nourish and maintain good physical condition of Agricultural providers. Katelyn Schade is a Powderhorn CowBelle member from Fort Sumner. Katelyn is currently attending the University of Wyoming with a double major in Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management/Environment and Natural Resources. She is President of the International Student Conclave for the Society for Range Management, a member of the University of Wyoming Range Club, plays water polo and attends Campus Ventures. Katelyn will work in any field of Agriculture that she chooses but it will be one that promotes and benefits Agriculture. Jeremy Witte is the son of Jeff and Janet Witte, a member of the Mesilla Valley CowBelles. Jeremy is a graduate of Las Cruces High School. He has received many 4-H and FFA awards and other honors; Las Cruces FFA Chapter Degree, Outstanding Excel Student, Outstanding 4-H Danforth Award, NM State FFA Degree, Doña Ana County 4- H Hall of Fame and Senior Leadership 4-H Award to name a few. Jeremy’s major at New Mexico State University will be Agriculture Economics and Agriculture Business, preparing him for a future in the finance area of Agriculture, representing agriculture to the best of his abilities. Thank you to all the donations sent in from the CowBelle Locals and personal members. This scholarship sponsored by the NM CowBelles is a wonderful ability to help CowBelle’s is a wonderful opportunity to help CowBelles getting their education and children of CowBelles further their education. Thanks to everyone! Anne Ferguson, Chairman (Top) Jeremy Witte, (Middle) Katelyn Schade and (Bottom) Aubri Lynn Allen.

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Kyra has been a great beef representative for New Mexico. Thank you to Shelly and Kyra for all your hard work during the year. You made this year’s contest a great success.

Another face of Agriculture is our 20112012 New Mexico Beef Ambassador winners. Our contest in July, at the Buffalo Thunder Resort, was a good contest. We continued on page 36

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It is Fair Time in New Mexico and the NMCB are ready . . . abbi Baker, NMCB First Vice-President, gave us all the news at the MidSummer meeting about the New Mexico CowBelles working this year to be held in the Bolack Building on the New Mexico State Fair grounds. The New Mexico Beef Council Board was invited by the New Mexico Department of Ag to set up their booth as part of their “Country Store” and they accepted. The layout will be different but we will still have a chance to connect with people and be a face of agriculture. The Bolack Building is across the street from the Manuel Lujan Building that we have been located in for many years. We are still planning to have items for sale and hopefully a couple of new items, although the size of the booth is yet to be determined. The fair will be closed again on Monday and Tuesday — these are the times our state 4-H, livestock competitions and horse shows are held. We will have the opportunity to attend the different shows and not have to hurry to be back at the booth to work. This will allow for a more enjoyable time with other Ag families at the fair.

Kyra Grant, 2010-2011 Beef Ambassador, did a great job educating people at the NM State Fair last year with her demonstrations. She brought her own animal which gave the public an opportunity to get some real hands on experience. She gave many presentations around the state and helped out with different programs.

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are happy to announce the junior winner, Sage Mijares from Jemez Pueblo, and a senior winner AnneMarie Holcomb from Magdalena. If you need a speaker at your meeting, or wish to help one of our two winners by giving them a chance to give a talk and spread the good word about agriculture being important to the world, con-

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tact Shelly Porter.

Governor Susana Martinez designated June 20, 2011 as “Beef for Father’s Day” and signed a New Mexico Proclamation recognizing the importance of agriculture in New Mexico’s history and economy.

Another nice thing that happened during the Mid-Summer meeting was the naming of our NMCB “Man of the Year” — Lesley Hauser. Les was nominated by the Lariat CowBelles in recognition of his support given to the annual Five States CowBelle Meeting, in Clayton, and for his assistance with many of their events and activities. Les is the husband of Kodie Hauser and the son in-law of Owaissa Heimann.

Much has happened around the state this summer and fires have been the topic on the news. Hopefully by the time this letter comes out, we all will have had some moisture with more in the forecast.

Reports in the news of how “only a few homes have been destroyed” were the usual words delivered. If the news had reported the real story, about all of the animals and the people who cared for them, and the effects of these events, then the public would have a different picture of what is really happening.

Speaking of a different picture — The All American Beef Battalion has had another Beef Feed at Ft. Bliss, Texas and several of the New Mexico CowBelles and Texas CattleWomen had another opportunity to help in July. The soldiers, and their families, are so appreciative of being served a huge beef steak, and all the trimmings as a thank you for all they do for us here in the United States. We thank them for their service and they thank us for what we are doing for them. May they all come home safe! We hope that sometime, you will have a chance to come and be a part of this wonderful event. This last time, the people who come from Kansas, told us that there was three feeds that same day . . .

Wow! This is all volunteer time and food.

By the time you receive this New Mexico Stockman in August, several members will have returned from the American National CattleWomen’s Summer Conference in Orlando, Florida. Karen Kelling, NMCB Past President, is the Region VI Representative on the Legislative & Issues committee, Fita Witte will bring back information about the winners of the Beef Recipes Contest, Beverly Butler will be gathering information to bring home to share and I will be going to the Beef Education (Region VI Representative) and Animal Well Being Committee. This is such a

great time to connect with other cattlewomen and network with many in the industry.

I am blessed to have a chance to be a part of agriculture, connected to the land and to be the NMCW President. Thank you to all the NMCB State Officers and for your help and support.

– Linda Lee, N.M. CowBelle President Frisco Cowbelles’ May 16 meeting was called to order by President, Jane Klumker; there were eight members present. The Region 6/WALC conference in Albuquerque was a good conference, well attended, and several of the program subjects were devoted to encouraging farmers and ranchers to tell their positive stories about their animal care and caring for the land. Unfinished business; yearbook inserts were passed around. Ranch Days went well; there were suggestions to be addressed for next year and possibly having more kitchen help for serving. For the Barbecue it was decided to purchase six stainless pans for the meat. Members agreed to use the Mi Ranchito 6" tortilla if they are guaranteed fresh. Jeanne has everything ready for the auction; Christen Sell will handle all that and setting up.

The remainder of the flatwear will need to be wrapped. The summer beef picnic was discussed under new business. It will be Saturday, June 18, 1 p.m. at the McKeen Ranch. Bring your own beef and a side dish to share. Cowbelles will supply the drinks.

Names were drawn for beef certificates; Georgia Klumker and Theresa Brinkman were selected for May. Jane will be hostess for June. We will finalize barbecue plans.

Meeting was adjourned. Next meeting June 20 at 6:30 p.m. Submitted by Margie McKeen The meeting of the Chamiza CowBelles was called to order on July 7 by President, Gloria Petersen. There were eleven members and two guests present. In the absence of the secretary, Cathy read the minutes from the June meeting. The minutes stated that Ellie turned in $200 for selling 40 beef raffle tickets. Because this doesn’t compute, contact will need to be made with Ellie to find out if she sold other items at the TorC Fiesta booth. It was decided to purchase plastic tubs in which to store the Cowbelles’ sale items. Most of the items are stored at Jodell’s house and are in cardboard boxes. Gloria announced the passing of Cowbelle member, Delight Phelps. A sympathy card was passed continued on page 37

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around for all to sign. Delight was a real LADY and she will be missed. Another of our members has been diagnosed with uterine cancer and will undergo surgery at a later date. Lisa Shivers and her daughter, Michelle, were guests at the meeting.

Michelle was this year’s recipient of our Beef Scholarship. She came to thank us for receiving the scholarship. A suggestion was made to gather ideas for a new decorating scheme at our County Fair booth.

Further discussion will take place at the next meeting, so be thinking of ideas! Gloria will notify members by email of our next meeting place. Submitted by Cathy Pierce The Chuckwagon CowBelles met in Belen, New Mexico on July 12 with 16 members, three guests, one Junior CowBelle, and two baby CowBelles present.

The brand new members are Nancy Brinkley and Brenna Ashbacher. Welcome! Toni introduced Brenna Ashbacher with Fishhugger, Inc. They started their business about 10 years ago. They take their products to various farmers’ markets. She and her husband Kenny maintain that healthful fats are good. In fact, the body needs fat to surround healthy cells. Fat also metabolizes proteins in the body. Brenna gave a cooking demonstration using her beef and seasonings. It was simple yet delicious!

