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FEATURES­ 12 Cattle Outfront with Outfront Cattle Services / by Sharon Niederman 28 New Mexico Ag Secretary on Ag’s Role in State Economy, Culture, Water Cycle / by Jeff Witte 34 Tequesquite Receives AQHA Honor / by Sharon Niederman 36 New Mexico State Fair Livestock & Horse Show Schedule 40 Southern New Mexico State Fair Schedule 43 Eastern New Mexico State Fair Schedule 51

Cattlemen and Cattle Educate Environmentalists / by Callie Gnatkowski Gibson

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by José Varela López

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NMCGA PRESIDENT

Dear Fellow Members and Industry Supporters,

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n August 27th an overflow crowd of at least 200 people gathered in Santa Fe for a State Game Commission meeting. The two agenda items that drew the large crowd were proposed changes to the Bear and Cougar Rules, and an appeal by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) of a decision made by Department of Game and Fish Director Alexa Sandoval to not renew a permit previously issued to the Ladder Ranch. The permit had allowed for the importation and temporary holding of Mexican gray wolves in New Mexico before their release into the state’s forests but there are concerns that the wolves are creating a conflict with the management of the state’s wildlife and the FWS lacks a recovery plan for the wolf.

The Department’s presentations on these issues were well reasoned, complete and science based. The Game Commission deferred action on the wolf issue until their September meeting to allow the FWS to supplement the record, although it appears that the FWS has no standing given that they were not the ones whose request for a permit was denied. They did take action on the Bear and Cougar Rule proposals presented by the Department though, sending the impassioned crowd into a frenzy.

Numerous people started screaming threats and other sordid remarks at the commissioners, stopping the meeting for several minutes while the mob filed out of the room. I have been to countless meetings over the years, many of them controversial, but I had never seen such a lack of decorum as what I witnessed at that meeting. It was downright scary to see such a large group of people act so irrationally.

What I realized though, is that we have a lot of otherwise educated people who live in a large rural state who don’t understand anything about wildlife management, nor the needs of the ranchers and others who make a living off the vast expanses of land surrounding the urban centers, where these folks live. They have no empathy for the people who are being put out of business because of insurmountable losses they’ve taken at the hands of predators such as wolves, coyotes, cougars and bears. All they have is an irrational emotional attachment to the fairy tale notion that wild animals and nature would exist in a perfect symbiotic relationship, were it not for man’s interference. I wonder if it wasn’t all the Walt Disney animal movies they watched that created this behavior.

It appears that not only people can act irrationally but so can federal agencies. You’ll recall that I’ve written in opposition to the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule on several occasions. The rule, promulgated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was to take effect on August 28 however a federal judge in the District of North Dakota issued a preliminary injunction on August 27 stating that the parties who filed suit against the EPA “have demonstrated that they will face irreparable harm” if the rule were to go into effect. He also said that it appears the EPA “has violated its Congressional grant of authority in its promulgation of the Rule at issue.” Undaunted by the judicial order, the EPA defiantly stated that it would implement the rule in all the states which were not part of the lawsuit filed in North Dakota. Thankfully the New Mexico Environment Department and State Engineer were part of that suit, so the EPA’s usurpation of state authority won’t take effect in New Mexico for now. The move to implement the rule in some states and not others is certainly unprecedented and equally unjustifiable. It’s also irrational.

The EPA also made headlines recently for turning both the Animas and San Juan Rivers a pale orange color when one of its contractors accidentally released about three million gallons of heavy metals into the water. As I understand the situation, from speaking with folks in that part of the state, it appears that the event was not as dire as what we all expected during the days immediately following the spill, and that’s a good thing since we usually have more challenges than we can handle.

I hope you can make it to the State fair this month to see the young men and ladies show their animals. This is the culmination of all their hard work and I’m sure that having an appreciative audience will make their efforts all the more meaningful.

Hasta pronto, José Varela López

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ennis Adams, head of Outfront Cattle Service Professional Charolais Sales Management, remembers his first encounter with the breed he now promotes all over the country.

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Meanwhile the family’s involvement in the Charolais breed and the bull market continued to grow.

His early success propelled him to show his chosen breed all over the U.S., winning the Reserve National Champion Bull title in Louisville, Kentucky at the North American Livestock Show, then in the same year, Championship Bull title and Champion Female at the National Western Stock Show in Denver.

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Adams moved to Texas to assist Charlie Smith of Leona, Texas with his operation.

With Adams on board for three years, Charlie went on to become president of the American-International Charolais Association.

Adams’ lifelong dedication to the breed has created his company, Outfront Cattle Service, a Professional Charolais Sales Management, which he manages from his home in College Station, Texas, home of Texas A & M, where both his daughters earned their MA degrees. His brother, Donald Adams and family still lives on the home place in Bard. “One thing I learned quickly,” he says of life in Texas, “Never hold a sale on Friday night.” Living within shouting range of the Texas A&M Stadium, he knows football rules in Texas.

Nowadays, his company handles all aspect of cattle sales. “We do sales from Montana to South Texas and coast to coast,” he says. Starting in 1990, when he began organizing bull sales, he found he very much enjoyed the people and the business of selling. “A breeder contacts me, I go to the ranch, select cattle for sale, take pictures, and with my daughter, who does our ads, we compose and create a catalog, state the terms and conditions of the sale. We hire the auctioneer, arrange for the facility, line up the hotel for the buyers, and take care of all the health requirements. We solicit the buyers as well.”

