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TABLE OF CONTENTS NEW MEXICO STOCKMAN Write or call: P.O. Box 7127 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87194 Fax: 505/998-6236 505/243-9515 E-mail: caren@aaalivestock.com Official publication of: ■

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The Hide That Binds – HEREFORD

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New Mexico State Fair Hereford Show

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New Mexico State Fair Ranch & Farm Families of the Year

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Managing Fertility in Cows by Manny Encinas, PhD, NMSU Extension Animal Sciences & Natural Resources Department New Mexico State Fair Angus & Longhorn Shows

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Dear Fellow Cattlemen, hile our ranching families and their cow herds are not out of the woods yet in terms of the health of the landscape, it sure does the heart good to drive almost anywhere in New Mexico these days. The green may be short, but it is green and is the emotional boost that we all need to charge forward.

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We will continue to pray for moisture this winter and next spring. We also pray for the folks who have suffered the floods in some places that has brought the green up. Unfortunately, catastrophic flooding was inevitable given the catastrophic fires we have suffered over the past several years. We will continue to fight for better federal land management in the hopes of mitigating all of these tragedies in the future.

I am also struck by the positive outlook the media has developed regarding ranching and ranch families.

I hope you have noticed the several positive stories that have been run, especially on television, about us.

Those stories are well deserved because they are portraying who and what we are as well as our care for the land. Having the public acknowledgement of us lends truth to the theory that we have not historically told our own story.

It is easy to feel unappreciated when we are facing excessive, if not oppressive, regulations at the federal level forcing predators on us and seeing private property move into government hands or control. But as we have always known, standing up for what is right is the right thing to do and people find us credible.

These and many other issues will be thoroughly discussed at the region meetings this fall and at the Joint Stockmen’s Convention December 5 though 8 at the Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid North. The reservation block is now open. Tentative schedules will be available in the next few weeks. Please plan on attending and making your voice heard.

There was a good turnout for the first New Mexico State University (NMSU) Ag Degree Days in early September. I enjoyed the classes I participated in and learned some new things as well. Our business is so dynamic and the new information from research is exciting. Look at the efficiencies we have obtained in the last couple of decades yet the best is yet to come. Most professionals are required to have continuing education credits. We are really fortunate to have NMSU for our education opportunities. Hats off to New Mexico Department of Agriculture Director / Secretary Jeff Witte and his crew as well as all of the ag organizations for the great Ag Day at the Aggie Football game. We look forward to these events in the years to come.

If you are not already a member of the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association, now is the time to join.

We are just a few short of meeting our membership goal — YOU could be the one that pushes us over the top. Please contact the office at 505/247-0584 or visit the website atwww.nmagriculture.org.

Safe travels and I hope to see you in December if not before.

Sincerely,

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nce dubbed the “King of the Range Out West” the Hereford breed of cattle has about a 170-year history in the United States. The breed rooted in the country around 1840, long after the first importation of the cattle in 1742 from Herefordshire, England where the country was tougher and the cattle had to be as well.

The American Hereford Association (AHA) was established in 1880 and the Association was the first to own their own building in Kansas City, Missouri. Between 1881 and 1960 there were over 10 million head of cattle registered by the AHA. The peak year for registrations was 1953 when 560,794 head were papered.

Over the years, according to New Mex-

ico Hereford breeder Phil Harvey, B & H Herefords, Mesilla, the breed has taken somewhat different shapes, but always maintained the ability to produce beef and marbling from grass for a high quality beef eating experience.

“From the beginning, the Herefords crossed well on the native cattle and they were extremely feed efficient and adaptable to the climate and terrain,” he noted.

During World War II and the need to produce nitro glycerin for the war effort, cattle got smaller and compressed, Harvey explained. That led to genetic issues with dwarfism. By the late 1960s the cattle were moving to a longer, leaner body type to match U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grading standards.

In 1969 the Type Conference determined the need to drive to larger genetics.

“But that led to a frame race,” Harvey remembers, “where cattle got too big and outgrew what their ranges could provide for them. They also didn’t “fit the box” for packers.”

In the mid 1990s breeders once again began to match the Hereford to their range and what could be efficiently distributed through the marketing change. That led the drive to more USDA Choice feed through the use of expected progeny differences (EPDs) – the prediction of how future progeny of each animal are expected to perform relative to the progeny of other animals listed in a database.

The use of EPDs allows breeders to select for a variety of traits, rather than any single trait selection and has resulted in a moderate cow size today, says Harvey. Cattle in the 1,000 pound range do better than 1,600 pound models.

“The drought we have been through over the past several years has told us that moderate sized cows are the ones that will keep us in business,” he said.

Through this transition in the cattle themselves, the AHA has continued to be a continued on page 13

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leader with their Total Performance Records (TPRs) that include EPDs in pedigrees and introducing EPDs to the show ring.

“As we have strived for efficiency in our cattle,” Harvey said, “we have had to become more efficient in our business as well.”

Harvey was Chairman of the Merger Committee that brought the Horned and Polled Herefords under one roof, which took place in 1995. It was that same year that the AHA had its branded beef study and the sale of the first Certified Hereford Beef (CHB).

New Mexico and West Texas are primary markets for CHB grocery suppliers and markets making the product available from Amarillo to Deming including the John Brooks Markets that serve Albuquerque and other areas of the state, according to Harvey.

By 2005 CHB had sold it first millions of pounds of beef and the market has done nothing but grow since then, he said.

But the cattle themselves didn’t create all of this advancement. It took men and women with the intelligence, expertise and desire to lead the AHA as well as many other cattle based organizations. New Mexico has had much to be proud of in that arena. Names that fill New Mexico history are also names that are found often in AHA history.

Albert Mitchell, who managed the Bell Ranch and whose descendants are today leaders in the New Mexico and Western ranching communities on the CS Ranch and the Tequesquite Ranch was twice president of the AHA. You haven’t made a trip to Washington, D.C. until you go with his daughter Linda Davis. She can tell you the history contained within the artwork that adorns the offices in congressional office buildings from the artist to location of pasture or creek in the painting. And of course, there are many Hereford and Hereford cross cattle in them.

There was Marshall Sellman from Watrous and his son Tom, who now lives in Nebraska, who both led the AHA. Harvey credits the elder Sellman as a mentor. Sellman considered mentoring as part of the duty of a registered cattleman. Harvey remembers stories of Sellman traveling to Kansas City for AHA conventions. The train went through Watrous a little before dinner time. Mr. Sellman, with all of his Hereford related reading material in paper

form, would board the train. He would have dinner on the train, think about and plan the upcoming meetings and issues, sleep, have breakfast and get off the train in Kansas City ready to do the necessary business. He used the return trip in the same manner, Harvey said. There isn’t time enough today for that kind thoughtfulness, he laments.

Harvey himself served as AHA President in 1994, along with years on the Board of Directors and several committee chairmanships. And that list has continued.

In 2009 Bill King, King Herefords (now

Bill King Ranch) in Stanley was AHA President. King credits his involvement with the Hereford breed to the desire to model himself after Albert Mitchell, who at one time was the largest Hereford breeder in the United States. As a youth, King went to meetings with his father, two time New Mexico Governor Bruce King. He got to rub shoulders with the likes of Mitchell who also served as president of the American Quarter Horse Association, the National Cattlemen’s Association, the Production Credit Association and countless continued on page 14

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other groups.

But Marshall Sellman had profound impact as well. The Kings started buying Hereford bulls in the mid 1940s when Bruce was in the Army stationed near a Hereford Ranch. When Bill was a junior in High School he purchase three heifers from the Sellmans. He took them home and turned them out. They promptly got out into an alfalfa field, where two bloated and died. When Mr. Sellman inquired about how the heifers were doing, Bill had

to report the sad story. Sellman insisted that Bill come to his next sale where he would have a credit to purchase two more heifers.

King was also an active member of the New Mexico Junior Hereford Association which was shepherded by Helen Sellman, Marshallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister-in-law. Those were the days of the big Hereford Field Days that brought youth from around the state for fun, fellowship and leadership development.

The Hereford history in the King Family is being handed down through the generations. Becky King Spindle served as a

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Horse Side Vet Guide was made with the horse owner in mind.

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explore the world of equine healthcare from an aerial perspective. You can browse any of the database tables for concise descriptions of hundreds of: Horse Owner Observations, Vet Diagnostics, Vet Diagnoses, Vet Treatments, Horse Owner Skills, or Horse Owner Supplies. Again, HSVG’s unique relational structure allows you to see the big picture – how one thing relates to another- like no other resource ever developed.

Develop Skills. HSVG can teach you and your students and staff how to become competent partners in the health care of the horse. Users will always have access to 114 carefully selected skills on their phones. This is done through the use of short, concise descriptions, photos, diagrams and videos. 20 high quality “Quick Reference” videos, dozens of anatomical drawings, and the whole database itself is resident on the phone without an Internet connection.

HSVG improves communication between users and their local veterinarian.

The “My Vets” feature puts important vet contact information at your fingertips and encourages the dialog.

Customize the Content: Use the “notes” feature in which you can attach your own personalized notes to any individual record within the database. This allows you to customize the database with information from other sources, especially content provided by veterinarians and other reliable sources.

Share function – You can quickly and easily share (through e-mail, Twitter and

Facebook) a topic from within HSVG. Quick Reference features 20 high quality videos demonstrating key examination and treatment skills. Also included is a group of anatomical drawings created especially for horse owners and equine professionals. These images were created

by Dr. Thal, and then a professional artist cleaned them up and formatted them.

Quiz – Take the quiz to get a sense of what you know. In the future there will be more quizzes.

Horse Side Vet Guide is not structured as a simple decision tree that takes you down a singular path based on your input.

It is not a substitute for your local equine veterinarian. It does not, and cannot, anticipate and address all of the subtle variations and unique circumstances associated with your horse’s health. That is your veterinarian’s job.

Horse Side Vet Guide is intended to increase the quality of communication between you and your equine veterinarian – for the benefit of your horse.

To download the application for iPhone or for further information, please visit itunes.apple.com/app/id663353024 www.horsesidevetguide.com. Follow us at www.facebook.com/horsesidevetguide and twitter.com/horsesidevet.

Doug Thal has been a horseman his entire life. His father was a steeplechase rider & polo player. He grew up on a family cattle & horse ranch & has been riding & training horses since early childhood. He has been an equine veterinarian for over 20 years, working on a mix of performance & pleasure horses.

Special interests are lameness & surgery, & he is board certified by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in Equine Practice. He continues to manage his equine veterinary practice, Thal Equine, in Santa Fe, NM. More about his veterinary practice at www.thalequine.com.

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Reserve Grand Champion AOB Heifer Miss Shaggy (Chimaine) Owned by Mia Encinas, Clayton, New Mexico Mia was also the Champion AOB Herdsman

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2013 State Fair Honors Ag Families (l to r) Jerry Franzoy, Lt. Gov. John Sanchez, Maria Medina (wife of ABQ Mayor Richard Berry), Barbara, Ollie, Amanda and Shayne Franzoy, New Mexico State Fair Commission Chairman Larry Kennedy, New Mexico Department of Agriculture Director/Secretary Jeff Witte, New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau Executive Vice President Matt Rush.

2013 NMSF Farm Family of the Year

Chile River, Inc Work hard and love the land.

So goes one piece of wisdom that has long sustained the Franzoys behind Chile River, Inc., in Hatch, who have been named the 2013 N.M. State Fair Farm Family of the Year. The award was presented during the N.M. State Fair Junior Livestock Sale.

Don’t let the name fool you: Chile River, Inc., not only grows green chile but also onions, corn, pinto beans, and alfalfa.

Chile River, Inc., is owned and operated

by Jerry and Barbara Franzoy and their son Shayne and his wife Amanda. Jerry and Shayne are third- and fourth-generation farmers. The Franzoy family has strong roots in the Hatch Valley; they homesteaded there in 1917. Jerry grew up farming alongside his dad and has continued the tradition with his son Shayne.

Jerry and Shayne run the business, which is truly a family affair. Shayne’s wife Amanda oversees food safety and manages the onion packing facility; daughter Michelle along with her husband Manny and sons Markus and Stephone manage the chile harvest; son-in-law Richard manages the newly added composting operation; and grandchildren Arianna and Kyle also help out on the farm. Cousin Victoria manages the farm’s office, and her daughters, Lexi and Jessica, help out in the onion shed. Shayne’s children Ollie, Axten, and Joah also work on the farm and will someday take over, continuing the family farming tradition.

Both Jerry and Shayne are active in several civic and farming organizations. They are members of the N.M. Chile Association and the Hatch Chile Growers’ Association.

They enjoy working to keep N.M.’s chile industry strong and growing. They are also involved in protecting the water rights of farmers. Jerry has been on the Elephant Butte Irrigation District Water Board since

1979 and is very involved in the operation and water rights issues on the Lower Rio Grande.

Shayne is president of the Southern Rio Grande Diversified Crop Farmers Association, a group that was instrumental in settling the water duty in the Lower Rio Grande.

The Franzoys take great pride in being stewards of the land, which they make evident by conserving water via drip irrigation and by using organic fertilizers such as compost.