Toni read a thank you note from Bay Baker for the scholarship money. She also read a request from the Valencia County Expo for support. There was discussion regarding the Expo and the Fair. It was decided to forego sponsorship of the Valencia County Fair for this year. Toni mentioned several newspaper articles. She then called for any “We Care” requests. Carolyn Chance gave a Mid-Year meeting report. Marilyn Mignery called for Torrance County Fair entries.

There was discussion about having a booth during the fair. Our next meeting will be August 9 at Mercedes Cravens’ ranch. It will be a potluck for all. Carolyn Chance called for program ideas for next year.

There was discussion about the New Mexico CowBelles booth at the State Fair. This year it will be located in the agricultural building across from the Manuel Lujan building. Toni thanked Denise for being hostess and she thanked Nancy Brinkley and Brenna Ashbacher for becoming members. Respectfully submitted by Babbi Baker The June 25 meeting of the Berrendo

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or various reasons, none of them very worthy, I haven’t made good on my idea to set up that bank account in Douglas for Margaret Haas, and to create a party fund so that we could come together for something other than a funeral. While we have all had more than our share of those sad events in the past few months, fortunately the brighter need was addressed as well.

The end of July cousin Roland Snure M.D., Silver City, filled the need with the celebration of his mother’s birthday. I don’t know what the exact day of Fran Whatley’s (Snure) birth is, and we will not discuss the year, but she will remember the celebration in 2011 for a long time to come.

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The Department also offers preveterinary studies – our graduates have a high acceptance rate into veterinary medicine programs. We offer graduate degrees at the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy levels. The M.S. or Ph.D. in Animal Science can emphasize nutrition or physiology, and offers a Ph.D. in Range Science to study range management, range ecology and watershed management.

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surprise. To say that a good time by all was an understatement.

The statement the gathering made about our families and the people we live and work with everyday was monumental.

As I looked around the room, there were at least three tables with three generations of family enjoying the music and food. There were at least another three tables that contained two generations. The Delk Bank had two generations on stage and least two bygone generations of my family danced many nights away to Forest Delk, the first generation that I know about of the same family band.

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that makes life worth living — and the fight to keep ranchers on the land worth fighting.

Parent-Guardians

As if Forest Guardians and WildEarth Guardians weren’t enough, now we have parent-guardians. We were introduced to this new group of people one morning during the 2011 Legislature in Santa Fe. The subject of the bill was rabies vaccines and whether or not it should be embedded in law that some companion animals should be exempted from the law that all dogs and cats should be vaccinated.

I can hardly deny that there are few more devoted to their dogs than I am . . . or at least I thought so until that meeting. I

Those defending UEP’s unholy alliance claim that it was a well thought out decision… am well aware that while I have the moral and ethical responsibility to care for my animals, I am not a dog’s parent nor I am around merely to be a guardian. Animals are property that man (or human to be more politically correct) has dominion over.

You can imagine my surprise and the look on the legislative committee members’ faces as the proponent of the bill constantly referred to herself as the “parentguardian” of her cat(s). If anyone thinks the animal rights movement is not deeply ingrained in New Mexico, you had better think again and take a deep seat as the struggle continues.

By the way, the bill stalled in the House Agriculture & Water Committee. Turns out that veterinarians already have the ability to decide whether or not an animal is healthy enough to receive treatments and the risk of unvaccinated animals to public is huge. It is worth noting that there has been rabies out breaks (real outbreaks) in New Mexico and neighboring

states. In the Southwest the disease has been rampant in foxes. In the Southeast it has been skunks. Rabies has been transmitted to livestock in both of these areas.

I say “real outbreaks” because the use, or rather misuse, of the term, especially by the popular media. We had a BSE outbreak in the US when the disease was diagnosed in a single animal. We had a TB outbreak with the diagnosis of two animals. When I was learning the use of the English language, words like “outbreak” were reserved for when many animals like tens or hundreds came down with a disease.

The Chicken & The Egg

The United Egg Producers (UEP) didn’t do anybody — even themselves — a favor when they recently agreed to join with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to go to Congress for legislation to govern egg production. I realize that this is a free country and it is UEP’s right to make such a decision . . . but it is equally the right of the rest of us to call it as we see it. Those defending UEP’s unholy alliance claim that it was a well-thought out decision . . . that it would keep there from being more attacks and ballot initiatives.

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appears that UEP could have done what they must feel they need to in Congress without HSUS’s participation.

It seems to me that this deal with the devil would make it nearly impossible for UEP to work with the rest of the industry on anything. When you sleep with the enemy, your friends don’t generally want climb into bed, too.

The Mother Of Alliances

Over the past few months you may have seen some media on the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA). This is a new group that has come together to put the face of the rancher and farmer back on food production. According to their website at http://usfraonline.org , their mission is to: n Enhance consumer trust in the U.S. food production system. We want consumers to know that America’s farmers and ranchers share their values. We are committed to answering Americans’ questions about how we raise our food — while being stewards of the environment, responsibly caring for our animals and maintaining strong businesses and comcontinued on page 40

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munities. n Maintain and enhance the freedom of U.S. farmers and ranchers to operate in a responsible manner. In particular, the campaign will emphasize farmers’ and ranchers’ dedication to continuous improvement of how our food is raised to meet growing demands. n Strengthen collaboration within the food production, processing and distribution systems to lead the discussion and to share information about our food supply and industry more effectively with Americans.

I guess I should say this is your mission. The beef industry has committed $350,000, with $300,000 coming from beef checkoff dollars. The Alliance has outlined six steps they intend to take to accomplish their mission. The first is to engage farmers and ranchers, and you are encouraged to go on line to learn more about the effort including participating in a survey.

The Alliance is made up of numerous organizations including the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, American Farm Bureau Federation and many other industry organizations. The hope is that over time the companies that are supported by the industry or the industry that use our products will step up to the plate and contribute to make the campaign work. The current budget is about $10 million with the hope of a $20 million budget in the near future.

All of this sounds peachy and I hope that it is, but the skeptic in me is poking.

The premise of the group is “to put aside

the things that we might disagree about and focus on what we agree upon.” Given that UEP is involved in the Alliance I am just not really sure that means.

The best I can do is my interaction with the Sierra Club in New Mexico. Their lob-

Although New Mexican beef ranchers produce enough beef for well over five million people a year, according to the DOI, the off-shoring minerals produce more jobs in the state than does grazing byist is a pretty nice guy that I enjoy knowing. A few years ago he really tried to work with us on strengthening our state’s trespass laws to help out landowners. Not only did we not get the bill passed, he took a pretty ugly beating from his counterparts in the “environmental” community.

He also supported the Surface Owner Protection Act that we finally got passed in 2007. Several others of his ilk did the same

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and I took some grief over that. At one regional meeting this gentleman and I ended up sitting next to one another. I guess it didn’t do much for either one of our reputations.

I was operating on the premise that “let’s work on what we can agree on.” A former member took exception to that sentiment. One of the Sierra Club’s biggest goals is to removing grazing from “public” land. Our former member asked how I could work with the Sierra Club when one of their missions was to remove a good portion of our members from our land.

Good question.

I called my friend at the Sierra Club and asked him the same question. It took a few days but he eventually called me back, said he understood the perspective, that the mission of the Sierra Club wasn’t going to change and that we wouldn’t be working together again in the future. I still like and respect the guy even if I don’t agree with him.

But the moral of story is that if we are mostly singing from the same page, how can we work together on anything? If UEP will cut a deal with HSUS, who else will they cut a deal with? If HSUS isn’t the biggest enemy the food and animal production industry, who is?

Then There Are The Government Entities . . .

For a variety of reasons, we in the West deal with the Department of the Interior (DOI) and many of its’ agencies on an almost daily basis. Some of those interactions are better than others, but like the Sierra Club, there are good people there, too. However the DOI has recently released a report that really makes one wonder why we would ever want to work the Department.

Entitled “THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR’S ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS June 21, 2011,” the 146-page report can be located on the web at: http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/upl oad/DOI-Econ-Report-6-21-2011.pdf But you should have a hefty dose of anti-depressants and/or adult beverage before you start reading. The Executive Summary states: “The Department of the Interior plays a substantial role in the U.S. economy, supporting over two million jobs and approximately $363 billion in economic activity for 2010. American citizens and industry, at work and at play, all benefit from Intecontinued on page 41

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rior’s natural and cultural resource management: maintaining lands for recreation, protecting cultural and historical resources, storing and conveying water, generating power, leasing mineral rights, and providing valuable information to mineral markets.”

You will be shocked to learn that grazing has virtually no part of that economic activity. Although New Mexican beef ranchers produce enough beef for well over five million people a year, according to the DOI, the off-shoring minerals produce more jobs in the state than does grazing. For entire state of California and their tens of thousands of head of livestock, grazing produces only 34 jobs annually.

Although grazing is administered on more than 64 percent of lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the DOI says that land acquisition creates more jobs than grazing. Just buying up land creates 3,000 jobs. Unfortunately the report didn’t bother to calculate how many jobs were lost when the government “acquires” land.

As it was probably intended, this report has already provided fodder for the antigrazing groups who are sending out press releases saying they have been right all along in trying to completely get rid of us.

The report said nothing about the amount of money the DOI pays these groups to continue their cultural genocide.

This is just one of the many issues everyone should discuss with the Congressional Delegation while they are home for the August recess as well as with the many candidates who have already announced for the U.S. Senate and for Congressional District 1 seats in the 2012 election.

of the Mexican wolf reintroduction program, the Commission also lifted the trapping ban in the Gila National Forest. The WildEarth Guardians are already petitioning federal agencies in an attempt to end trapping and the Great Old Broads For Wilderness are pressuring the Legislature to mandate that the Game Department participate in the wolf program.

Still months away, the 2012 Legislature promises to be an interesting one, and one where we will need all your help to protect n our own.

Trapping Prevails . . . For Now

Thanks to the New Mexico Game Commission for resisting the media, email and letter writing blitz to ban trapping in the state. Given all their noise, not a single person who opposed trapping could find their way to Clayton to participate in the meeting. Because Clayton is “inaccessible” they will be taking their fight to the Legislature.

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The Agricultural Career Network will be an online portal that students can use starting in middle school, through college and beyond to track their educational accomplishments, activities and awards. It will also allow students to build resumes and online portfolios, apply for awards and scholarships, prepare for college, pursue internships, connect with potential employers and pursue employment opportunities.

Agriculture teachers will also be able to manage FFA member information in the network, which will provide key data for Perkins plans and reports, produce local impact reports for advocacy efforts, compile information about available grant and scholarship applications and create tools that teachers can use to gauge the relevance and successes of their individual agricultural education curricula.

Microsoft’s donation to FFA includes SharePoint 2010, SQL Server 2008 R2 and additional products.

The initial focus of the Agricultural Career Network will be to improve the quality, service and impact of FFA. Data collected through the network will help document the impact and relevance of FFA and agriculture curricula, drive FFA programming and build a growing base of support for agricultural education.

“We applaud FFA for its launch of the Agricultural Career Network” said Staci Trackey Meagher, general manager for Microsoft’s Midwest District. “Microsoft has long believed that inside each and every person there is great potential. To continue increasing digital inclusion, we are committed to providing technology, tools and resources to these organizations and are honored we can assist the FFA with this key initiative.”

The Agriculture Career Network will roll out in phases, with the first phase being made available to FFA members and agriculture teachers this fall. Over the next two years, the network will expand, featurn ing additional tools and features.

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A. John Clark (l) discussed the lamb & wool market w/American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) Executive Director Peter Orwick. B. NMCGA thanked outgoing Bureau of Land Management State Director Linda Rundell for her many years of service to the state’s range livestock industry. (l to r) Alisa Ogden, Linda Rundell & Bert Ancell. C. NMDA’s Public Information Officer Noreen Jaramillo was a hit at the Ladies’ Luncheon tutoring on dealing w/the media. D. Up & coming Cattle Growers John Davis & Chase Moore took full advantage of the Buffalo Thunder Resort & all it had to offer. E. NCBA Region VI Policy Vice President Jeff Menges. F. Martha & Jack Roberts (l) discuss the merits of sleeveless w/Doug & Beverly Idsinga (r), Executive Director of the Dairy Producers of New Mexico. G. Congressman Ben Ray Lujan takes a moment for a photo w/the 2010 New Mexico Beef Ambassador Krya Grant. H. The New Mexico Wool Growers Auxiliary presented their 2011 scholarship to Kylie Gaines (c). Pictured w/her are Jim Cooper (l) & Joan Kincaid (r) both past Wool Growers Presidents. I. Tiffany Whetten (l) won the $1,000 graduate scholarship awarded by the Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Committee. Boe Lopez (r) presented the award. J. NM House Speaker Ben Ray Lujan (2nd from l) & his wife, Carmen, share a few moments w/NMCGA President-Elect Rex Wilson & Livestock Board Chairman Bill King. K. New Mexico State University Regent Javiar Gonzales (l) chatted w/2009-2011 New Mexico Wool Growers President Jim Cooper. L. New Mexico CowBelle President Linda Lee. M. 2011-2012 New Mexico Wool Growers President Marc Kincaid (r) presented a wool jacket to outgoing immediate Past President Jim Cooper. N. Kevin & Landa Floyd are always the life of the party. O. 2011-2013 New Mexico Wool Growers, Inc. 1st Vice President Leroy Cravens. P. NMSU Board of Regents President Laura Conniff (l), NMSU President Barbara Coture (c) & Stockman photographer Dee Bridgers (r)

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The Department also offers preveterinary studies – our graduates have a high acceptance rate into veterinary medicine programs. We offer graduate degrees at the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy levels. The M.S. or Ph.D. in Animal Science can emphasize nutrition or physiology, and offers a Ph.D. in Range Science to study range management, range ecology and watershed management.

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NMLB Works to Minimize Wildfire Impacts to Industry igh winds and little to no moisture are a dangerous combination – and this summer’s fast-moving wildfires have been no different, threatening livestock, feed and infrastructure across the state. New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB) inspectors have worked closely with producers and the public to minimize the impacts of the fires.

“Our people know the country, know the producers, and are ready and willing to help wherever we are needed,” said Myles Culbertson, NMLB Director. “People typically think of our agency as regulatory, but we consider it our job to protect the industry – whether it’s from fire, theft or an animal health issue.”

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On the Wallow Fire, in forested southwestern New Mexico, the NMLB worked closely with other agencies including the Cooperative Extension Service, New Mexico Department of Agriculture, and New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association to make sure producers had the support they needed.

“We had trucks lined up to move cattle, but it’s really rough country and most people moved their cattle east and away from the fire on horseback,” said area supervisor Sam Wilson. “These fires are tough on everyone involved. Livestock people are a pretty self-sufficient bunch, but the producers were happy to have the help. “ Inspectors’ law enforcement authority played a big role on the Donaldson Fire, which burned over 100,000 acres of grassland in central New Mexico. “Initially, the incident command team did not request our assistance,” said area supervisor Troy Patterson, “but knowing the area, and knowing the producers, we went out to see how we could help. As conditions changed, we were able to help with evacuations in Alamo Canyon, reassure people that help

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was available if they needed to evacuate livestock, as well as help with logistics as it looked like the fire was going to come into Hondo.”

The Track Fire, which burned in the northern part of the state near Raton, spread quickly due to the high winds. “We notified ranchers about the fire, then as evacuating livestock became impossible, told them to cut fences to let the cattle move away from the fire.

“Our roles changed quickly, from inspector to law enforcement to liaison, then back again,” said Inspector April Riggs. “We helped escort people out, helped escort them back in to check on livestock, and provided reassurance in between. I had calls from people concerned about relatives who wouldn’t evacuate, and was able to check on those family members and reassure their families.”