The family strives to always work hard, love the land, and keep the Franzoy farming tradition going strong.

2013 NMSF Ranch Family of the Year

The Roland Sanchez Family Each year the N.M. State Fair honors a ranching family who not only supports the Fair, but is also a leader in the agricultural community as well has their local communities. Usually these families are steeped in generations of agriculture – the Roland Sanchez Family from Belen does all that and then some.

The family ties to N.M. agriculture date back to Oñate and the first Spaniards in the Rio Grande Valley over 400 years ago. A family member was an aide to Oñate himself.

Roland and Elia Sanchez have carried on and expanded that respect and love of the land to include registered Santa Gertrudis cattle.

They have reared six children who are all involved in the family farming and ranching business – and a whole lot more. Roland is a medical doctor as is son, Adolpho, and daughter Jessica; son Roland is a dentist; son Florian is a veterinarian; daughter Alicia is owns an insurance business and son Emilio graduated from Texas Tech in animal science and works full time on the ranch.

The Sanchez’ Red Doc Farm has become a force in the Santa Gertrudis

world with family members serving on the Santa Gertrudis Breeders International Board and the Rocky Mountain Santa Gertrudis Association. The Farm has shown cattle from Albuquerque to Houston and has fostered countless youth in showing the breed and starting their own herds. Sanchez cattle and semen have been sold the world over, with strong markets in Mexico and Latin America.

The Red Doc Annual Bull sale each April brings buyers from across the US and Mexico, yet still provides bulls for the commercial cattleman at a reasonable price.

The family also sells their great beef to local buyers.

The Sanchez’ also understand the need to become involved in the leadership and political arenas. Alicia is secretary/treasurer of the N.M. Beef Council. Alicia and Roland DDS are committee leaders in the N.M. Cattle Growers’ Association. Jessica once drove a tractor to an US House of Representatives endangered species hearing and presented her testimony in Spanish.

The entire Sanchez family is awaiting the birth of the first member of the next generation late this year to the home of Roland DDS and his wife Valerie. Baby Sanchez will undoubtedly arrive ready to work cows – he or she already has done plenty of that in utero.

This year marks the 25th year the Sanchez’ has been a part of the N.M. State ■ Fair.

(l to r) Matt Rush, NM Farm & Livestock Bureau; Lt. Governor John Sanchez; Jessica, Alicia, Elia and Dr. Roland Sanchez M.D.; Mayor Richard Berry; Warren Harris; NM State Fair Queen Stephanie Bailey; Larry Kennedy, NM State Fair Commission Chairman; Jeff Witte, NM Department of Agriculture Director/Secretary; Caren Cowan, NM Cattle Growers’ Association. Not pictured Dr. Adolpho Sanchez M.D.; Dr. Roland Sanchez DDS; Dr. Florian Sanchez, DVM; & Emilio Sanchez (some folks stayed home to work).

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ROSWELL LIVESTOCK AUCTION SALES, INC. & ROSWELL LIVESTOCK AUCTION TRUCKING, INC. Walkin’ ‘N Circles Trainers’ Challenge 900 North Garden · P.O. Box 2041 Roswell, New Mexico 88201 575/622-5580 www.roswelllivestockauction.com CATTLE SALES: MONDAYS HORSE SALES: APRIL, JUNE, SEPTEMBER and DECEMBER BENNY WOOTON RES 575/625-0071, CELL 575/626-4754 SMILEY WOOTON CELL 575/626-6253 Producers hauling cattle to Roswell Livestock New Mexico Receiving Stations need to call our toll-free number for a Transportation Permit number before leaving home. The Hauling Permit number 1-800/748-1541 is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Trucks are available 7 days a week / 24 hours a day

ROSWELL LIVESTOCK AUCTION RECEIVING STATIONS LORDSBURG, NM 20 Bar Livestock Highway #90 at NM #3 – East side of highway. Receiving cattle for transport 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. Truck leaves Lordsburg at 2:00 p.m. Sunday. Smiley Wooton, 575/622-5580 office, 575/626-6253 cell.

PECOS, TX Hwy. 80 across from Town & Country Motel. Jason Heritage is now receiving cattle every Sunday. For information to unload contact Jason Heritage 575-840-9544 or Smiley Wooton 575-626-6253. NO PRIOR PERMITS REQUIRED. Trucks leave Sunday at 4:00 p.m. (CT) VAN HORN, TX 800 West 2nd, 5 blocks west of Courthouse. Pancho Romero, 432/207-0324. Trucks leave 1st & 3rd Sunday at 3:00 p.m. CT. MORIARTY, NM Two blocks east and one block south of Tillery Chevrolet. Smiley Wooton 575/622-5580 office, 575/626-6253 mobile.

Trucks leave Sunday at 3:00 p.m. MT. SAN ANTONIO, NM River Cattle Co. Nine miles east of San Antonio on U.S. 380.

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ew Mexico Horse Rescue at Walkin N Circles Ranch, Inc. (WNCR) has issued a challenge to New Mexico Horse trainers. Trainers who participate will be given a choice of horses from WNCR to train.

The horses involved are all rescued horses, most of which have not been ridden and in some cases have not been handled. The trainers will take the horses they choose to their own training facility to get them trained under saddle.

On November 2, 2013 the trainers will bring the trained horses to participate in one of two classes at a competition at the New Mexico State Fair (NMSF) Horse Arena. The 2013 WNCR Trainer of the Year will be announced by the qualified judges and prizes will be awarded at the WNCR Masked Cowboy Ball.

The Ball will be held at the Youth Center at the NMSF Grounds starting at 8:30 p.m. on November 2. The trainers (who will be honored WNCR guests at the Ball) and pre-approved adopters will be allowed to bid on any or all of the competing horses.

WNCR normal adoption rules will be in effect. These include facilities and potential adopters screening and approval by the WNCR Adoption Team. Full ownership will not be transferred for one (1) year during which time the facility and horse are subject to inspection.

This is an excellent way to introduce the public to what WNCR does as well as providing more horses the opportunity to find loving, forever homes and new productive lives, which otherwise may not have been available to these horses, according to Charles Graham, WNCR executive director. This will also provide an excellent forum for trainers to exhibit and advertise their horse training and handling skills, he says.

Tickets for the Trainers Challenge and the Masked Cowboy Ball can be purchased through WNCR on their website at www.wncr.org, by mail at P.O. Box 626, Edgewood, NM 87015, or by phone at 505/286-0779.

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New Arizona National Livestock Show Steer & Heifer Jackpot Show he Arizona National Livestock Show is pleased to announce the addition of a Steer and Heifer Jackpot Show set for December 31, 2013. This event will take place during the 66th annual Arizona National Livestock Show which will be held December 27-31, 2013 at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix.

The Jackpot Show is open to all youth exhibitors from any state and will also be sanctioned by Southern Arizona International Livestock Association (SAILA).

“Our vision is to create an elite jackpot show for beef exhibitors which gives young people an opportunity to showcase their animals,” Dean Fish, President-Elect and Co-Chair of the Jackpot Show shared.

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Exhibitors may enter upon arrival and cattle that are purchased in the Showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Feeder Steer and Heifer Sale are also eligible to participate. Weigh-in begins at 8 a.m. on December 31 and cattle will be released after the Show is completed. â&#x2013;

FWS Extends Comment Period for Gray Wolf Proposals Announces Public Hearings to Solicit Additional Stakeholder Input

hensive public process for the two wolf rules and will afford members of the public a forum by which to register their views.

To learn more about the proposed rules, the details of the public hearings, and for links to submit comments to the public record, visit www.fws.gov/graywolâ&#x2013; frecovery062013.html.

he U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) has extended the public comment period until October 28 on two proposed rules to remove the gray wolf (Canis lupus) from the List of Threatened and Endangered Species, while maintaining protection and expanding recovery efforts for the Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) in the Southwest, where it remains endangered. The Service also announced a series of public hearings to ensure all stakeholders have an opportunity to comment.

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Lands News My column this month covers the ESA, healthy forests legislation, an unhealthy FWS, and socialist toilet paper.

Is the ESA alive and well? ave you been told the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has not been reauthorized, and it is only enforced because Congress appropriates money for that purpose each year? If some yahoo (like me) told you that they were wrong. Technically wrong anyway.

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Tuggle Stiffs Conservation Districts The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on proposed changes to the Mexican wolf recovery program, and invited state and local governments in Az. & NM to be cooperating agencies in that effort. The DoĂąa Ana and other Soil & Water Conservation Districts requested cooperating status but were turned down

by the FWS. DoĂąa Ana then filed a request for reconsideration and never received a response. Instead, FWS Regional Director Benjamin Tuggle wrote to each conservation district and invited them to provide input . . . just like any member of the general public.

The conservation districts have statutory authority and a duly elected board, but are being told by the FWS they have no more standing than a guy on the street.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d think with all the problems the feds are having in selling this program, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be smart enough to utilize the expertise of these local governments.

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Making Unhealthy Forests Healthy H.R. 1526, the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act just passed the House of Representatives. In passing the bill, a majority in that body recognized the deplorable condition of our forests today. The sponsors of the bill made the following points: â&#x2013; Forests today are in many cases several times more dense than at the turn of the 20th century â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for example, ponderosa pine forests throughout the Rocky Mountain West that used to contain 25 trees per acre may now have over 1,000. Failure to thin these forests has resulted in millions of acres of smaller, weaker trees that are prone to disease, insect infestation, and drought as evidenced by the current bark beetle epidemic that has infested over 40 million acres of National Forest land since 1996. â&#x2013; Despite the fact that National Forests are currently adding volume at a net rate of 33 percent annually, timber harvests have declined over 80 percent over the last 30 years. Current harvest levels only remove 10 percent of annual growth, and 16 percent of annual mortality. Total standing timber volume across the National Forest System is currently 1.4 trillion board feet â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 700 times current harvest levels. â&#x2013; Currently, the Forest Service, an agency that once managed millions of acres and averaged over one billion dollars in revenues annually, now spends $2 for every $1 it produces and spends half of its appropriated budget on wildfire suppression. â&#x2013; A significant factor in declining federal forest health is a lack of long-term and affordable timber harvest access caused by litigation. This is, in large part, due to preservationist organizations using federal statutes like the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as tools to litigate timber harvesting. Litigation and fear of litigation directly impacts how the Forest Service handles timber operations. â&#x2013; Beginning in the early 1990s, administrative appeals and litigation slowed Forest Service decision-making, increased timber program unit costs and reduced contract outputs (smaller, less economically viable contracts). Activist groups have become extremely adept at using the administrative process provided by NEPA continued on page 29

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sense changes to the administrative and legal requirements that are preventing active management of our forests. One section of the bill I really like would allow a Governor to designate high-risk areas of federal land for treatment and another section states, “Domestic livestock grazing may be used in a hazardous fuel reduction project or a forest health project to reduce surface fuel loads and to recover burned areas. Utilization standards shall not apply when domestic livestock grazing is used in such a project.”

The bill passed the House by a vote of 244-173. Rep. Steve Pearce voted for the bill, while Reps. Ben Ray Lujan and Michelle Lujan Grisham voted against the bill.

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and other laws to object to projects on both procedural and substantive grounds.

During an oversight hearing this year in the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation, a witness from the Obama Administration admitted that litigation in the northern Rockies has ‘virtually shut things down on the national forests.’ The sad result of these lawsuits are forests that go unmanaged, and valuable timber that could support American jobs left to burn in wildfires, which kills species and destroys the forest environment, at times burning so hot that lands are sterilized.

The bill then makes some common

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Till next time, be a nuisance to the devil, don’t forget to check that cinch and you best keep a little toilet paper in your saddle bags.

Frank DuBois was the N.M. Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003, is the author of a blog: The Westerner (www.thewesterner.blogspot.com) and is the founder of The DuBois Rodeo Scholarship (www.nmsu.edu/~duboisrodeo).

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Farm Bureau Minute

Words of Wisdom from the New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau

by Matt Rush, Executive Vice President

t was my junior year of High School and I won a statewide public speaking contest and the chance to compete at the national competition, which was to be held that year, in Orlando, FL. I was

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school at Dora was considered small even by small standards. It is a true story when I say that I was one of SIX in my class. You know you are in a small class when to be in the top 10 percent you have to be number one! Needless to say, for me to get the opportunity to travel to Florida was a HUGE occurrence in my life. It even made the front page of the Portales News Tribune. I’m pretty sure that was only the third time I had ever even been on a plane.

The memory that is etched in my head actually occurred on the shuttle bus ride from the Orlando Airport to the hotel. I was the last one on the bus and the only vacant seat remaining was on the right side of the bus in the front row. Didn’t bother me, I had a great view of Florida right out the front window. Quickly, I discovered that there were a few minor differences between New Mexico and Florida.

Most, for me, could be summed up in two words . . . trees and humidity. I am glad we outlawed both at Statehood. The other major piece of culture shock was the shuttle bus driver. I had NEVER seen someone drive down the interstate, rapping to his own “Boys in the Hood Air Band”.

I thought to myself, “Self, we ain’t in New Mexico no more.”

Whenever the driver finished his little tune he turned right to me and said, “So man, where you from?”

I proudly said, “I’m from New Mexico.”

That bus drivers eyes just about popped out of his head!

He turned back to me and said in the most sincere, inquisitive voice . . . “How, did you get across the border?!?!”

Me being the practical joker that I am said, “I swam.”

“REALLY?!?!” he said as his eyes bugged out even farther.

“That’s right. Then we had to walk to the airport.”

“NO WAY?!?!?”

I nodded my head to reassure him that I was telling him the ‘gospel’ truth.

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question?”

“Not at all.” I said confidently.

He said, “Do you people celebrate Christmas down there?”

I said, “Absolutely. We even celebrate the 4th of July!”

He popped that head back around and said, “That’s amazing!”

We arrived at the hotel and as I stepped off the bus I turned to him and said in my best TexMex voice, “Bueños Dias Senior!”

From the drivers seat, up on high, he stuck his hand down at me and said, “I’d like to shake your hand and be the first to say, welcome to America!”

I said I was glad to be in Florida and it

was my pleasure to ride his bus. He beamed with a smile from ear to ear.

To this day I’m convinced that there’s a hotel shuttle bus driver in Orlando telling his passengers about the blonde headed, blue eyed, white New Mexican that rode his bus once.

What’s the point you say? Well, I thought you’d never ask.

Don’t you think that’s how we operate in agriculture?

When it comes to our urban friends we might as well be from a foreign country even though we might live right down the street. They don’t know who we are, where we’re from or why we do what we do.

When they do meet one of us they usually look at us with curious bewilderment and ask questions that we feel are as ridiculous

as, “Do you people celebrate Christmas down there?”

In these current times, the disconnect between the American farmer or rancher and the average American consumer could make the Grand Canyon look like an irrigation ditch.

The most important question is where did the disconnect come from? We all know that those of us in agriculture are completely content to sit on a tractor or a horse and just do our jobs. In the void of our voices our “customers” have forgotten who we are and more importantly, why we do what we do.

The Tractor and the Horse are our jobs, we just can’t forget to stop long enough to tell those we meet who we are and why we ■ do what we do.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS OCTOBER 15 – CowBelle of the Year Nominations due to President Sharon King 9-20, 26-27 – Pumpkin Patch, Santa Ana Casino, Albuquerque

Dear Ladies, t is time for us to catch up with the world of “Mom’s, Millennials and More”. Well, I know what a mom is. As CowBelles we need to address these women. We must share their concerns and opinions. We must explain the benefits of modern beef production and so their attitudes about beef will improve. The “Mom’s, Millennials and More” program from ANCW leverages the power of social media and of woman-towoman interaction to enhance the image of beef.

Millennials range from the age from 1332 and social media is their primary source of information and drives their decisionmaking. The majority of Millennials feel technology makes life easier. Beef is an important, healthy and muscle building

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product and our job is to get this information to them. They are apprehensive about exploring the full range that beef has to offer due to a lack of knowledge of the cuts, and how to cook them. They make decisions by looking to online recipes, social media, online ratings, Pinterest, Facebook, Groupon, YouTube and traditional media. We need to get involved in social media since that is the up and coming information source for today’s Mom’s in the millennial era. We need to be online, engage in social media including Twitter parties, beef blogs, YouTube videos and Pinterest/Instagram contests, where Cattlewomen, Moms and Millennials are at

NOVEMBER 15 – 50 copies due of each locals’ activities which includes the 2014 officers on the back, committee Chairs and Executive Committee for the CIA Packet to President Elect Madalynn Lee 5 – Volunteer Time Sheets due to President Sharon King DECEMBER 5-8 – Joint Stockman’s Convention & NMCB Annual Meeting 6 – NMCB Board of Directors Meeting 7 – NMCB General Membership Meeting the forefront. Think visually and meet them where they are, seeing is believing.

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we need more. More membership, more young blood because this is the future of our organization. Some of us have been in this organization for several decades, we need to step down, turn the reins over to those who are younger and have great ideas. I have heard some great ideas while traveling with the young ladies that have been my officers. Let them be our leaders!

Those of us who have been in a decade or longer, I challenge you to get new members and let the young ladies be our leaders. It is a challenge to be an officer, and granted it is like the book titled, It Is Okay to Be Wrong. If you are wrong you correct your mistakes and go on, no one is perfect.

It is like a young lady who was teaching once asked me, “How do you teach a child to fall down, get back up and go on?” That is what we need to do. Give these young ladies a chance, it is okay to try new ideas, stand behind them and get them as new members to help our organization to grow.

– Sharon King, New Mexico CowBelle President

With seven members and one guest present, Lariat CowBelles met on September 4, at Rabbit Ears Café. Guest Sarah King was introduced and she will be joining Lariat CowBelles. Past Lariat CowBelle Wynona Arnett has passed away. A memorial will be sent in her name to the Pat Nowlin Scholarship fund. The Fourth of July Pie Sale was a great success. All 74 pies were sold. The new location inside the fair barn was an improvement. A nomination committee for Lariat officers is needed. CowBelle of the Year nominations are due October 15. Owida Franz informed Lariats about the upcoming Kids, Kows, and More program coming up on Tuesday, October 15 at the Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The five presentations will be Beef & Ranching, a mobile cow demonstration, Traci (Williams) Curry– Ag in the Classroom, Curds and Whey, and Water and Soil Erosion. A hamburger lunch will be provided to the children attending.

Some Lariat members will help at the program. Lariats will donate money from their State Fair and Beef Education funds.

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Respectfully submitted, Marianne Rose, Reporter, Lariat CowBelles The Chuckwagon CowBelles met at the home of Ruth Romero in Bosque Farms, on September 3, 2013, with 17 members present, President Toni presiding. Toni announced that money was made at the fair and talked about potential members.

Carolyn Chance reported having a good fair booth. She said they visited with Deborah Fox from the local paper and invited her to come to one of the meetings. Carolyn announced that she has accepted the position of Secretary of New Mexico CowBelles for 2014. Lyn Greene is looking for an assistant NMCB treasurer. There was discussion about the State Fair. Ruth Romero then introduced her guest who is her neighbor and a Yoga instructor, who gave the program. Toni gave directions to the October meeting: Take highway 314 from Belen to Los Lunas. Go to the second light, Courthouse Road, turn east and travel ½ mile and it is the next building on the north side of the road. It is marked “Valencia County Extension.” Toni implored us to communicate intentions of attending the meetings to those hosting the meetings. Next meeting will be on October 8, 2013 at Vera Gibson’s office.

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Mexico bred and raised award for the State Fair. It was decided to not contribute any donation to the State Fair and NM Bred Steer Show. There was discussion about donating beef to assisted living facilities.

Toni mentioned a DVD called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Field Trip.â&#x20AC;?

She also presented a brochure about how beef is actually one of the best things a heart patient can consume. There was discussion about this. Anna Sanchez-Glenn mentioned the McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advertisement about potato farmers. Toni announced again the Pumpkin Fest on October 19 and 20, 26 and 27. It has been moved to the Santa Ana Center out in Rio Rancho. The Annual Meeting is on December 6 through 8 in Albuquerque. Five States will be on October 2. She also made suggestions for nominations for CowBelle of the Year.

Toni adjourned the meeting at 2:00 p.m.

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Managing Fertility in Cows MANNY ENCINIAS, PH.D. NMSU EXTENSION ANIMAL SCIENCES & NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT Introduction he responsibility of the beef female is to conceive early in the breeding season, deliver a healthy calf, and wean a calf to its full genetic potential, making fertility the primary driving factor of profitability on a cow-calf operation. When a cow experiences a decrease in reproductive performance it often results in delayed breeding, lighter weaning weights, and more open (non-pregnant) females. These losses, which are attributed to decreased fertility, cost the U.S. beef industry more than $1 billion dollars annually.

Reproductive traits commonly used to describe fertility, generally have a low heritability. In other words, this means that other factors, like production environment and management of a cowherd, play a larger role than genetic selection. Suggesting cow-calf managers should evaluate a production environment’s limitations and consider management strategies to measure, assess, and cost-effectively improve reproductive efficiency in beef females.

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Measures of Cow Fertility – Fertility in beef females is commonly measured by numerous traits with low heritability estimates. The following is a descriptive list of traits associated with cow fertility: Age at puberty – describes the age of sexual maturity of a replacement heifer.

This trait is used to measure heifer fertility and is influenced by breed, body weight, and nutritional status. Heifers that achieve puberty at younger ages typically conceive early in the breeding season consequently calve earlier and have higher pregnancy rates than heifers who achieve puberty at older ages Age at first calving – is correlated to age at puberty in heifers and subsequent calving intervals. First calf females that calve at 24-26 months of age typically experience greater lifetime production.

Pregnancy rate– is simply the percent of the herd diagnosed pregnant, which measures the success of the breeding season.

Calving date – is defined as the day within the calving season in which a beef female calved. Typically, females that calve earlier in a calving season wean heavier calves and have higher pregnancy rates.

Calving interval – describes the number of days between successive deliveries of

a live calf. Ideally this period is 365 days or less and not more than 365 days over multiple years to ensure the production of marketable calf on an annual basis.

Dystocia – is a measure of a birth that requires assistance at delivery. An increased incidence of dystocia prolongs post-calving (post-partum) anestrus, negatively impacts fertility.

Pregnancy Diagnosis Tools – Pregnancy detection is the most cost-effective management tool to measure reproductive success. Recent survey data suggests only 18 percent of beef cow operations in the U.S. evaluate the cowherd for pregnancy.

This is unfortunate, since a large portion of the financial losses attributed to infertility in beef cows is the result of maintaining open cows.

Traditionally, manual rectal palpation has been the standard method to assess pregnancy status on ranches throughout the Southwest. In experienced hands, rectal palpation is a rapid, inexpensive method to diagnosis pregnancy. The primary disadvantage of rectal palpation is accuracy. Even the most proficient technician or veterinarian has difficulty accurately detecting early pregnancies (<45 continued on page 37

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days) and aging pregnancies with rectal palpation. Accurate diagnosis typically increases as pregnancy progresses beyond 90 days. Misdiagnosis is a costly consequence of using rectal palpation, and typically occurs in the hands of less experienced technicians or veterinarians and as fatigue sets in.

The use of real-time ultrasound has evolved as the most accurate tool to diagnose pregnancy in beef cattle. Ultrasound is less invasive, enables the detection of pregnancy as early as 28 days, permits fetal sexing between 60 and 80 days of pregnancy, and does not require the handling of the uterus (which minimizes the loss of early pregnancies). Because ultrasound provides the opportunity to accurately age pregnancies, unique financial and marketing incentives, as well as management options are presented to producers who utilize this technology to determine pregnancy in the cowherd. Furthermore, ultrasound provides the visual proof of a pregnancy, which is something other methods cannot.

In recent years, commercialized blood tests, have offered producers an additional tool to determine pregnancy in beef cattle.

Most tests require that a 2 ml (cc) sample of whole blood (collected from the jugular or tail vein) be sent off to an accredited laboratory to determine the circulating concentrations of specific proteins produced by the placenta in pregnant females. The test simply determines whether or not these specific proteins are present in the blood. Thus the test is a simple yes or no determination of pregnancy, and does not define the stage of pregnancy.

Within 48 hours after the samples are received in the laboratory, a pregnancy report can be generated to accurately identify 99 to 100 percent of non-pregnant females and 91-95 percent of pregnant females. False positives exist in the determination of non-pregnant females, typically by sampling too early, and in the determination of pregnant females, where the placenta continues to produce some of these specific proteins after embryonic mortality. The test can detect a 30 day pregnancy in heifers and cows. The only additional criterion is that lactating cows must be sampled at least 90 days since calving.

The largest advantage of commercialized blood tests is that this tool provides the opportunity for producer’s to conveniently check for pregnancy without the need to be trained to palpate or ultrasound for pregnancy diagnosis, or schedule the

services of a veterinarian or skilled technician. This technology may provide the largest benefit to small producers who often time cannot schedule or justify the cost associated with pregnancy diagnosis.

The largest disadvantage of these tests is the turnaround time of results when management or marketing decisions need to be made.

Assessing Fertility in the Cowherd – Since multiple diagnostic tools exist for producers to determine the success of their breeding season, the largest decision is making the decision to begin preg-checking the cowherd. The next decision involves defining realistic expectations ahead of preg-checking and interpreting results. Questions like: Were the cows in good breeding condition? Was enough bull power supplied throughout the breeding season? Are real questions to

define these expectations. Sometimes asking oneself these types of questions ahead of time reduces the shock of going through the results. In most situations it has been our experience that if producers address bull power (i.e. bull:cow ratios, veneral diseases, fertility, etc.) issues, wellmanaged, middle-age cows adapted to the arid production environment of the Southwest will be confirmed pregnant at the conclusion of a fixed 120-150 day breeding season. However, producers should expect a percentage of open cows from: high risk age classes (pre-pubertal heifers, 1st and 2nd calf cows, and older cows), non-vaccinated females, and poisonous plant interactions.

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General Herd History and Bio-Security â&#x2013; How were new additions to the herd screened and introduced â&#x2013; Fenceline contact w/neighborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cattle â&#x2013; Wildlife and feral hog interactions Conclusion â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The goal of improving fertility in any cowherd is setting females up for success by setting realistic goals and

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Most all of roads coming north to connect with the freeway have a manned border patrol checkpoint. The object is to deter illegal immigrants and drug smuggling.