Riggs helped with National Guard hay drops to stranded livestock, and while in the air was able to gather information for ranchers about which fences had been cut, where cattle had gone, and what producers could expect when they came back home.

“These ranchers’ cattle are their whole lives. Seeing the tears in their eyes when you take them back in after the fire and show them that their cattle are all right reminds me that, yeah, I have a great job,” n Riggs said.

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when three “Mexican outlaws” stole several of his horses. An Apache County, Arizona, deputy sheriff chased them down and in a gunfight, killed one of them while the other two surrendered. They were taken to the mining town of Kelly, Socorro County, New Mexico, where on July 21, they were removed from custody and lynched before their bodies were riddled with bullets. No word as to whether or not Sam participated.

By 1893, Sam was mining and ranching in northern Mexico, near Temosachic, Chihuahua. In 1909, he was shot and killed on the near-by Rio Verde by a Mexican employee in a dispute about wages.

In the same year, Mose was shot and killed near Phoenix, Arizona. Motive for his murder has not been determined.

Sources: Decatur (Illinois) Daily Despatch [sic], July 23, 1889; Belleville (Kansas) Telescope, July 25, 1889; Keleher, William A. Violence in Lincoln County; Fawl, Marion L. Trinity 1992, A pamphlet published by the Trinity County (California) Historical Society in 1992; Frederick Nolan, “So, Who was Dan Dedrick?” True West, June 2011; Metz, Pat Garrett, The Story of a Western Lawman; Laredo (Texas) Times, March 14, 1909; Oakland (California) Tribune, July 29, 1933

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My Cowboy Heroes

by JIM OLSON

“Chasin’ Rabbits” es sir, Boys, I will pay you one dollar per head for all live rabbits you can bring me.”

Tod and I heard that Mr. Wilson would pay for live rabbits to train his dogs with.

Now it was confirmed.

Mr. Wilson raised Greyhound dogs, lots of them. Folks around said he was a pretty big wheel in dog racing circles, but the nearest track we knew of was over in Phoenix, a day’s drive. We had never been to, or even seen a dog race before, therefore we knew little about the sport.

Chasing rabbits however, now that sounded like fun. Hunting was right up our alley. Catching them alive though? We had never even contemplated a feat such as that before. A new challenge!

“Now boys, what you do is take a hunting rig, something without a top works best, and you go up on the Mesa where there’s a ton of rabbits and a lot of open country. You go at night and you drive around. If you’ll spotlight them lil ol’ jacks, they’ll freeze up on you and just sit there.”

Mr. Wilson then pulled out a big hoop with a net attached. It was bigger than a Hoola hoop and looked like a huge butterfly net, minus a handle.

“Now you make that ol’ jack sit there with the spot light shining in his eyes and if he moves, a shot from a .22 right in front of him will stop him in his tracks. Then another feller needs to run around, outside the spotlight in the darkness, with this here net. You can run right up on that lil jack, throwing the net on him before he knows what’s happened.

“After that, you put him in a burlap sack, be sure and keep the top tied with a wire, or they’ll escape on you.”

The way Mr. Wilson described the chase; this was sounding more and more like fun every minute. Catching live rabbits with a spotlight, a .22 and a large hoop all night long . . . and getting paid for doing it . . . now that sounded like a pretty darn good deal!

Tod and I contemplated our new job all day. We’d need some help; at least one, maybe two other guys. A driver, a couple shooters and a hoop runner; that oughta do it.

The next step was to contact Mr. Burris.

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Most ranchers would pay a bounty if you shot a coyote on their ranch and Mr. Burris was no exception. All that Mesa country where Mr. Wilson said was best for catching rabbits just happened to be Government and private lease land where Mr. Burris ran cattle.

If we were going to be out there all night catching rabbits, we might as well go coyote hunting at first light; that’s when they’re usually seen out and about anyhow.

Mr. Burris agreed, $5 for every coyote hide we bring him . . . just don’t get him in trouble by hunting them with that spotlight, wait till it got light enough to see.

Those were his only terms.

Now we were set to make some money!

A dollar for every rabbit and $5 for a coyote – we’d never see a poor day again! And the fun to be had while doing this, why if those ol’ guys knew, they would be charging us!

Chris and Larry agreed to go with us.

That would be handy, Chris had several guns, could shoot well, and Larry was fleet footed.

First things, first, however: we needed to fill Tod’s jeep with gas, buy a couple boxes of shells, plenty of ice and about three . . . better make that, four cases of

beer. After all, it was going to be all night.

Total investment to start our new venture: $89.

About 10:00 p.m. is when we started seeing the first rabbits. During summer months, it doesn’t get good and dark till after 9:00 anyway. So the first couple of hours out were just spent sipping on icecold beer and watching a stellar New Mexico sunset.

“There’s one, right there!” Exclaimed Tod, who took off in hot pursuit, guiding the jeep across country like a well-trained rope horse after a steer.

The lil jack darted here and there, doubling back, cutting first right, then left.

Bam! Bam! Bam! Went the shots as Chris and I tried to shoot right in front of him.

Each time we did, the pursued changed directions, but didn’t slow down much.

Tod did his best to navigate the terrain and keep the spotlight trained. Bouncing along we did go, in hot pursuit! Bam! Bam! Bam! “I think the lil bugger is slowing down some.” Encouraged Larry, who sat ready with the net.

“He’s bound to wear out soon, we’ve been chasing him almost a mile it seems!”

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mile).

Bam! Bam! Bam! “He’s stopped!”

Larry hopped out of the jeep with net held high over-head. He should have waited for the vehicle to come to a stop; instead, it was still traveling about 10 miles per hour. As Larry’s front foot touched down, it happened to be on top of a big clump of Bunch Grass. His foot rolled and the ankle popped, we all heard it.

Larry, being tough as nails, jumped up and ran after the frozen jack, sitting mesmerized in the spotlight. The jack moved left. Bam! I shot just in front of him; he sat still. The jack moved right. Bam! Chris shot inches away from his front feet, stillness again.

What the heck was taking Larry so long with the net? “Larry? Hey Larry?”

“Where did he go?”

No answer.

Finally, Tod searched the darkness with the spotlight. There stood Larry frozen in place, well off to the side. As it turned out, he was out there in the darkness, not taking a step closer to a jack . . . who was being shot at!

“Get in there and get him!” I yelled, “We won’t hit you . . . promise.”

“Tod, get that spot back on the jack,” hollered Chris.

When Tod swung the light back around, we discovered the jack was headed out once again! He floored it!

Luckily, that poor ol’ rabbit was pretty tuckered out and the second chase didn’t last as long. Bam! Bam! Bam! He stopped once again in the spotlight. But now, what about Larry?

In the excitement of chasing the jack, we’d left Larry behind. “Larry!” we yelled.

Tod turned off the motor so we could hear better. “Larry!”

Then we heard the distinct sound of cussing and someone running through the pasture. Within a few moments, Larry came running through the darkness towards the jack, he lunged forward and pounced! Caught!

We all bailed out for a closer look at our new trophy. With the pride of accomplishment of a bunch of kids, like toddlers on a bike, we examined our first victim. Chris stuffed him down into a burlap sack and proudly announced, “One!” Larry, huffing and puffing for breath, suggested a beer break and told us not to leave him stranded any more. “After all, this pasture is forty-four sections. What if you all took off and couldn’t find me again 50

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in the dark? I’d sure hate to be you guys if that was to happen!” (This was back in the day before cell phones, if we’d have lost him in the dark, it very well could have been daylight before finding him again.)

So that’s how the night went, it was a wild time chasing jack rabbits, shooting all around them and hoping they would stop in the spotlight long enough for Larry to get the net over them. Poor guy, remember when his ankle went “Pop?” He must have sprained it pretty badly because it began to swell quite large. We put duct tape around it and told him to put ice from the cooler on it . . . just not too much; we don’t want the beer getting warm!