A good deal of the borderland is ranching country. Two young day-work cowboys had been helping gather cows. They put in a good day and were headed home.

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Devon was drivin’ and twilight was still hangin’ on as they headed north on AZ Highway 191. His compadré was Duke.

They hung out a lot. Each was ridin’ colts for whoever needed it and somehow made the payments . . . Duke on his rent and Devon on his truck. They were livin’ the cowboy dream, which is to be able to support yourself your entire life without ever having to get a job! They also collected live rattlesnakes for a herpetologist. He paid $20 live, $5 dead but with the head intact.

Although they were a team, Devon was ophidiophobic…skert of snakes! He held the bag.

Sure nuf, down 191, there in the headlights they saw a rattler crossing the road.

Devon was going purty fast as they whizzed by but Duke said, “Did you see

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Devon kept his eyes on the road and his foot on the gas. Rasslin’ snakes in broad daylight was bad enough, much less trying to do it in the dark.

“Man,” whined Duke, “Ol Doc might even pay us more ‘cause it’s so big!

Whattya say? Think we better turn around afore we git too far gone . . . there’s still time. Long as he was it might take him twenty minutes to cross the road! Whatya think? Whatya think? Whatya think!”

“Alright!” Said Devon. He slammed on the brakes, fishtailed, reversed direction and peeled out like a scalded tomcat! He barely noticed the line of fluorescent cones down the middle of the road directing drivers to bear to the right. The three border patrol agents had their quiet evening shattered! You can imagine what they thought . . . smugglers on their way north suddenly realizing their GPS went dreadfully wrong? Giant prison spotlights glared, 17 Border Patrol vehicles cranked up, threw gravel, red lights flashing, and sirens blaring in hot pursuit!

It took them 2 minutes to have our cowboys pulled over. The big bullhorn was directing them to stay in their vehicle.”Lemme handle this,” said Duke.

“Don’t move a muscle,” warned Devon.

“Ah, what the heck, they can’t take this seriously,” said Duke as he opened the passenger door and stepped out. “Lissen, officers, I kin explain, see we were huntin’ rattlesnakes and . . .”

“Look at your shirt,” said Devon, aword-at-a-time.

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The Saga of Seven Rivers ne source claims that cowboys settled around Seven Rivers at the time of the Civil War (1861-65). Another claims the town was established in 1867 when a man named Dick Reed opened a trading post there, and competitor Sam Samson opened a mercantile near-by. Yet another says it was settled by â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ma and Pa Jonesâ&#x20AC;? who arrived from Virginia in an ox cart in 1870. It does seem certain that there was a community there by 1870, although the post office was not established until 1877.

The original settlement, about 15 miles north of present-day Carlsbad, was called Dogtown because of the prairie dog villages in the area. At some point, probably around 1877, it was renamed Seven Rivers because of the seven streams (arroyos) that drained into the Pecos River. In 1883, the whole town moved about a mile west of the original location and came to be called Henpeck. No source identifies the source

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of that name. One source also reports that the place was called Ashland at one time or another, but offers no elaboration. It was also called White City, after a rancher in the area (this White City should not be confused with the Whiteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s City located in southern Eddy County, near Carlsbad Cavern National Park). Finally, though, the place came to be called Seven Rivers, before it disappeared from the face of the earth.

Seven Rivers was a cow town in the classical sense. It was located along the Goodnight-Loving cattle trail, and became an important stop for cowboys tending transient herds bound for Fort Sumner, New Mexico, and the gold camps of Colorado and the grasslands of Wyoming and Montana. The trail itself was named for Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving who sought to take advantage of cattle prices that were higher in the Rocky Mountain west than they were in Texas. The trail

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began at Red Fork on the Brazos River in Central Texas, then northwest to the Pecos River and north to Seven Rivers and on to Fort Sumner where it broke into four different trails that continued north to four separate destinations.

Seven Rivers was also surrounded by large cattle ranching operations. The southern boundary of the famed Chisum Ranch was nearby. By 1875, Chisum claimed to run 80,000 head of cattle and employ 100 cowboys. Also nearby was the Holt Cattle Company which was much smaller with only about 8,000 head. The Eddy Brothers also ranched in the area.

Seven Rivers was originally located in Lincoln County (Eddy County was not created until 1889) but played virtually no part in the Lincoln County War (1878-81).

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who referred to themselves as the “Seven Rivers Men,” the “Banditti” or simply as “the Boys.” Led by Jesse Evans, they were fond of stealing cattle, particularly that belonging to John Chisum, and then selling the livestock to L. G. Murphy, the economic dictator of Lincoln County. When Murphy needed gunmen to do his bidding, he called on Evans and The Boys. Members of that bunch murdered John Tunstall in February 1878.

Isolation made the town ideal for outlaws. There were no other towns around— Eddy, later Carlsbad, was not established until 1888—and it was 125 miles to the county seat at Lincoln. There was no rail or stage service, so if the trip was made, it was done on horseback or by use of horsedrawn conveyance.

A census of Lincoln County communities conducted in 1885 showed that Seven Rivers was home to about 300 people (most of “The Boys” were dead or in jail by then). There was no church, but predictably enough, several saloons. One of the latter establishments boasted “a door with easy hinges.” That is, a door which could be easily removed and used to bear the body of someone too fast with his mouth and too slow with his gun. In that same year, Les Dow, Eddy County’s illfated sheriff who was murdered by former sheriff Dave Kemp in 1897, opened a saloon in Seven Rivers.

The Seven Rivers town site was flooded by waters of the Pecos when Brantley Dam was constructed in the 1980s.1 Because of that, the cemetery was exhumed and the remains removed to Twin Oaks Memorial Park north of Artesia. Before being reinterred, the skeletons were studied by forensic experts. Newspapers and court documents were also studied. All of this provides an interesting picture of life in old Seven Rivers.

Here is what one source says about study: “Bullet or knife fragments were found in the bodies of ten of fourteen men in the 18 to 45 age group. Two had knives still in place, a third had a knife wound in the head. Although many men may have died with their boots on, none was buried in his boots. In those days, boots were too expensive to waste by burial in a grave.”

Among the residents of the graveyard was K. S. Keith who was killed by Indians who then cut off his right leg above the knee. No reason is given for the amputa-

tion. John Northern was shot dead in the saloon where he worked. William Johnson was murdered with a shotgun, by his father-in-law, because he mentioned that he had been a Union man during the Civil War. There were 14 children in the cemetery under the age of two. Their deaths were attributed to scarlet fever, diphtheria, measles, croup and other disorders considered relatively minor today. One family lost four members, grandmother, mother and two children, to dysentery, the result of bad drinking water.

One other point on the complexion of the Seven Rivers area: Texans dominated it. Chism, Dow, Goodnight, Kemp, Loving, and Evans were all Texans. Many Texans had a propensity for unceremoniously taking what they wanted and what they wanted most was land. It didn’t matter that people who had acquired land under Mexican or Spanish rule already owned it.

The Texans held that the “Mexicans” were without rights.

So, if you were Anglo, you were allowed to live in Seven Rivers. If you survived infancy, and avoided being shot or stabbed as an adult, you might live 45 or 50 years.

There was no place to worship, but plenty

of places to drink.

There does not appear to have been much to recommend life in Seven Rivers, New Mexico.

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Reconstructed in 1906, it was incapable of holding back major floods because of silt buildup. Money for the latest structure was approved by congress in 1972.

Selected sources: Eve Ball, Ma’am Jones of the Pecos Beck & Haase. Historical Atlas of New MexicoFugate & Fugate, Roadside History of New Mexico Robert Julyan. The Place Names of New Mexico William A. Keleher. Violence in Lincoln County David Lamb. Albuquerque Journal, May 31, 1988.

Leon Metz. Pat Garrett, The Story of A Western Lawman T. M. Pearce. New Mexico Place Names Dan L. Thrapp. Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography

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A Saddle Made Him Famousâ&#x20AC;? ee Robinson was born April 10, 1891 in Haskell County, Texas. His parents were ranchers and he went to school at a little place called Quitaque in West Texas. At the age of fourteen however, he hopped in a covered wagon that came by his folks place, leaving home to work as a cowboy on ranches all over west Texasâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; including the famous JA ranch. He also spent time in Arizona working on ranches.

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Lee won many shows around the Southwest in the calf roping and bulldogging events, so in 1921, friends convinced him he should go back East and try his luck at Madison Square Garden, where Tex Austin held the World Championship Rodeo. Lee shattered Clay McGonagillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record in the calf roping there, won the average, and became known as the fastest calf roper of the day. From then on, Lee Robinson was a rodeo man.

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Along the way, he married Ora Lee Johnson, daughter of the famous rodeo contractor, Colonel William T. Johnson (producer of the Boston Garden show where cowboys went on strike in 1936) in a controversial marriage.

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the mid-twenties his beloved daughter Ora Lee fell in love with Lee Robinson, then one of rodeo’s premier calf ropers, Col. Johnson was violently opposed. He felt that she was too young to marry. He was also convinced that being a rodeo cowboy, Robinson would never amount to much, and was unworthy of his daughter. Johnson sent Ora Lee from boarding school to boarding school, with Robinson in pursuit, and was prepared to send her to Europe under the watchful eye of her maiden aunt Ora when the couple eloped.

Johnson was furious, and the family was not reconciled until three years later when his two-year-old granddaughter Mary won the Colonel’s heart.”

Besides being probably the fastest and best-known calf roper of the 1920s, Robinson even took part in the making of a Hoot Gibson movie at the Houston Rodeo in 1923. But if you are thinking that you have heard of Lee Robinson somewhere before—it was probably because of a saddle.

In the 1890s, Newton Porter moved to Phoenix, AZ where he established the N. Porter Saddle & Harness Company, which became one of the best known saddle companies ever. After Porter died in the early 1900s, his sons took over. They continued to run the business for many years afterwards. In the late 1920s, the business was expanded to include a shop in Tucson.

In the mid-twenties, calf roper Lee Robinson was looking for a way to better his times in the event and contacted Porter Saddlery about designing him a saddle with a low cantle and swells. The theory was—this should allow a faster dismount than the conventional high-back, high swell saddles, made for bucking horses from that era allowed. At the 1927 Tucson Rodeo, the Porter Saddlery presented him with the official “Lee Robinson Light Weight Saddle.” It was the first of its kind (however, Lee had ridden a prototype prior to that). The saddle became very popular and was “the introduction of the modern day roping saddle.”

The N. Porter Saddle & Harness Company, in their 1929-1930 Catalog No. 17 describe the saddle: “The Lee Robinson Light Weight: Weight — Only 30 pounds, complete with latigoes, cinchas and stirrups — but strong enough for all-around use. Since its first showing, this number has lead all other saddles in sales. There must be a reason—this one exemplifies our slogan, ‘Quality, without penalty of

high cost.’ Like all of our saddles, this one is made of the best oak-tanned leather and on the highest grade tree obtainable.”

The last thing Lee told Porter Saddlery was, “This is the best saddle that I have ever owned.”

Unfortunately, On February 25, 1927, after winning the calf roping at Tucson and being presented with the first signature saddle, Lee, Ora Lee and daughter Mary Robinson died in a terrible car accident near Tornillo, Texas while driving to Fort Worth en-route to the rodeo there. The only survivor was Lee’s traveling partner, Louis Jones.

The family was buried in Denton, Texas, where Ora Lee was born and they were living at the time. As a eulogy and tribute to one of the greatest calf ropers of the era, rodeo personality, Fox Hastings, led Robinson’s saddled horse in the grand entry at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo that year.

Lee Robinson was inducted into the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1967 and the Lee Robinson Saddle, made by the N. Porter Saddle & Harness Company for many years, is a highly sought-after cow■ boy collectible to this day.

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inMemoriam Albert Lyon, retired county agent in Sierra County, passed away as a result of a heart attack on September 14, 2013 while trying to save his livestock which were flooded out as well as his home. He is surived by his wife, Jan, and daughters, Audra and Aspen. A memorial service will be held some time in October.

Sam L. Melendrez, 86, Deming passed away September 22, 2013 at Mimbres Memorial Hospital. Sam was born February 13, 1927 in Doña Ana to Samuel and Erminia Ledesma Melendrez. He honorably served his country in the United States Army in WWII and during the Korean Conflict. Afterward he worked as an agricultural equipment salesman in the Southwest until his retirement. In Las Cruces, Sam was a member of the Doña Ana Sheriff’s Posse and in his spare time he enjoyed lapidary, gardening, hunting and working with his horses. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Beatriz Miranda Melendrez; his chil-

dren: Samuel Patrick Melendrez (wife, Nina), Las Vegas; Imelda Veeder (husband, Elmer) Deming; Claudia Melendrez-Rel (husband, Ed), Albuquerque; Michael Melendrez (wife, Kari), Los Lunas; Faviola Martinez (husband, Manuel), Pojoaque; Mercedes McFerrin (husband, Rick), Burleson; Texas, Regina Goldhirsch (husband, Mark), Gilbert, Arizona; Lydia Zerwekh (husband, John), Parker, Colorado; 15 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren; sisters: Erma, Viola, Leah and Leva; brothers: Demetrio and David; many loving nieces, nephews, sisters in law, and brothers in law.

Michael L. Casados, 55, Taos, passed away unexpectedly on September 8, 2013.

He worked the Questa Ranger District and worked for the US Forest Service for 35 years. He was an excellent steward of the land and an extremely active member of the New Mexico chapter of the Society for Range Management. He was currently serving as treasurer of the group. He has served in other capacities and is remem-

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Tony Schmidt, 76, Lindrith, passed away on April 29, 2013. He was born on the family ranch in Ojito Canyon on January 13, 1937 to Antone and Ruhey Welch Schmidt. They came to New Mexico from Texas to homestead.Tony was a lifelong rancher recognized as an outstanding cattlemen and range manager. He was visionary in the stewardship of the land, wildlife and livestock. He was also successful at a number of oilfield services provided to oil and gas producers in the San Juan Basin and Lindreth area. Tony was a deacon in the Lindrith Baptist Church and a leaders in his community. He took the lead in planning and contructing a community cattle shipping facility with scales to serve the community in a 30 mile plus area, as well as a rodeo arena / recreation facility.

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trict was closing the community school.

Tony was a member of the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association for over 50 years and an active and committed property rights advocate. He was a humble man who lived by his work and quietly led by example. Tony is survied by his wife Darlene; sons Tony Lee (wife, Kimberlee) Schmidt, Craig D. (wife, Tisha) Schmidt; sisters Mary (husband, Jim) Mead, Durango, Colorado; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Richard Boyd, 90, San Juan County, passed away on September 16, 2013. He was born to Dick and George (Davenport) Boyd in Santa Fe on July 6, 1923. He spent the first part of his life in the Jemez Mountains, attending elementary school in Peña Blanca and graduating from Albuquerque High. After a semester at New Mexico State Univerity, he received notice from Uncle Sam and signed up for the US Navy. He became a Radarman First Class on the USS Geneva, troop/prisoner of war transport in the Pacific. When Richard was discharged from the Navy, he married Vera Mordasini, Brawley, California. They returned to New Mexico to work for Frank Bond & Sons, where he became cattle foreman working in the Valle Grande (now called Valles Caldera National Preserve) during the summers and on different winter ranches, from Santa Fe to west of Albuquerque.

Other than his military service, a stint in Mexico, working on the AFTOSA Program for eradication of Hoof & Mouth Disease, and a winter in Colorado, Richard spent his entire life in New Mexico. In 1957 the Boyd’s bought a farm and moved to Sile, across the river from Peña Blanca. After a couple of years, he moved to Chama for the first time, to look after steers on the Sargent country up the Chamita. When Richard was 65, they bought a ranch in the Largo Canyon. Richard was a member of the NM Cattle Growers, NM Farm and Livestock Bureau, served on the ASCS board, and was active in the Acequias wherever he lived. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Vera; his sister, Sally Hewitt (husband, Frank), Aptos California; daughters, Toni Broaddus, Magdalena/Chama; Linda Bierner, T or C; Molly B Manzanares (husband, Antonio), La Puente; son Richard (Buzz) Boyd (wife, Barbara), Sherman, Texas; 13 grandkids, 27 great-grandkids, and 7 great-great-

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Wynona Byrl (Willett) Arnett, 85 passed away August 31, 2013 in Pueblo, Colorado. Wynona was born December 19, 1927 in the family home near Guy to Alzo F. and Bessie (Cooper) Willett. Wynona spent her childhood on the family ranch.

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DAN DELANEY REAL ESTATE, LLC 318 W. Amador Avenue Las Cruces, NM 88005 (O) 575/647-5041 (C) 575/644-0776 nmlandman@zianet.com www.zianet.com/nmlandman

C6 Ranch â&#x20AC;&#x201C; This ranch is located at Patagonia AZ. The ranch consists of 40 deeded acres & 8,000 plus acres National Forest Lease. This ranch is rated at 165 head annually. Great water system & good strong grass. Improvements include 1600 sq. ft. home built in 2006, barn & corrals. The Ranch has easy access to town & beautiful views. $725,000.

Santo Nino â&#x20AC;&#x201C; This Ranch is located 7 miles south of Patagonia on the western edge of the beautiful San Rafael Valley. This ranch consists of 62 deeded acres & 12,000 plus National Forest Lease. The ranch is rated at 185 head annually. The land contained in the ranch consists of steep sided ridges to rolling hills along the side of the valley floor.

Improvements include 3,000 sq. ft. owners home, cowboy house, barn & corrals. Rarely does a ranch in this area come on the market. $899,000 including cattle.

NI Ranch Tombstone, AZ â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Ranch consists of 6555 deeded acres and 6650 state lease, 250 head annually; all improvements are in top condition, the ranch is well watered with 8 wells, and pipelines.

Good strong grass country. The Ni Ranch is one of the last working cattle ranches in the state with the majority of the land being deeded. Priced at $3,150,000.

K Bar Ranch Datil, NM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 160 deeded acres, 6000 forest permit. Rated for 70 head year-long. Nice improvements, close to town. $950,000

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Sam Hubbell, Qualifying Broker 520-609-2546 Tom Hardesty â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 520-909-0233

Villanueva Ranch – is a working cow ranch on Hwy 3. It has 285 deeded acres + 4,450 acre NM state grazing lease. Its fenced & has stock tanks full of water, 10,000 gallon water storage tank & pipeline drinkers. Fenced & cross fenced! Price reduced $698,900 Sombrero Ranch – near Tremintina, NM has 1,442 deeded acres, 3 pastures, solar well, submersible well & windmill well. Traditionally carried 32 a.u. year round. Located on Hwy 104.

Owner will finance too! Price is $575,000 Anderson Ranch – south of Villanueva has 9,024 total acres w/HQ home, Foreman’s home, Quonset equipment shed, 3 wells, 3 pipelines, working pens & 1,000 deeded acres all for $1,850,000. Can’t ranch this much land any cheaper than this...

La Cueva Canyon Ranch – 1,595 deeded acres w/240 acres of BLM attached. Apache Mesa parcel has tall pines, canyon springs, stock tanks, new fence on NE corner. Turkeys, deer & other native species abound. Price is $677,875 & Owner will Finance!

Trigg’s Ranch – 720 deeded acres lies adjacent to La Cueva Canyon Ranch on Apache Mesa.

Off the grid in the tall pines & power is nearby! Priced at $306,000 & smaller 200 acre parcel available for $124,000! Owners will finance...

Ledoux, NM – Perimeter fenced 60 acre dry land terraced farm has overhead electric, subirrigated pasture & county road access! Located ½ mile N. of Ledoux. Price is now: $228,000 Anton Chico – 65 acre irrigated farm has 100 + ac/ft ditch rights. HQ home on historic register. Bunkhouse, storage shed, shop + irrigation & some farm equipment go w/sale. Great value in this sale price! Price is below appraisal at $698,900 Owner may finance!

La Loma – farm has ~18 acres of irrigated alfalfa plus 3 bedroom home, barns, corrals, & equipment & storage buildings. New listing, call for details!

Sunshine Road – parcel near Ribera, NM has 77 acres w/drill stem fence along the county road, two cold water wells, perimeter fence, building site cleared & ready to go. Lot can be subdivided too! Price is $299,900

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Little Cayuse Ranch – Horse & cow ranch operation north of Corona has 1,680 deeded acres + 280 ac state grazing lease, HQ home, foreman’s home, barn, sheds, tack room, 3 excellent wells, 4 pastures. 80 acre irrigation pivot incl. Priced reduced $798,900

W-R RANCH 18,560 Acres Miles NEE of NM 2200 M iles N of Roswell, Roswell, N M 680 680 DDeeded eeded AAcres cres State 117,900 7,900 State LLease ease AAcres cres 9927 27 BBLM LM AAcres cres 3300 00 AAnimal nimal UUnits nits YYear ear Long Long Newly rremodeled emodeled Newly SSouthwestern outhwestern HHome ome

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North of Roswell, NM – 58,000 acre cow operation has reduced price to $204 per acre. Call for details. HQ Home, fenced, cross fenced, Pecos River frontage & water rights available!

KEN AHLER REAL ESTATE CO., INC. 1435 S. St. Francis Drive, Suite 210, Santa Fe, NM 87505

Office: 505/989-7573 • Toll Free: 888/989-7573 • Mobile: 505/490-0220 Email: kahler@newmexico.com • Website: www.SantaFeLand.com

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Call Someone Who Specializes in Ranches & Farms in Arizona MARANA BRANCH

SCOTT THACKER, Assoc. Broker • P.O. Box 90806 • Tucson, AZ 85752 Ph: 520-444-7069 • Email: ScottThacker@Mail.com www.AZRanchReaIEstate.com • www.SWRanch.com

The Historic Fourr Ranch – Dragoon AZ: 225 Head Year-Long on 1200 Deeded Acres, State and Forest leases. Perfect mix of a functioning cattle ranch, rich history, and amazing headquarters. 4 Houses plus a main house and an indoor swimming pool. The ranch might be a guest ranch or large family estate.

Asking $2,800,000

Reduced Price: Dripping Springs Ranch – Globe AZ, 202 Head Year Long, 1687 Deeded Acres plus State and BLM, some irrigated pasture, manufactured home, mineral rights. $1,479,680. Call Agent for Details!

New Listing: K Bar W Ranch – 640 Deeded, 4880 State, Nicely remodeled stone and adobe home located at the end of the road in the middle of the ranch. 56 head year round. This is a perfect lifestyle ranch. Asking $500,000 Ranches are SELLING! d buyers looking We have many qualifie us if you’re for ranches. Please call considering SELLING!

New Listing: CK Ranch – Tonopah AZ, 50 acres deeded, 237 head year-long on state and BLM. The waters were recently reworked, and ephemeral increases can bump the numbers with rain. This ranch makes sense. Asking $425,000 Pomerene Ranch – Benson AZ, 81 head yearlong, 92 Acres Deeded, 7650 acres AZ State Lease, nice ranch with many new improvements. Ask Scott Thacker about the current FSA loan, EQIP Projects, & the Range Rest Rotation payments.

Reduced Price to $399,000

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BAR M REAL ESTATE New Mexico Properties For Sale...

CH E R R Y CA NY O N R A NCH : Secluded ranch located in the foothills of the Capitan Mountains in southeastern New Mexico. 10,000± total acres located in limestone hill country. Grazing capacity estimated at 200 A.U.s year-long. Improved with a two residence, mobile home, barns and corrals. Livestock water provided by three wells and pipelines. Abundant wildlife to include mule deer and Barbary sheep. Price: $1,800,000 – call for more information.

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J A CK SON R A NCH : Southeastern NM cattle ranch for sale. 8,000 total acres located in good grass country.

Owner controlled grazing capacity at 200 ± A.U.s yearlong. Improved with one residence, barns and corrals.

Livestock water provided by two wells and pipelines to four pastures. Easy to manage and operate.

Price: $1,750,000. Call or view the information on my website.

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Scott McNally, Qualifying Broker Roswell, NM 88202 Office: 575-622-5867 Cell: 575-420-1237

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both with concrete floors, two railroad cars with cover between for horse stalls, hay and feed storage. $750,000

RANCHES/FARMS *NEW* 500 Head Ranch, Tucson, AZ Well improved HQ with 3 homes, pool, barns, corrals, airplane hanger & strip. State & BLM grazing leases. 80 Deeded Acres. $2,380,000. Owner may split.

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MOLERES RANCH We got rain! Dirt tanks are full of water and grass is growing ... No cattle stocked on ranch since end of 2012.

• 11,733 Deeded acres. (18½ deeded sections, 1 section State of NM) Located 53 miles north of Milan, NM. • Nice cattle producing ranch. 3 large fenced pastures. 3 smaller traps, all watering off the headquarters. Year round operation or good winter country.

• Native grasses consist of galleta, blue grama, Indian rice grass, alkali sacaton and also fourwing saltbush. Partially wooded in pinon/juniper. Small sandstone mesas and outcroppings. Amazing Mesa top ruins with kivas and rooms. Near Chaco Canyon National Historical Park.

• 4 producing windmill wells. Pumping from 250’ to 500’. 9 pit dirt tanks strategically placed throughout the ranch. Great water storage. 4 miles of pipeline.

• Wildlife consists of Elk, Mule Deer, Antelope, Quail and Rabbits. Ranch received 2 Bull Elk tags and 2 Cow Elk tags in 2012.

• Modest headquarters: Ranch house with kitchen, den and bunking quarters.

30x40 metal sided barn/ hay storage/tack Corrals with guard rail, squeeze chute, and certified scales/house, semi chute/ramp.

Call for photos and brochure.

Price reduced to $199 per acre!

HOWARD MICHAEL, QUALIFYING BROKER Coldwell Banker Legacy 617 W. Santa Fe Ave., Grants, NM 87020 Office 505-876-2222 • Cell 505-290-0761 Email: howmi7cities@yahoo.com www.coldwellbankerlegacy.com /howard.michael Serving NW New Mexico, ranch, recreational, residential & commercial real estate for sellers & buyers!