That night we learned cottontails are easier to catch than jacks; they don’t have near the stamina. We also learned that very few rabbits freeze immediately when the light went on them without a chase first. This made for a whole lot of bumpy; wild rides across the pasture that night. A few times, Tod turned on a dime or ran across small arroyos in such a manner as to unseat us passengers, but only once did a guy fall completely out of the moving jeep. Chris had a nasty lump and road rash on his shoulder from that one.

Come daylight, we saw a few coyotes and although our success rate wasn’t near as good, we managed to get four shot, which stood by curiously in the distance, watching what we were up to. (Chris had

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brought a 30 ought 6 with a scope for this part of the hunt.)

About 8:00 a.m., we headed back to Mr. Wilson’s place.

“You boys have a good night?” Mr. Wilson grinned, “Y’all smell like a brewery.”

“Well most of the beer spilled in the jeep due to the bumpy chase . . . ” I plead our case.

I don’t think he bought it much, but it sounded good. “Let’s count what you got.”

Mr. Wilson unloaded burlap sacks into wire cages.

“Thirty jacks and 40 cottontails. Let’s see here, that would be fifty dollars,” calculated Mr. Wilson.

“Fifty dollars! I exclaimed, “You said one dollar per head, that would be seventy dollars!”

“Now, Boys. I told you a dollar per head on jack rabbits, these lil ol’ cottontails ain’t hardly worth nothing, you’re lucky I am goin’ to give you fifty cents apiece for them. They don’t last long around here.”

I thought to myself, as hundreds of greyhounds yapped in the background, “I bet no rabbit last long around here.” But I kept my mouth shut; wouldn’t do to argue with your employer anyway.

I looked at Tod, “Well, fifty bucks worth of live rabbits and we got twenty coming from Mr. Burris for the coyotes. That leaves us nineteen dollars in the hole for our first night.”

“Yeah, guess we’ll just have to make it up in volume,” he chuckled. “We’d better plan on going out every night or we’re liable to go broke at this new venture!”

“Well, if we cut out the beer, we might have made a few dollars apiece.”

“Naw,” we both said in unison, that wouldn’t do.

“If we only had three guys, that might help,” I said.

Tod, the wise one, said, “Nineteen divided by four is less to lose than nineteen divided by three.”

“You got a point there.”

“Besides that, Jim,” he said, “You’ve got this all wrong. It ain’t always about the profit and loss . . . just where the heck do you think four guys like us could have that much fun on under twenty dollars! I don’t know about you, but as far as I’m concerned, I would have paid a heck of a lot more than that!”

He always did know how to make sense out of a situation.

“You’re right, Partner. Let’s do it again tonight. We sure as heck wouldn’t want to lose this job over a measly twenty bucks!”n

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2010 – equal to 23.2 percent of all U.S. beef annual exports. Those exports were valued at more than $819 million, and accounted for 82 percent of Mexico’s beef imports. Looking ahead, Mexico is showing signs of rebounding from the lingering effects of the global economic downturn that reduced exports over the past two years. However, rising beef prices and competing foreign demand for reduced U.S. beef supply could pose challenges for Mexican consumers to recover purchases of U.S. beef at the record level observed in 2008.

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the state have started to get some moisture and although the predictions are still not the best they are improving. I hope you are slogging through the mud by the time you read this but whether you are or not remember to pray for rain for the folks who haven’t had enough yet and for God’s n blessing on all of us.

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CowBelles was held at Little Valley Bar and Grill, in Dexter. There were six members present and one guest Michelle “Missy” Harris. President Betty Solt called the meeting to order at 12:00 noon. A letter from State Treasurer Lyn Greene was read regarding the State Insurance and Man Power dollars. There was some discussion on having an informational booth at the County Fair, possibly sell napkins, cookbooks, license plates, etc. and hand out recipes and beef information. This will be researched. The group will give “add on’s” to all the youth with beef projects. The group may also sell voices on a chance for $100 worth of beef. Missy Harris addressed the group and explained her trip to Chicago and it was agreed to supply her with Cook Off and other recipes and beef information. Submitted by Genora Canon 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 n or email: janetwitte@msn.com

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Mondays,’ and all the campaigns about ‘local produce,’ and ‘know your farmer,’” said Wilson.

He said that “so far, the calorie information on menus and on food packaging has had no effect on the nation’s weight problem. And there is evidence that eating what is supposed to be diet food, like a veggie sandwich at Subway, just creates a ‘halo effect’ that leaves the consumer thinking he or she is free to gorge later on n something else.”

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COMMITTED TO ALWAYS WORKING HARD FOR YOU! RANCHES / FARMS *NEW* 411 Head Double Circle Ranch, Eagle Creek, AZ – USFS Allotment, 13 ac of deeded, 4-BR, 2-story rock home, barn, corrals, & outfitters camp. HQ centrally located in a secluded draw.

Well improved with 16 large pastures, 36+ miles of new fencing, 30 miles of new pipeline with several major solar pumping systems, additional water storage & numerous drinkers. $1.5M Turnkey w/220 head of Longhorn Steers, Horses & Equip. Terms 52 Head Ranch, San Simon, AZ – Great Guest Ranch Prospect Pristine, and private, only 12 miles from I-10.

Bighorn sheep, ruins, pictographs.

1480 acres of deeded, 52 head, BLM lease, historic rock house, new cabin, springs, wells. $1,500,000 Terms. *REDUCED* 250–400+ Head Cattle Ranch Sheldon, AZ – 1,450 deeded acres, +/-30 sections BLM, 150+ acres irrigated farm land. Nice HQ includes 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. $1,500,000, $1,250,000 Terms.

To place your Real Estate advertising, please contact Michael Wright at 541/286-4135 or 505/243-9515, ext. 30 or email michael@aaalivestock.com

*REDUCED* 320 Ac Farm, Kansas Settlement, AZ – This working farm has 2–120 acre Zimmatic Pivots, a nice site built home, large workshop & hay barn. 5 irrigation wells, 2 domestic wells. The property is fenced & cross fenced. Great set-up for pasturing cattle. $1,250,000, $975,000, Terms. 35% down at 6% for 10 years.

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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.

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85 Head Cattle Ranch Bisbee/ McNeal, AZ – AZ & private grazing leases HQ on 966 acres of private land including log home, bunk house, corrals, hay barn, well, arena, tack house & storage sheds. $600,000. Purchase HQ on 244 acres & leases for $500,000. *REDUCED* 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. $650,000. $500,000.

Young, AZ 72 Acre Farm – Under the Mogollon Rim, a must see, w/small town charm, mountain views. 1,000 gpm well, home, 1800s museum, 2 BR 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, Sell er Financing.

Santa Teresa Mtns, Fort Thomas AZ – 200 acre Plus 17 head BLM allotment, private retreat, two wells. Very remote & extremely scenic w/sycamores, cottonwoods & beautiful rock formations. $300,000, Terms.

Greenlee County, AZ, 139 Head Ranch – Year long USFS permit w/two room line camp, barn & corrals at HQ. Remote horseback ranch w/limited vehicular access. 10 acres of deeded in Sheldon, AZ. $275,000.

NEW MEXICO PROPERTIES Listed Cooperatively with Action Realty, Cliff, NM, Dale Spurgeon, Broker 112 Head Mountain Ranch, Collins Park, NM – This gorgeous ranch is now the total package w/a new log cabin completed in 2009 w/a new well & storage, septic, & solar package; finished tack/bunk house; & excellent set of working corrals, USFS YL permit & 115 deeded acres w/tall

Jesse Aldridge 520-251-2735 Tom Hardesty 520-909-0233 Rye Hart 928-965-9547 Tobe Haught 505-264-3368

pines & meadows. Includes equipment $725,000 or less acreage and lower price call for details. Terms. *REDUCED* 189 Head, Reserve to Collins Park, NM Two USFS Allotments consisting of +/- 65 Sections and +/33.7 acres of deeded forest inholding.

Beautiful setting in the tall pines and meadows. Improvements on deeded land include an old cabin, bunk house, corrals, and barn. Adjoins 112 head ranch combine them to run 300 head.

Reduced to $500,000 with 80 head of cattle. *SOLD* 72 Acre Farm, Virden, NM – Charming farm along the Gila River +/-32 Acres irrigated Home, 2 Wells $320,000. *REDUCED* 157 Acres Deming, NM – Fenced w/a nice pipe entry, close to town, paved access, mtn. views, power. Owner will split & carry! $160,000. $130,000.

HORSE PROPERTIES *RE DUCE D PRICE – INC RE ASE D ACREAGE* San Pedro River north of Benson, AZ – +⁄ -345 acre Professional Horse Breeding Facility, 55 acres of irrigated pasture, 900 gpm well. 2 homes; barn w/office, apt., tack room, feed room, & storage area; 12 stall barn; 7 stall mare motel; lab/vet room; lighted riding arena; insulated workshop; & hay storage area. $2.4M. Reduced to $2.175M. Terms Available.

Willcox, AZ, +/-9 Acres w/Roping Arena – 3BR/2BA Shultz mfg. home w/many upgrades, roping arena, nice 4-stall horse barn w/tack room & hay storage, second barn, new well, a very private & nice location $210,000.

Willcox, AZ 40 Acres – Great views in every direction, power to the property. $85,000.

"Thinking of Buying or Selling? Call! 'Cause we'll get 'er done!"

• Magnificent 90 Hunting – Cattle/Horse Ranch 50 miles E. of Dallas, 35 miles W. of Tyler, White pipe fence along FM Hwy. 3,700 sq. ft. elaborate home, flowing waterway, l ake. Has it all.

• 532-acre CATTLE & HUNTING, NE TX ranch, elaborate home, one-mile highway frontage. OWNER FINANCE at $2,150/ac.

• 274 acres in the shadow of Dallas. Secluded lakes, trees, excellent grass. Hunting & fishing, dream home sites. $3,850/ac.

• 1,700-acre classic NE TX cattle & hunting ranch. $2,750/ac.

Some mineral production.

• Texas Jewel, 7,000 ac. – 1,000 per ac., run cow to 10 ac.

O’NEILL LAND, LLC

P.O. Box 145 Cimarron, NM 87714 575/376-2341 Fax: 575/376-2347 land@swranches.com

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74 Ranch – $795/ deeded acre. Located 30 miles NW of Truth or Consequences NM, this property features 16,443.40 +/- deeded acres, 42,240.00 +/- USFS lease acres and 1,360 +/- NM State lease acres for a total of 60,043.40 +/- acres. 10 miles of LIVE WATER and abundent water rights make this property a rare opportunity. Land owner elk permits in Unit 17 & 21B (well known for producing quality elk), Sierra & Socorro Counties, NM. Canadian River Ranch, reduced to $293,000 – 39.088 +/- deeded acres, w/0.3 miles of the Canadian River going through the property. Excellent partially remodeled home, workshop on concrete slab, roping arena. Exceptional improvements at this price, located 6 miles east of Springer, Colfax County, NM. Great horse property, easy access off pavement.

• 256 Acre Texas Jewel – Deep sandy soil, highrolling hills, scattered good quality trees, & excellent improved grasses. Water line on 2 sides rd., frontage on 2 sides, fenced into 5 pastures, 5 spring fed tanks and lakes, deer, hogs & ducks. Near Tyler & Athens.

Price $1,920,000.

Miami Lookout, $395,000 – 80.00 +/- deeded acres in Miami, NM Approximately 60ft X 60ft metal building, utilities buried, water and septic in place. All back off highway up the mesa on private driveway, affording majestic views. Currently owner parks 5th wheel during summer months. Utilities could accommodate a 3 bedroom home. Has trees and irrigation shares.

Colfax County, Miami, NM.

• 146 horse, hunting cattle ranch N. of Clarksville, TX. Red River Co. nice brick home, 2 barns, pipe fences, good deer, hogs, ducks, hunting priced at $395,000.

Spear Road Ranch, $700,000 – 160 +/- deeded acres, w/exceptional three bedroom 3 bath home, approx 2,200 sq ft. Adjacent office, 3 car garage and workshop, one round pen, 150 ft X 300 ft arena. Convenient to I25, fantastic views of mountains and the plains. Second manufactured home on site. Water shares and three water meters. Approximately 5 miles NE of Springer, NM.

• 535 ac. Limestone, Fallas, & Robertson counties, fronts on Hwy. 14 and has rail frontage water line, to ranch, fenced into 5 pastures, 2 sets, cattle pens, loamy soil, good quality trees, hogs, & deer hunting. Priced at $2,300 per ac.

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

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Miami Mountain View – $697,000 - 80 +/- deeded acres, located 1 mile east of Miami, NM. Property has nice home, steel building with shop and barn, 150' by 230' roping arena with return alley, 80 shares of irrigation rights, irrigation pond,good hay pastures and awesome views of the mountains. Also other useful outbuildings and highway frontage onto SHW21.

O’NEILL AGRICULTURAL, LLC “Offers computer-generated color custom mapping service on digital USGS base maps. Hang a map in your office that looks like your ranch, w/water lines, pastures and roads etc. Put your ranch on one piece of paper.”

Capulin Ranch, Separ, N.M.: 21,640 acres total, 7,785 deeded acres and 13,835 leased acres. 350 auyl operation has 8 pastures, 2 traps, 10 wells and drinkers.

HQ home is southwest style with pool, 2 bedroom Foreman’s home, equipment garage, 2 rail cars, working pens pipeline and digital scales all in working order. Priced at $4,000,000.

La Cueva Ranch, Las Vegas, N.M.: 3,519 deeded acres on Apache Mesa Caves, rimrock views, canyons, springs and tall pines. Smaller parcels available too.

Priced at $1,780,000.

Trujillo, N.M.: 1,442 deeded acres has 3 good cold water wells, a fenced perimeter, cross fences and great views. Located just below Trujillo, NM on Hwy 104.

Close to Conchas Dam. Priced at $725,000.

Anton, Chico, N.M.: 65-acre farm has water rights, irrigation equipment, 2 residences, sheds and farm equipment all ready to go. Priced at $698,900.

Ken Ahler Real Estate Co., Inc. www.SantaFeLand.com 1435 S. St. Francis Drive, Suite 210 Santa Fe, N.M. 87505 O: 505/989-7573 Toll Free: 888/989-7573 M: 505/490-0220 E-mail: kahler@newmexico.com

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Uptown Chefs Visit Downhome Texas Ranch Laura Riley 505/330-3984 Justin Knight 505/490-3455 Specializing in Farm and Ranch Appraisals

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hen you get the call to host a Certified Angus Beef® Chef tour there is a certain excitement that is quickly followed by panic!

But for the folks at Bradley 3 Ranch, their twenty plus years in the meat business lent to an effective plan and a skillfully hosted ranch visit and meal . . . even in the current Texas drought.

On June 20, noted Chefs from across the U.S and Certified Angus Beef® staff were at Bradley 3 Ranch for a tour and wonderful meal prepared by Certified Angus Beef® Scott Popvic. The Chefs on the tour were among some of the most innovative and rising culinary stars.

Chef Govind Armstrong is one of the nation’s brightest cooking stars, noted for his commitment to market-driven California-style cuisine. Creator of the Table 8 brand of restaurants, Armstrong is currently the executive chef and owner of 8 Oz Burger Bars in Los Angeles and South Beach. He plans expansion to California, Arizona and Nevada.

Undoubtedly one of the South’s most talented young chefs, Craig Deihl delights diners with his global fusion style of cooking at Cypress in Charleston, S.C. In 2010, Deihl received a prestigious James Beard Foundation nomination for Best Chef-Southeast.

He was also named Chef of the Year by the Charleston chapter of the American Culinary Foundation.

Also on the tour was husband and wife duo, Cindy Hutson and Delius Shirley. They own Ortanique restaurants in Miami and the Grand Caymans.