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335 Head Ranch, Greenlee County, AZ – Near Double Circle Ranch. +/20 Deeded acres, w/two homes, barn & outbuildings. 58 Sections USFS grazing permit. Good vehicular access to the ranch – otherwise this is a horseback ranch. Scenic, great outfitters prospect. $850,000

90 H ead, Agu a Fria Ran ch , Quemado, NM – This is a scenic midsize ranch with great prospects.

Operating as a private hunting retreat, and a purebred Angus and Paint horse ranch. +/-1200 deeded acres, +/80 acres of NM lease, and +/-5220 acres BLM. 4BR, 2BA, mfg. home.

Trophy elk, antelope, deer. Elk and mule deer permits. Candidate for a conservation easement or land exchange with the BLM. $1.65M

*NEW* Graham Co, AZ 78 Plus Head Cattle Ranch – Approx. 640 deeded acres, 3633 acres USFS and 5204 acres BLM; 1 BR, 1 Bath home/camp. Foothills of the Santa Teresa Mountains. $650,000 *REDUCED* Young, AZ, 65+ Acres – Under the Mogollon Rim, small town charm & mountain views. 2100 s.f., 3 BR, 2 Bath home, 2 BR cabin, historic rock home currently a museum, shop, & barn. Excellent opportunity for horse farm, bed & breakfast, or land development. +/- 65 acres for $1,070,000; home & other improvements. $424,500.

*REDUCED* 52 Head Ranch, San Simon, AZ – Indian Springs Ranch, pristine & 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. $1,300,000 Terms. *NEW* San Simon, AZ – Indian Springs Farm 162 acres w/pivot, nice home, hay barn other utility buildings. $750,000

*NEW* 137 Head Ranch, east of Kingman, AZ – 40 Deeded Acres, State Grazing Lease, Adverse Grazing, well watered, good mix of browse and grass, 5 wells, numerous springs, four corrals. Remote but easy access to town. Very scenic. $314,000 Terms.

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*N OW R EDUCED TO $780, 000* +/-128 Head Flying Diamond Ranch, Klondyke, AZ +/-1500 deeded acres, State & (2) USFS Grazing Leases.

Main residence, guesthouse, barn, hay barn, & corrals at HQ. Good access, in a great location.

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NEW MEXICO PROPERTIES Listed Cooperatively w/Action Realty, Cliff, NM, Dale Spurgeon, Broker – 575535-4177

*NEW* 314 Acre Farm, Pearce, AZ – Two pivots, three irrigation wells, charming +/- 2100 s.f. home, four car garage, large metal workshop,

* REDUCED* Virden, NM +/-78 Acre

Jesse Aldridge 520-251-2735 Rye Hart 520-455-0633 Tobe Haught 505-264-3368 Sandy Ruppel 520-444-1745 Erin Aldridge Thamm 520-519-9800

Farm, with 49+ acres of irrigation rights. Pastures recently planted in Bermuda. 3 BR, 2 Bath site built home, shop, hay barn, 8 stall horse barn, unique round pen with adjoining shaded pens, roping arena.

Scenic setting along the Gila River.

Great set up for raising horses also suitable for cattle, hay, pecans, or pistachios, $550,000 Terms. *REDUCED* +/- 50 Head Ranch, Virden, NM – 367 Deeded acres, 4,000 acres BLM, nice HQ w/home, barn, corrals, along two miles of the beautiful Gila River. $525,000 $485,000 *REDUCED* Franklin, NM, 28 Acre Farm – Franklin, NM, 28 Acre Farm – 19 Acres of water rights from Franklin I.D., 5 BR, 3 bath Mfg. home, corrals, barn. Great for small farming operation, horses or cattle.

Along the scenic Gila River. $125,000 Terms.

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HORSE PROPERTIES/LAND San Rafael Valley, AZ – Own a slice of heaven in the pristine San Rafael Valley, 152 Acres for $380,150 & 77 Acres with well for $217,000 Rodeo, NM, 160 Acres - on the western slope of the Peloncillo Mountains. 4-forty acre parcels surrounded by BLM land on two sides.

Unimproved lots with electric nearby. $141,760 Willcox, AZ 40 Acres – Great views in every direction, power to the property. $85,000.

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MELROSE

A Little Bit of Country in a Small Town!

1121 E. ABO HIGHWAY Come see this 3 Bedroom, 2 bath home in Melrose.

Complete with garage, carport and 30x40 barn. Arena style pen for boarding horses and/or roping. All on 2.2 acres.

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7351 QUAY ROAD AI Enjoy country living and spectacular views in this beautiful 3100 plus square home containing many custom features overlooking the far west reaches of Ute Lake on 3 3 acres, or build your own dream home on choice of eight 40 +/- acre lots.

Paul Stout, Qualifying Broker (575) 760-5461 pkstout@gmail.com

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;NEILL LAND, LLC P.O. Box 145, Cimarron, NM 87714 â&#x20AC;˘ 575/376-2341 â&#x20AC;˘ Fax: 575/376-2347 land@swranches.com â&#x20AC;˘ www.swranches.com

C6 Ranch: Sonoita/Patagonia AZ. 165 head, 45 acres deeded, 8700 acres forest lease great water, good improvements. $725,000. Sam Hubbell-Tom Hardesty Stockton Pass: Beautiful SE AZ Ranch North of Willcox, Mountain Ranch 145 head AU, Deeded Surrounded by forest.

Reduced to $975,000. Walter Lane Red Top Ranch: 3,800 deeded acres in SE AZ. Priced at $225 per deeded acre. Walter Lane Perkins Ranch: Yavapai County, NE of Chino Valley, 214 deeded acres, 51,625 acres forest lease, 266 AU, located on the Verde River $8,575,000. Andy Groseta Wildhorse Basin Ranch: Yavapai county, 864 deeded, 6701 State Lease, $3,900,000. Con Englehorn La Cienga: Mohave county, 122.83 deeded acres, 166,234 State/BLM Lease, 490 head $1,200,000. Paul Groseta Crooked H: Central AZ, 126 Sections, 450 head Winter Range/664 summer Range. $2,375,000. Traegen Knight Lazy EH: Western AZ, 122.5 deeded, 300,000 BLM/State Lease, 17,486 AUM ephemeral/500 AU yearlong. 18 wells, 4 pumps on CAP Canal. $600,000. Con Englehorn NI Ranch Tombstone AZ: The ranch consists of 6555 deeded acre & 6650 state lease, 250 head annually; all improvements are in top condition, the ranch is well watered w/8 wells, & pipelines. Good strong grass country. The Ni Ranch is one of the last working cattle ranches in the state with the majority of the land being deeded. Priced at $3,150,000

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Miami Horse Training Facility.

Ideal horse training facility w/large 4 bedroom 3 bathroom approx 3,593 sq ft home, 248.32Âą deeded acres, 208 irrigation shares, 30' X 60' metal sided shop/ bunkhouse, 8 stall barn w/tack room, 7 stall barn w/storage, 10 stall open sided barn w/10 ft alley, 2 stall loafing shed, 14 11' x 24' Run-In Shelters, 135' Round Pen, Priefert six horse panel walker. Many more features & improvements. All you need for a serious horse operation in serious horse country of Miami New Mexico.

Additional 150 acres available on south side of road. Miami is at the perfect year round horse training elevation of 6,200. Far enough south to have mostly mild winters. Convenient to I-25. $1,550,000.

Miami Horse Heaven. Very private approx. 4,800 sq. ft. double-walled adobe 4 bed., 3 bath home w/many custom features, 77.5Âą deeded acres & 77.25Âą water shares, large 7 stall horse barn, large insulated metal shop, large haybarn/equipment shed, all for $1,650,000, plus an additional 160+/-

deeded acres w/142 water shares avail. $560,000 (subject to purchase of 77.5Âą deeded acre parcel.)

Krause Ranch. 939.37 +/- deeded acres. 88 Springer Ditch Company water shares. Mostly west of I;25, exit 414. Big views. $725,000.

Miami Mountain View. 80Âą deeded acres w/80 water shares & house. $550,000.

Miami. 10Âą deeded acres, awesome home, total remodel, awesome views $295,000.

Miami WOW. Big home in Santa Fe Style great for family on 3 acres. $274,900.

Miami Tangle Foot. 10.02Âą deeded acres w/water shares & meter. $118,000.

Maxwell. 19.5Âą deeded acres, water, outbuildings, great horse set up. $269,000.

Canadian River. 39.088Âą deeded acres, w/nice ranch home & river. $279,000.

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LINCOLN COUNTY, NM CATTLE & HUNTING RANCH ~ Prime elk hunting & cattle grazing opportunity on 1,356 deeded & 2,000 acres forest allotment west of Capitan NM. Same family ownership for over 100 years.

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REDUCED - FORT SUMNER NM HORSE PROPERTY ~ 15 irrigated acres w/ pipe fences. Improvements include metal horse barn w/covered stalls/runs, tack room, 2 other metal barns, & a 2,745 SF home.

Landscaped. Near town, but in the country.

EAST OF FT. SUMNER ~ 262 acres native grass with 2 homes, barns, corrals, stalls, & well. Highway frontage. Only 5 miles from town. $310,000 REDUCED $285,000.

RED BARN HOME ~ Highway frontage. 7.5 acres irrigated fruit & nut orchard & vineyard. Red 2 story barn converted to beautiful home or business w/character galore. $265,000

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New Mexico State University Announces $100,000 Endowed Student Leadership Fund Supported By CoBank & Farm Credit of New Mexico oBank and Farm Credit of N.M. are proud to join N.M. State University in announcing the establishment of the CoBank and Farm Credit of N.M. Endowed Student Leadership Fund at N.M. State University.

The endowment will be funded through an initial $100,000 gift from CoBank, a cooperative bank serving agribusinesses, rural infrastructure providers and Farm Credit associations throughout the United States. Proceeds from the endowment will be used to develop and maintain a board of student leaders who will research and develop solutions for agricultural-based issues in N.M.. Farm Credit of N.M. is an agricultural lender serving the state.

The mission of the student board is to provide NMSU undergraduate and graduate students with an educational experience in agricultural finance and cooperative board operations. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also designed to enhance the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to evaluate a business while developing forward-think-

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Serving on the student board will open up a broad range of career and leadership opportunities. The board will work directly with Farm Credit of N.M., which will give them access to real world problems. They will interact and learn from professionals in the industry and gain new perspective.

According to Al Porter, Farm Credit of N.M.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s president and chief executive officer, this is a great opportunity for partnership with both CoBank and NMSU. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Farm Credit of N.M. is passionate about youth and their development in agriculture. This is a great way for us to all work together to make sure NMSU graduates are prepared to enhance rural N.M.â&#x20AC;?

The student board will be a part of the Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. Dean & Regents Professor, Lowell Catlett, said â&#x20AC;&#x153;CoBank and Farm Credit of N.M. have always led by example â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not only are they the bedrock of agriculture but their commitment to the future is steadfast. This generous gift to N.M. State

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A PRODUCT OF THE ABUSED, NEGLECTED & ABANDONED HORSE PROJECT

BASIC ESSENTIALS OF EQUINE OWNERSHIP – A Helpful Guide from Equine Industry Stakeholders Supporting Equine Welfare in New Mexico any are intrigued with the idea of owning their own horse; yet, responsible equine (horses, mules,

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following described estray animals have been taken under the provisions of Chapter 77, Article 13 of New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978, and sold for the benefit of the owners of said estrays as provided by law. The proceeds will be subject to claims and proof of ownership as provided by law. New Mexico Livestock Board Ray Baca, Executive Director · Albuquerque, N.M. All current estrays can now be found on the New Mexico Livestock Board website at www.nmlbonline.com. Lost, missing and stolen reports will be available on our website for 30 days.

and donkeys) ownership may not reasonably fit the lifestyle or financial resources of all. This brief guide describes essential elements of responsible ownership, and readers should seek alternatives if they can’t commit to owning responsibly. Some worthy activities that can be fun alternatives to owning your own horse: riding lessons at a local stable, a guided trail ride from businesses that specialize in that, get involved with an equine interest group, or volunteer at a local equine rescue, horse show, or other equine-related event. *NOTE: Informational values are based on an adult 1,100 lb. horse.

Ownership Costs

“Buyin’ the horse is the cheap part . . . ownin’ him is the real investment.”

– An old adage A responsible owner provides adequate feed, water, shelter, and hoof and health care on a routine basis. While costs can vary depending on your own circumstances, these figures provide a reference point for what it costs to adequately care for one horse in NM for one year: -Feed: Expect to pay $1000-2000.

-Hoof care: Expect to pay $200-550.

-Basic health care: Expect to pay $150300.

Annual costs of owning can be $1,3503,000/horse, and including start-up costs (shelter, fencing, tack, etc.) for the new owner brings the total to over $6,500 without including the price of the horse.

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tion by the owner, some minimal requirements to own a horse include: -a shelter (natural or man-made) of sufficient size (at least 150 square feet/equine) that offers the equine a means of avoiding severe weather (extreme temperatures—over 100 or under 20o F; freezing rain, etc).