Cindy is a major influence on the Caribbean food scene and South Florida market place. Together they operate Norma’s on the Beach, which has been acclaimed as the best Caribbean restaurant in South Florida by USA Today, New York Times, London Times, Chicago Tribune and Ocean Drive magazines.

Adam Perry Lang is a beef and barbecue expert who has worked his way through top rated kitchens of France and New York City. He is a consulting partner in Mario Batali’s Carnevino in Las Vegas, where he sources all the beef and trains the staff on cooking tech-

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Anne Quatrano and Clifford Harrison have been inseparable since meeting as students at the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco.

Their three ventures – Bacchanalia, Floataway Café and Star Provisions – provide the perfect outlet for their creativity and home-raised organic produce. They have received numerous kudos from Food and Wine Magazine, the James Beard Foundation and National Restaurant Association, to name a few. They have also appeared on CNN, GPTV, The Food Network and Discovery Channel.

The chefs flew into Amarillo and arrived at Bradley 3 Ranch on a “breezy” 105-degree day. Since the ranch had seen virtually no rain for almost a year, the chefs saw first hand how harsh Mother Nature can be in the ranching business.

In an effort to help the chefs understand their production system, James Henderson and Mary Lou Bradley-Henderson guided the group on a tour showing them cows grazing on dry forage, a set of corrals and weaned calves. The next stop was a visit to the herd bulls. Ranch staff, Phil Sandelin and Robert Hodge, explained their normal day – not a 9 to 5 job!

In the mean time, Certified Angus Beef® Chef, Scott Popvic, was back at the ranch headquarters preparing an outstanding meal. While he had never been to Bradley 3 Ranch, he commandeered the grill and kitchen masterfully. His menu included an aged, bone-in Ribeye (deemed the Certified Angus Beef ® Cowboy steak), green bean and fennel salad, smoked brisket chili “in bone”, jalapeño potato salad, corn spoon bread and an incredible peach cobbler.

Over dinner, the discussion was lively and the chefs had the opportunity to visit with both the ranch and Certified Angus Beef® staff. According to Mary Lou, “I do think the Chefs left the ranch having a better understanding of the process to get food to their restaurants. The Certified Angus Beef® staff did a masterful job of creating a learning opportunity in a ranch setting. For us at the ranch, this provided a rare treat for us to learn about our end point consumers’ preferences and needs.

We enjoyed the culinary conversation and the “left-overs” were n awesome!”

Matkins Ranch, Lea County ~ 1,840 deeded with 11,800 lease acres, private control. This is a no frills oil patch ranch, with occassional surface damage income & room for 150 cows and heavy calves.

Zia Mesa Farm ~ Nearby Ft. Sumner, Santa Rosa & the lake. 162 acres with 122 acre water rights. Center pivot, residence & barn all neat and tidy. Great stock farm.

Stockton Ranch ~ A good 400 animal unit outfit with a 350 animal unit BLM allotment. Great improvements developed for function & service. Good water system, steel pipe pens, and a comfortable territorial adobe residence.

Davis Gila Farm ~ Nearby Gila in the heart of the basin adjoining the Gila River. 100 acres with 84 water rights, lots of wildlife. Secluded, end of the road privacy. Neat improvements; pipe pens, improved pastures, equipment shed, and water well.

MJM Ranch ~ This productive little ranch is a great find! 169 animal unit BLM allotment with 1,525 deeded acres. Remodeled residence, new shops, feed bins, powder river system, and RO water delivery system.

Located east of Hagerman.

State Lease Ranch ~ Low overhead 7,733 lease acre desert ranch. Two wells with good water distribution across three pastures. North of Deming off U.S. 180.

Ranch Estate Liquidation ~ High desert mountain ranch west of Hatch along Cooks Range at the southern extension of the Mimbres Range. 13,283 deeded with 6,400 state lease acres. Elk, deer, bear, lion, javalina, and quail! Numerous springs and wells.

Bosque Ranch ~ Located on the lower reach of the Mimbres River southeast of Silver City. This little river ranch has a pristine river Bosque complemented with beautiful nearby mountain vistas and a historic old adobe along the Butterfield Stage Route. A wildlife sanctuary with deer, turkey and quail.

Nationally renowned chefs learn about beef from the hoof up at Bradley 3 Ranch, Childress, Texas.

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TEXAS PANHANDLE RANCH: 71,059 acres located northwest of Amarillo, Texas.

The centerpiece of the ranch is approximately 29 miles of the scenic Canadian River, which essentially runs through the center of the property. The terrain varies dramatically from elevated mesas descending to deep canyons and wide fertile creek bottoms. The property is extremely well improved and very well watered by the river, springs, creeks, and many water wells. Major improvements include a 7,000 square foot ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home, 4,500 foot paved landing strip, hand houses, dog kennels, and many extras. The ranch offers some of the best mule deer, whitetail, turkey and quail hunting to be found. Two state record deer have been harvested in recent years, and elk are now coming down the river out of OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY BY: New Mexico. This property has a colorful history and a carefully planned Conservation Easement is in place. This ranch has it all. $475 per acre.

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SOUTHEAST COLORADO CATTLE RANCH: 12,383 deeded acres together with 640 acres of Colorado State Lease and a Comanche National Grasslands Permit to graze an additional 183 animal units for five months. The terrain varies from gently rolling open plains country to high elevated mesas and rugged mesa side slopes.

Elevations vary from 5,800 feet to over 6,700 feet. As the country transitions from the open plains to the mesa tops the ranch has a fairly dense canopy of juniper, piĂąon, oak, and scattered ponderosa pine, which offers excellent habitat for turkey, mule deer and elk. Water quality is good and the ranch is exceptionally well watered and adequately improved with functional headquarter improvements including housing, barns and pens. This operating ranch is realistically priced at $425 per deeded acre with the lease and permit being transferred to an approved buyer.

EAST-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO CATTLE RANCH: 60,400 deeded acres with approximately 6,000 acres of leased and free use land. The ranch is located near Santa Rosa and historical stocking rates indicate a carrying capacity of 1,200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1,300 animal units. The ranch has a rolling to hilly terrain with a small amount of canyon country. The property is watered by natural lakes, submersible wells, windmills and an extensive waterline network. Improvements include a nearly new Spanish style hacienda, two camps and several good sets of livestock pens. $240 per deeded acre.

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W.R. “Bill” Thompson, 69, Dexter, passed on July 14, 2011. Bill was born April 21, 1942, to Henry and Mary Thompson in Carlsbad, N.M. Bill married Peggy Thorpe on June 7, 1964, in Las Cruces, N.M. She survives as well as two sons, Troy Thompson (wife, Gayle), and Trace Thompson, Dexter; brother, Tommy Thompson, Albuquerque; brother in-law, Topper Thorpe, Cliff; and two grandchildren. Bill served for many years as Chaves County Extension Agent. After he retired from the Extension Service, he worked for Michelet Homestead Realty. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the American Quarter Horse Association, Chaves County Rodeo Association, American Paint Horse Association, United States Team Roping Association and Working Ranch Cowboys Association. He was a member of Farm Bureau, and Chaves County Planning & Zoning Committee and a Trustee of Central Valley Electric CoOp. He was an avid supporter of Chaves County 4-H and FFA youth.

Earl H. Moser, 70, Willcox, Arizona died July 12, 2011. He was born in Florence on June 27, 1941 to Henry Monroe and Dovie Leona Kieffer Moser. Earl lived in Arizona his entire life, was a 1960 graduate of Willcox High School, owned and operated Willcox Real Estate Company, but his love was farming and he farmed up until his untimely death. Earl was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints Willcox 2nd ward, was Past President of the Willcox Rotary and Past Assistant District Governor of Rotary, former board member of SSVEC, member of the Arizona Farm Bureau, for which he was awarded their 2010 Heritage Award, and was a FFA American Farmer. Earl is survived by his wife, Linda; children, Peggy (husband, Kit) Judd, Willcox; Dean (wife, Lenore) Moser, Ogden, Utah; Patricia Timothy, Mesa; Cathy (husband, David) Collins; and Cindy (husband, Sean) Chaffey, Willcox; and David (wife, Mindi) Moser, Gilbert, along with 34 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Jasper Koontz, 96, lifelong rancher and cowboy, died at his home in Corrales on June 9, 2011. He was born in Inez, Texas, on March 25, 1915. He was orphaned at the age of 7 and was reared by several

aunts and uncles in south Texas. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1938 and served in the US Army. After leaving the Army, he worked for his uncle, James E. Baylor, in west Texas and Durango, Mexico as a rancher. In 1946, he began a lifelong adventure with his wife, Ella Dee, ranching in Alpine, Texas. In 1948, Jasper and his cousin, James Baylor, Jr. purchased a portion of the Alameda Land

Grant on the west mesa of Albuquerque, which is now Rio Rancho, where they ranched until the mid sixties. The ranch headquarters were located at their historic home in Corrales. In 1964, Jasper and Ella Dee purchased a ranch in Ft. Sumner, NM and lived there until 1973 when they returned to their home in Corrales. He was continued on page 67

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a devoted husband and was a father, mentor and partner with all three of his children during their various endeavors. He spent his later years in life team roping and pursuing his lifelong avocation of being a true cowboy. He was named New Mexico Cattleman of the year in 1977 by the NM Cattle Growers’ Association and was a gold card member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and a lifetime member of the United States Team Roping Championships. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Ella Dee Koontz; sons Jim (wife, Marilee), Ft. Sumner; Court (wife, Anne), Corrales; three grandsons, and three great-grandchildren.

Robert Browne (Rob) Hooper, 86, Springerville, Arizona passed away on May 27, 2011. Rob was a nationally renowned Hereford breeder, active in the Arizona National Livestock Show and was a member of the Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association and the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association. He is survived by many loving family members and long-time friends.

Lucille Cooper, 95, Portales, died peacefully at home on July 3, one day short of her 96th birthday. At the age of 12, she moved with her parents, Amye and Sam Martin and two brothers to Sedan. She graduated Clayton High School in 1933, then attended Edmondson School of Business in Tennessee. On August 21, 1937, she married Lewis Cooper, lifetime rancher in Kenna. After her husband died in a car accident Lucille moved from Kenna to Portales where, after 16 years, married a friend and neighbor, Stanley Good. Lucille was active in the Elida and Portales Federation of Women’s Clubs.

She served as state president of the New Mexico Women’s Federation for two years and on the General Federation Board for 12 years. She was invited to attend the National Prayer Breakfast by President Richard Nixon. Lucille was an active member of the Kenna Community Church and a member of the Portales First Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir, and served on many committees. She also served on the New Mexico Baptist Foundation Board, was an active member of PEO, and was a regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Lucille, served on many more boards and committees throughout her lifetime. Lucille’s hobbies included watching basketball, the Texas

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A Ag New Mexico FCS, ACA . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Ken Ahler Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 American Galloway Breeders Assn . . . . .55 Artesia Trailer Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 B B & R Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Ken Babcock Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Bar G Feedyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Bar M Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Tommy Barnes Auctioneer . . . . . . . . . . .54 BJM Sales & Service, Inc. . . . . . . . .27, 53 Border Tank Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Bradley 3 Ranch LTD . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Brand For Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Brighton Feed & Saddlery . . . . . . . . . . .24 Bulls ‘N More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Bureau of Land Management . . . . . . . .11 C C Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Carrizozo Cowboy Days . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Carter’s Livestock Equipment . . . . . . . .54 Casey Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Cates Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Cattle Guards/Priddy Construction . . . . .17 Cattleman’s Livestock Commission . . . .37 Caviness Packing Co. Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Chas S. Middleton & Son . . . . . . . .63, 64 Clift Land Brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Clovis Livestock Markets . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Coba Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Conniff Cattle Co. LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Cox Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 R.L. Cox Fur and Hide Co. . . . . . . .25, 54

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D D Squared Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Dan Delaney Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . .62 David Dean / Campo Bonito . . . . . . . . .64 Desert Scales & Weighing Equipment . .53 Domenici Law Firm PC . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 E Eastern NM State Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Elgin Breeding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Express UU Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 F Farm Credit of N.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Farmway Feed Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 FBFS / Monte Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . .17 FBFS / Larry Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Five States Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . .40 Flake Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Flying W Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Fury Farms Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 G Genex / Candy Trujillo . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Giant Rubber Water Tanks . . . . . . . . . .18 Grau Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41, 56 Tom Growney Equipment Inc . . . . . .2, 54 H Harrison Quarter Horses . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Hartzog Angus Ranch . . . . . . . . . . .56, 71 Headquarters West Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Henard Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Hi-Pro Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Hudson Livestock Supplements . . . . . . .16 Huguley Co Land Sales . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Hutchison Western . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 I Inosol Castrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 J JaCin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Jim Olson Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Joe Priest Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Joe Stubblefield & Associates . . . . . . . . .63 Joe’s Boot Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 K Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equip. . .54 Kail Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Kern Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 King Hereford Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 KMB Helicopters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 L L & H Mfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Lasater Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Lee, Lee & Puckitt / Kevin Reed . . . . . .60 M Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Mason & Morse (El Vado) . . . . . . . . . . .63 McGinley Red Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Merrick’s Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Mesa Feed Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Mesalands Community College . . . . . . .47 Mesa Tractor, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19, 53 Michelet Homestead Realty . . . . . . . . . .60 Miller Angus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Red Miller/ Joplin Regional Sto . . . . . . .35 Monfette Construction Co . . . . . . . .24, 53 Montana del Oso Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Mountain Lion Depredation Hunter . . . .22 Murney & Associates / Paul McGilliard . .64 N N.M. 4-H Centinnial Challenge . . . . . . .66 N.M. Horse Breeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 N.M. Cattle Growers Insurance . . . . . . .42 N.M. Cattle Growers’ Membership . . . . .47 N.M. Property Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 N.M. Purina Dealers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 N.M. State Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 N.M. Wool Growers, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .33 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . 38, 47 No-Bull Enterprises LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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O’Neill Land LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 P Paco Feed Yard, LTD . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Phase-A-Matic Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Phillips Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 PolyDome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Principal Financial Group . . . . . . . . . . .65 Publication Printers Corp. . . . . . . . . . . .24 R Ranchway Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Riley & Knight Appraisal, LLC . . . . . . .60 Rim Fire Stock Dogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Robertson Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Roswell Livestock Auction Co. . . . . . . . .12 Running Creek Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 S Sandia Trailer Sales & Service . . . . . . . .24 Santa Gertrudis Breeders Intern . . . . . . .56 Santa Rita Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Schrimsher Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Scott Land Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Singleton Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Southwest Ag Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 67 Stockmens’ Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Swihart Sales Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 R The Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 D.J. Reveal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14, 54 T Tire Water Troughs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 U USA Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 V Virden Perma-Bilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 W Western Heritage Bank . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Western Legacy Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Westlake Cattle Growers LLC . . . . . . . . .41 Westway Feed Products LLC . . . . . . . . .23 Williams Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Williams Windmill Inc . . . . . . . .19, 50, 54 WW - Paul Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Y Yavapai Bottle Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . .38, 54 R.L. York Custom Leather Work . . . . . . .22

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Tech Lady Raiders, and Oklahoma University Sooners where her grandson played.

She is survived by daughters Jenny Clemmons (husband, John), Kenna, and Jackie Ingle, Albuquerque; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; as well as Irene Chavez and Destiny Serna her caregivers to whom the family will be eternally grateful.

Brett Barham, 36, Maumelle, Arkansas, passed away unexpectedly on July 9, 2011.

Brett grew up on a cattle ranch in Carrizozo and graduated from Carrizozo High.

He received his bachelors, masters, and doctorate from Texas Tech University.

Brett was Associate Professor of Animal Science for the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service and was President of the Arkansas Association of Cooperative Extension Specialists. There was no stronger advocate for the beef industry. At his services, his pallbears paid tribute to that devotion by wearing the “I ‘heart’ Beef” pins. Survivors include his wife, Amber; daughters, Adley and Adison; parents, Gordon and Jan Barham; sister, Julie; niece, Janae; and his grandmother, Irene Barham.

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