-an area—free of hazardous equipment, refuse, or obstacles—allowing the equine ample space to exercise freely. Many city/county ordinances require at least 1 acre of land to legally own livestock.

Fences in these areas should be constructed of materials that minimize the chance of injury to the equine and be a minimum of 4.5-6 ft. tall.

-disposal of, on a daily or weekly basis, the 50 lbs. of manure/day the horse produces in order to maintain sanitary conditions and prevent problems with odor, flies, etc.

-access to a vehicle to transport the equine in an emergency.

-hay/grain feeders, water troughs, stable cleaning supplies, grooming tools, tack, and enough space to store all of these safely.

Routine Care for Adult Horses

-A horse requires 10-12 gallons of clean, fresh, and drinkable water each day.

-An average size horse will require at least 16-22 lbs. of hay and/or grain per day to keep itself in good condition. This is about 1/4 to 1/3 of a normal 2-strand hay bale. Feeding less can severely compromise the health and well-being of the horse.

-The feet, or hooves, need trimmed every 8-10 weeks to insure proper hoof care.

-Horses harbor internal parasites, so they require treatment (deworming) for these at least once every 6 months or more.

-Horses, like most animals, require annual vaccination to prevent contagious diseases.

-Some horses, especially those over 10 years of age, may require annual dental care and physical exam from a veterinarian.

-Novice owners should castrate males as an aid in managing the horse and safety of others.

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Please note that there is a misprint of our address in the new 2012 NMLB Brand Book. The correct address is: NMLB, 300 San Mateo Blvd. NE, Suite 1000, Albuquerque, NM 87108

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may apply to equine ownership in their community.

A Long-Term Commitment

For More Information

These contacts can answer questions or direct you to resources on equine care: Local County Extension Service Agent (aces.nmsu.edu/county) Local NM Livestock Board Inspector or Office of the State Veterinarian (www.nmlbonline.com) or 505/841-6161

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The average life of a horse is 20-30 YEARS! So, the commitment to own and provide for an equine should not be made without considering how stable your financial resources are for caring for that animal. At a yearly expense of $3,000, the financial commitment for care of the horse over its life can exceed $60,000. In years past, there were many options for selling an unwanted horse. Today, there are few options for owners to be rid of an unwanted horse, and many times wellmeaning equine owners sadly find themselves in a spot where they can no longer care for their animal. Significant expenses are tied to putting a horse “to sleep”, and this often leads to horses being abandoned on public, private, and tribal lands which creates problems for all New Mexicans.

This and other forms of neglect are criminal offenses that can lead to hefty legal fees, fines, or jail time for violators.

NM State University Horse Specialist (horses.nmsu.edu) or 575/646-1242 NM Veterinary Medical Association, www.nmvma.org or 505/867-6373 AAEP “Get-A-DVM” Resource (www.aaep.org/dvmsearch) This brochure is available online: horses.nmsu.edu, www.nmda.nmsu.edu, ■ www.nmlbonline.com

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Lamoyne “Granddaddy” Peters, 93, Capitan, passed away on September 4, 2013 in Rio Rancho. The only child born to Gilbert Eugene Peters and Chloe Alice Zumwalt Peters, LaMoyne was born in the Carrizozo hospital on July 10, 1920. He married Nona Opal Jones on June 2, 1941.

He worked for the Capitan Light Plant, Southern Pacific Railroad, United States Forest Service and the United States Soil Conservation Service. LaMoyne and Opal joined the Capitan (now Angus) Church of the Nazarene in 1947. He served as a board member and trustee for Capitan Church of the Nazarene. He served as treasurer at the Capitan and Angus Church for 40 years.

He was extremely active in the organization and operation of Nogal Mesa Ranchmen’s Camp Meeting, serving as general chairman and on several other committees. He was a chairman of the Angus Cemetery Association, served on the Capitan School Board, Lincoln County Planning and Zoning Committee, Lincoln County Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Board and Upper Hondo Soil and Water Conservation Board. Among LaMoyne’s passions was ranching. When his father gave LaMoyne the choice of purchasing a ranch or attending college, he chose the former. His life consisted of fulfilling his dream of having a prestigious herd of Hereford, Angus and crossbred cattle. He loved his family and worked to provide a legacy for future generations. LaMoyne was awarded the Outstanding Land Stewardship Award in 2004. On any given day, when asked how he was, he always replied, “I’m worse,” said with a twinkle in his eye, which earned him the nickname of Mr. Worse. He is survived by his wife Opal, his daughter, Peggy Glenda Armstrong (husband, Leslie); three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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

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nternational Cattle Systems had made an offer to buy the cattle and lease the Strauss outfit. This company owned Grant County Feed Yards at Ulysses Kansas, and other holdings that were all a subsidiary of De Kalb Grain. The President and negotiator for the International outfit was Dale Lasater. Tom Lasater, Dale’s father, developed the Beefmaster breed, and had their first production sale in 1949.

I have been friends with Dale and his wife, Janine, since the Strauss Ranch works, and have been to their ranch in Colorado several times, where Dale and his crew still carry on producing top-of-the line Beefmaster cattle.

They started gathering the Strauss Ranch around the first of June and began to realize they were shorthanded and the cattle were pretty trotty. So that’s when Tye Terrell called Myles and I. We needed good mounts, so Myles loaded some Park Springs horses and Tye and I loaded some Question Mark cowponies, with Larry Dean’s OK. It was June and already hot in that Las Cruces range when we got there.

We were mounted and trotting when it was getting pink in the east. We would make a drag on a piece of that desert and throw our gather into a big holding pasture. When we trotted into headquarters Barbara would have a great meal and plenty of ice tea. It was so hot, we’d shade up at the bunkhouse (the one Tye, Myles, Larry and I stayed in was really nice . . . with air conditioning), then we’d catch fresh mounts around 4 p.m. and gather more country. This went on several days. It was fun, but hot, and it was a big hunk of country . . . close to 300 sections.

One of the hardest drives I was ever on was during this cow works. They had a big lava pasture with a couple of hundred heifer yearlings we needed to gather for the count in this trade. That pasture had big ridges of lava to cross, next to open

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country, then more lava. It would have been hard to gather milk cows out of this pasture. Because we knew it would get hot quickly, we scattered on this circle at first light, and sparks were flying off those horseshoes as we jigged across that 25-section pasture. We were scattered on that drive by good daylight, but we couldn’t stay even on the drive as the lava rock was thick. If you started some heifers, they left there like deer; and if they needed to be bent in the right direction, they made you feel like you were riding a burro. Soon you didn’t know which way they went! Myles and I and a Mexican puncher named Tecol jumped a few head, and really had to do some tall riding to throw them in a corner, which was in a big grassy flat. While we held them there in the corner trying to calm them a little, one freckle -faced heifer quit the herd. She had a figure nine in her tail, was kicking at her belly and came out

by Myles, who had his rope down and tied.

He’d already punched a hole in his rope, and when she came by he “fanged” her.

Slobber flew when she hit the end of it!

Myles was riding a big bay named J. Waggoner, and Tecol, a good vaquero and riata man, heeled her and went to the end of it.

I tailed her over, put dirt in her eyes and took the ropes off . . . she decided the herd in the corner looked like a safer place. We had to take this handful up the fence and Tecol got in the lead. At that first or second ridge of lava we had to cross, things got faster and heifers went to ducking out or running straight ahead, causing us to spill the whole bunch in that rock. That’s the way the whole drive went with everybody, and no one was going to cripple good mounts for those heifers. Those heifers had never been moved around, thrown in a corner or had anything done with them a-horseback, so they had no respect for mounted men. I think those heifers had been weaned the fall before, hauled instead

of driven to that pasture and had never seen anyone until that day. So you cowboys reading this know it was a bust! Fourteen well mounted punchers would have had their hands full in flat country with those heifers. We realized the drive fell apart, our mounts were give-out, and it was 103 degrees! We followed a trail and came to a windmill that pumped into a 6 foot high steel tank. It was good water and we held up there to cool off. We poured water on our mounts, as well as us. Soon, Larry Dean and a couple others with sweat marks all over their mounts and not a lot of grins on their faces showed up. They unsaddled, watered their mounts and rolled a smoke. Everyone gave their version of the wildest or worst drive they’d ever been on, and felt this one was one of them. Over the years, Larry, Myles, Tye, and I have talked about that “drive”. You can’t make a drive on jackrabbits, or antelopes, and these heifers would make them look easy. I think they wound up building some wire lots around those tanks or windmills with trigger gates to get those heifers gathered. That’s a good example of why you prowl and handle your heifers a-horseback.

One of the last days, we’d unsaddled tired mounts and had another great noon meal that Barbara had prepared. While we ate, the bosses talked over the things needing to be done, as we were about ready to gather the holding pasture the next day and start winding up this cow deal. We were short two big Brahman bulls that got away a few days before on a drive south of headquarters. So Myles and I said we’d go south and get those bulls. Everyone looked at us in doubt, but we spoke with confidence (we hoped). So the crew was split up on several missions to get things shaped

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up before tomorrow. After lunch we had a good nap at the bunkhouse, then all of us caught fresh mounts. It was only 90 degrees instead of 110 or more. Myles and I loaded in a big goose-neck trailer and went south to that big Chavez Pasture. We unloaded and split up, then made a big circle looking for those bulls. We each jumped one and hazed them toward those south pens. They were dry and it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so hard to drive to those pens that had water, although they were still sniffy, and you had to give them lots of air. We had backed up that pickup and trailer into a corner of the water lot, and with a couple of old gates, made a wing. We knew it was a long shot, but if we got them in that lot and boogered them just right, we might get lucky. As they went in the lot, Myles eased down and shut the gate as I kept my mount between Myles and the toros, who were really showing signs of pulling out or running over us.

On purpose, Myles had left his mount on the outside of the pen, as we had a plan. He took off and ran in front of them, and in two jumps they were blowing snot on him

as he jumped in the trailer, and I was hollering and popping a slicker behind them.

Myles went out the little gate in the front and got it latched just as they slammed into it, and I slammed the back gate. We got them into the front half, loaded our mounts in the back, and when we pulled into the big pens at headquarters to unload, several asked how we gathered those â&#x20AC;&#x153;toros diablosâ&#x20AC;?. That night in the ranch cantina, someone would keep bringing up the subject, so finally I said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not a big deal. I tracked that one with the spots on his head to Willow Tank, Myles loped

up, we stretched him out and sidelined him. While we were resetting our saddles and cooling our horsesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; backs, I asked Myles if he got the other one. He grinned as he lit a fresh Prince Albert cigarette, told me he did, and had tied him to a tree at Apache Tank, so we could get the trailer to both places. So we loaded them, and brought them in! Wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that what they sent us to do?â&#x20AC;? We never said any different, so the next few days as we branded, culled, and sorted all those cattle they referred to us as those hombres that gathered the â&#x2013; toros . . . we liked it!

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The Court found that because NMCGA could prove no direct harm, there was no standing.

This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the first time that NMCGA or many, many others have faced this issue.

Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where the dead body comes in.

Because NMCGA couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t produce someone who had been harmed by this proposed regulation, although such harm is inevitable, government at all levels is allowed to proceed with regulations and programs that sentence natural resource producers to sheer ruin. I say natural resource producers because that is the only area I am familiar with. I would guess that others are faced with the same death sentence.

This seems to me to be a much higher standard than is required by the criminal court system. There, people are convicted of murders in the absence of a dead body.

Circumstances can be enough for a conviction.

Not so when dealing with federal and state regulations and programs. Unless you can produce someone who has been put out of business, driven to bankruptcy or some other dire consequence â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a dead body â&#x20AC;&#x201C; government agents are allowed to proceed.

The point that we cannot seem to bring to light to is that if we wait until there is harm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a dead body â&#x20AC;&#x201C; there is no way to resuscitate them. Livestock is not a stackable commodity. When a regulation puts a rancher in a corner, his only choice is to sell the cows. While there may be other cows to buy, they are not the cows that contain the genetics and the environment knowledge to be able to best utilize that rancherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pastures.

With the short supply of cattle in the United States today, there are not a lot of cattle on the market and the financial ability to be able to buy cows may also be gone.

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appealed the Court of Appeals decision to the New Mexico Supreme Court. That hearing was held in late September. The jury, in this case five members of the Supreme Court, is still on what the final outcome will be.

At the hearing the Court was equally hard on both the NMCGA attorney and the three attorneys who argued on the side of the WQCC. Two of those attorneys were funded directly by your tax dollars. The third, representing the WildEarth Guardians (WEG) and several other groups were indirectly funded by your tax dollars. Thankfully in the case of the WEG, it is only your federal dollars that are in play. The state generally does not pay the “sue and settle” fees that federal agencies seem to dole out so regularly.

It is the contention of the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office, representing the Environment Department, the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish and the Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Department, that there should be no avenue of appeal if a state agency abuses process – and thus the rights of the public.

The WEG followed suit, asserting that NMCGA had lost in the rulemaking process and that was that. Never mind that the Court of Appeals ruled that they had no standing to intervene in the case. That issue they took to the Supreme Court and were granted the right of intervention immediately. When asked if they had the right to appeal on process, the answer was that there was no need for that. They won.

The Supreme Court was troubled by the fact that there are no dead bodies to demonstrate. Further, without the details of the entire process, they appeared to agree with the WEG that NMCGA had a victory because there was language in the final rule exempting grazing and other pre-rule activities.

On the surface that does look like we might have won. However, that is similar to the language that is placed in most wilderness designation bills. It might make you feel good for a minute, but then look at how many cattle continue to graze in wilderness areas. Not many – because you are not allowed to maintain your improvements, or endangered species are identified that prohibit use, or the lack of management allows a catastrophic fire to destroy everything.

Furthermore, the ONRW designation in question is not only sweeping, but turns to the U.S. Forest Service to manage graz-

ing through “best management practices.”

How well is that working out for ranchers in New Mexico and the West?

NMCGA’s participation in this process hasn’t been with our errors and mis-steps on our part. The legal representation in the hearing process left something to be desired. Our knowledge on participation has grown exponentially. To say that this has been a trial by fire is an understatement.

A huge fallacy is that rule-making before the WQCC is a “public” process.

There is absolutely no way that a member of the “public” has any role at all. If you are not represented by an attorney, and a darn good one, you may as well save your gas money and stay home.

It is pretty amazing to me that I can summarize the blood, sweat and tears by numerous people in just this many words.

The hearings in 2011 lasted about eight

days with several NMCGA members and others from across the state in attendance every day. I have threatened to take the transcripts from those many days to the Hospitality Suite at Joint Stockmen’s Convention and assign parts to folks to reenact. We might have something that could go on the road to help refill the Litigation Committee coffers.

But the story is not yet complete. We await the decision of the Supreme Court on whether or not NMCGA has standing.

That decision will dictate whether we head back to the Court of Appeals to continue the fight or prepare for the dead bodies.

The other euphemism

NMCGA was honored to be invited to an appreciation reception for supporters of the Roadrunner Food Bank last month. All continued on page 70

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of New Mexico agriculture has been supporting the Food Bank more strongly than ever in the past couple of years.

Of course the event featured a few speakers, including Governor Susana Martinez. While all were enlightening, the one that struck me hardest were the comments of Dr. Eugene Sun, MD, MBA, Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Food Bank.

He noted that when his children are hungry, they don’t say, “Mom, I am food insecure, what’s for dinner?” They are hungry and they say so.

We have become so bound by correct speech in this country that we cannot say what we mean and communication is difficult if not impossible. Instead of talking about hunger we hear about food insecurity, food deserts or food islands. Why can’t we just say what we mean?

We have been told that more than 25 percent of the children in New Mexico go to bed hungry. There are similar scary numbers for the elderly and those who live on fixed incomes.

But there seems to be confusion about even that. During New Mexico Hunger Month as proclaimed by the Governor, the Secretary of Health issued a statement that admittedly was ill worded saying that hunger isn’t the problem, but nutrition is.

Again, aren’t we just arguing about semantics? The end result is that kids and others are hungry.

Why cannot we just say what we mean and mean what we say?

The moral of the story is that there are hungry people in New Mexico and we need to support the Roadrunner Food Bank and other such efforts to put a stop to it.

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As the war of words in the media regarding the government shut down began the President took to the airways to state his position on the issue. There were a few words at the beginning of the speech that stopped me.

He said, “Tourists will find every one of America’s national parks and monuments, from Yosemite to the Smithsonian to the Statue of Liberty, immediately closed. And of course the communities and small business that rely on these national treasures for their livelihoods will be out of customers and out of luck.

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“And in keeping with the broad ramifications of a shutdown, I think it’s important that everybody understands the federal government is America’s largest employer. More than two million civilian workers and 1.4 million active duty military serve in all 50 states and all around the world.”

First it seems that these two statements came in backwards order. Do our national parks rank above our military and civilians workers, especially when you consider that the government is the largest employer?

Then you consider that our government IS the nation’s largest employer. Is that what our founding fathers envisioned?

Finally, going back to what originally struck me. The concern about communities and small businesses that lose income during a government shutdown is a real one, but where was the concern for these folks when Yosemite and other federal properties were raging with fire just a few weeks ago?

Here is another one of those “failure to communicate” issues. There is plenty of blame to go around regarding the sorry state of our government at this point in time. When are we just going to sit down and talk it out face to face rather than through the media?

2013 NMCGA Showmanship

2013 MiniHereford Grand Champion Mini Hereford Bull ABJ Casper Owned by Lawrence Velasquez Santa Rosa, New Mexico Grand Champion Mini Hereford Heifer 2S’s Lay Myraih Exhibited by Shawna Garcia Chama, New Mexico

Novice: Cooper Autrey, Torrance County

2013 Lowline Grand Champion Lowline Heifer SRF Lucy Z22 Shown by Jessica Burson Roswell, New Mexico Junior: Colton Law, Rio Arriba County

Reserve Grand Champion Lowline Heifer GMC Kitt-N-Kabooty Z9417 Owned by Courtney Walker Roswell, New Mexico Courtney Walker was also the Champion Lowline Herdsman

2013 Joint Stockmen’s Convention

The meeting is just around the corner… December 5 through 8 at the Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid North. Make ■ your plans today to be there!

Senior: Derrick Cosper, Valencia County

NOVEMBER STOCKMAN Celebrates the

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BILL SAUBLE For Jobs Well Done

Contact Chris today at 243-9515 ext. 28 or chris@aaalivestock.com

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New Mexico Bred & Raised Steer Show Sponsors Banner Sponsors: New Mexico Department of Agriculture Hi Pro Feeds New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association Runyan Cattle Corky & Cathy Fernandez Gold Sponsors: Brent & Rachel Armstrong Mike Cone Truman Smith, DVM Farmway Feed & Equipment Buckle Donors: Farmers and Stockmen’s Bank Doherty Show Steers Donors: Paul’s Vet Supply Metzger Show Cattle Dale Mitchell Hank & Kelikay Hopkins Shane Lutrick Charles & Wade Mulcock Gary Dale Grubelnik John & Janet Griffiths Mike Cone Copeland & Sons Tracy Drummond Royce Maples Duncan Livestock Doherty Show Steers Brett Valentine White Herefords Diamond Arrow Ranch –Boe Lopez Gregory Burris Tom & Bucky Spindle Purina Mills 74

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(above) Grand Champion New Mexico Bred & Raised Steer Shown by Kaly Cone and bred

by Mike Cone.

Reserve Grand Champion New Mexico Bred & Raised Steer Exhibited by Amy Gardner and bred by Cody Drager

New Mexico Bred & Raised Steer Show Results Class / Place / Exhibitor / Breeder CLASS 1: 1. Christian Hopkins / Hank & KeliKay Hopkins 2. Aleahna Branch / Dale & Debra Mitchell 3. Collin Anderson / Copeland & Sons 4. Tanner Caldwell / Duncan Livestock 5. Kade Hopkins / Hank & KeliKay Hopkins 6. Ryan Montoya / Doherty Show Steers / Ben Doherty CLASS 2: 1. Jonathon Beard / Duncan Livestock 2. Ryan Montoya / Doherty Show Steers Ben Doherty 3. Shyan Hill / Gary Grubelnik 4. Koby Cone / Mike Cone 5. Myron Denetclaw / Copeland & Sons 6. Jonathon Beard / Duncan Livestock 7. Dylan Smyer / Wade Mulcock CLASS 3: 1. Amy Gardner / Cody Drager 2. Ky Drummond / Tracy Drummond 3. Cooper Autrey / Shane Lutrick

4. Trey Yates/ Shane Lutrick 5. Trey Runyan / Brett Valentine 6. Ryan Montoya / Truman Smith 7. Christian Hopkins / Hank & KeliKay Hopkins CLASS 4: 1. Kaly Cone / Mike Cone 2. Derek Cosper / Shane Lutrick 3. Cade Hopkins / Albert Lyon 4. Kylie Daughterty / Truman Smith 5. Aleahna Branch / John & Janet Griffiths 6. Grady Hodnett / Wade Mulcock 7. Ruth Ann Stephens / Royce Maples CLASS 5: 1. Kemp Kuykendall / Runyan Cattle 2. Dylan Smyer / Tom Spindle 3. Mason Greenwood / Corky Fernandez 4. Annie Kuenstler / Hank & KeliKay Hopkins 5. Grady Hodnett / Wade Mulcock 6. Trey Yates / Runyan Cattle 7. Logan Woodburn / Charles Mulcock

FOOD Takes Water COMMENTARY BY JEFF WITTE, DIRECTOR/SECRETARY, NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

n spite of recent rains, New Mexico continues to be in one of the most severe droughts on record. In these periods, the discussion often turns to water use: how much is used, and who’s using it.

When the water supply runs short, especially in municipalities, agriculture is often called upon to reduce its water use.

That conclusion is easy enough to make – statistics show that agriculture accounts for three-fourths of the water used in the state – but it ignores who the real beneficiaries of agricultural water are.

Consider this: The top agricultural commodities in N.M. are beef cattle and milk, accounting for more than $3.2 billion in sales at the producer level. Crops add another $800 million (at the farm gate) to the state’s economy every year. The economic impact on local communities is much greater as agriculture is often the top driver in many counties across N.M. Now ask yourself: Who benefits from this production? Is it the farm or ranch family who produces the commodities, or is it the consumer who enjoys the fruits of that labor while being able to live and work in a field other than agriculture?

I often say that N.M. producers “Grow the Plate.” We produce the main course, such as beef and lamb, vegetables such as corn, potatoes, pinto beans, and our “state vegetable” green and red chile; the salad mix with lettuce, cabbage, sprouts, and tomatoes, all topped with cheese. We provide some of the highest quality milk in the nation, and you can finish the meal with local ice cream topped with fresh pecans, pistachios, or fruit from the local areas. Adults can also enjoy locally grown and processed wines during their meal or a dessert wine after dinner.

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duction doesn’t happen without a good reliable source of water. According to United States Department of Agriculture, the capacity of agricultural producers in the United States is great enough to allow one producer to feed him or herself and 155 others. The ability of the United States to become a world power evolved because of this productivity; our citizens have been afforded the opportunity to pursue careers other than agriculture. Agriculturists continue to improve their ability to produce food because others have been able to research and advance technologies to

make them more efficient.

One hundred fifty-five others – that’s who benefits when just one farmer is able to water his crop. That’s why we must be careful not to react too quickly when times get tough and insist that water be taken away from agriculture. That is FOOD we are talking about. And it is our consumers who “use” that water three times a day when they sit down to enjoy a meal. It is as simple as that.

Secretary Witte will be sharing other thoughts on water in the months to ■ come.

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2013 Junior Heifer & Steer Shows

Champion Angus Heifer Manzano Jupiter 2014 Exhibited by Zaccary Dewbre, Rogers, New Mexico

Supreme Champion Heifer & Champion All Other Breeds. Shown by Kaly Cone, Portales, New Mexico

Reserve Supreme Champion Heifer & Champion Maine-Anjou Class. Zayless. Owned by Derek Cosper, Los Lunas, New Mexico

Champion Chianina Heifer FRCA Ms Walk Pretty Exhibited by Derek Cosper, Los Lunas, New Mexico

Special Thanks To These Calf Scramble Sponsors Champion Charolais Heifer Grau Miss Tracy Grace.

Owned by Kristin Grau, Grady, New Mexico Champion Lowline Heifer SRF Lucy 222. Shown by Jessica Burson, Roswell, New Mexico

Champion Shorthorn Heifer TRE Strawberry ET. Owned

by Maria Stout, Las Cruces, New Mexico

Champion Hereford Heifer TRL Dominque Bridger 2D48 Shown by Rhett Grant, Ft. Sumner, New Mexico

2013 Calf Scramble

Junior Heifer Showmanship Champions (l to r) Novice - Mia Encinas, Clayton; Junior - Colton Law; Senior - Courtney Walker

2013 Calf Scramble Champions (r) Kaly Cone, Roosevelt County, Champion Overall & Showmanship Winner; (l) Wade Streans, Lincoln County, Second Place Overall; (not pictured) Ethan Grant, Bernalillo County, Third Place

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Calf Scramble Showmanship Champions (l to r) 1st place, Kaly Cone, Roosevelt; 2nd place, Shayna Gallacher, Lincoln; & 3rd place, Paige Hunter, Valencia

Grand Champion Steer & Crossbred Champion Morgan McCall, Santa Fe County

Reserve Grand Champion Steer & Champion Limousin Koby Valintine, Curry County

Champion Charolais Steer Trey Runyan, Quay County Champion Angus Steer Taylor Fraze, Roosevelt County

Champion Maine-Anjou Steer Falyn Dixon, Roosevelt County

Champion Chianina Steer Derrick Cosper, Valencia County

Champion Shorthorn Steer Bryce Linson, Lea County

Champion Simmental Steer Amy Gardner, Dona Ana County

2013 Showmanship

Congratulations ... to all the youngsters, parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, sponsors and everyone else who worked so hard this year!

Champion Steer Showmanship (l to r) Senior - Paige Hunter, Valencia County; Junior - Colton Law, Rio Arriba County, Novice (or maybe Novelist and new writer for the Stockman), Mia Encinas, Union County OCTOBER 2013

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