“We sell many of our stock over the phone,” he says. “That’s because I give a 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. In all my years doing this, I’ve maybe replaced two of them.”

Adams takes a great deal of pride in having satisfied customers. And he is as busy as ever, spending about 160 days a year on the road. His customers may range from a single ranch to a state Charolais association. “We do a turnkey” job, he says.

“We’ve developed relationships all over the US,” he says. “I’m doing things and meeting people I never dreamed of, including traveling coast to coast, selecting cattle from the Orcas Islands to Martha’s Vineyard.” His business is impacted by and moving forward in to a high tech world of embryo transplantation and in vitro fertilization. He is embracing all manner of new concepts as well.

He helped breeders with the concept of syndication, where a group of ten ranchers purchase a $50,000 bull with each contributing $5000 to the sale, thus affording each of them an opportunity they could not manage as single purchasers.

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Dennis Adams and friends in the early years.

doesn’t feel like work,” he says.

His passion for Charolais is based on what he sees as the strengths of the breed: “It’s the fastest growing, most efficient at converting feed, and with excellent carcass merits,” he says. “The best profits are based on the highest weight gains.” Charolais, he says, generally show 50-100 pounds more per calf at weaning time, compared to other breeds.

“It’s not hard to see how that makes

a big difference in profits. And you don’t have to do anything extra. Plus, you can get Charolais bulls bought very economically.”

Another positive trait of Charolais is the hybrid vigor the breed induces. “The end product is red meat,” he says. “And we get about a 15 percent increase – or even a bigger kick- when we introduce Charolais.”

Adams’ grandfather, John Adams, heeded the call to “come West” in 1907.

The ads advertising “Free Land” were too much to resist. John and wife Myrtle said goodbye to their comfortable lives in LaHarpe, Kansas and headed for New Mexico Territory. They boarded the train, and as was the custom in those days, when the train passed by an appealing piece of land, John hollered to get out.

Consequently, they landed in Bard, New Mexico Territory, near San Jon. “They lived in a half-dugout and my grandmother cried for year,” says Dennis.

“This was not the life she expected at all.”

Adams can’t say enough good about the positives of raising a family in his industry. “It’s a great business for families. When my girls were young, we kept ‘em real busy. Never had to worry about

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Six-year-old grandson Kayden is following right along in his own way, winning several major pig prospect shows in Texas.

Adams continues to move ahead, learning something different about marketing every day. Now he does a lot of online sales, but he still believes in strong relationships from word of mouth for the best marketing. “I’ve got four or five breeders,” he says. They want my last sale to be their n dispersal, if I ever retire.”

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Bryce will attend New Mexico State University preparing for an occupation in Animal Pharmaceuticals.

Tessa Franz is from Clayton, New Mexico, and daughter of Owida Crites Franz, a Lariat CowBelle. Tessa was very active in sports: Basketball – four years, Track – two years and Volleyball – two years. She was Senior Class President, involved in 4-H, rodeo and FFA, judging Livestock and Horse. Tessa plans to attend

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CowBelle Scholarship Winners: (l to r) Bryce Bowerman, Tessa Franz, Starlyn Sage Treadwell, Makayla Richardson

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Makayla Richardson is from Las Cruces and daughter of Janelda Richardson, a Mesilla Valley CowBelle. Makayla attended Mayfield High School participating in Newspaper, Varsity Choir, Athletic Trainer, National Honor Society, Rodeo, 4-H and FFA. Makayla will be attending New Mexico State University where knowing she will benefit from the University’s

Agricultural background and extended research with livestock, and plans on a career in Agricultural Communications.

Starlyn Saige Treadwell is from Deming, New Mexico and belongs to the BorderBelles. Starlyn attended Deming High School and Hot Springs High School. Starlyn was very active in 4-H and NM 4-H Rodeo. She played six years of Volleyball and showed animals on the local and State Fair levels. She joined FFA to judge Pasture and Range and helps her father on the ranch as well as with the

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Corriente CowBelles July 24, 2015 Meeting – The meeting was called to order

by President Ashley Ivins at the Smokey Bear Park in Capitan. Twelve members, 3 guests, and numerous kids were present. Everyone brought items to make banana splits. Membership report: Before the meeting: 39 members and two junior members. After the meeting: 43 members and four junior members JulieAnne introduced all new members and guests. It was decided to accept the June picnic report.

Ashley spoke with Terry Bullard to rent his band and building for a dinner dance. He will discount his band fees, $150 for building, $50 cleanup. Terri Knight will look into insurance for this event. JulieAnne will research a picnic permit to serve alcohol. Lori Plant will research food costs of caterers. The quilt committee has been collecting brands. Carolee, the chairwoman will be moving. The new Eagles Club in Capitan will be branding wood for their bar top if anyone would like to add their brand to the bar top. During the fair the Corriente CowBelles will host a table in the show barn with beef promotional items. A signup sheet is available and shifts need to be covered. During the livestock sale, the Corriente CowBelles will wear new shirts and assist purchasers with the details of getting signatures, pictures, and packers. Willa gave the report from the CowBelles mid-year meeting. The meeting was held in Ruidoso, and several issues were discussed. The Beef Ambassador program was a hot topic. Ashley also attended this conference. A few T-shirts are available for sale for $15. Ashley wrote a grant to the Hubbard Foundation in hopes of receiving some money to purchase promotional items, and to support the Ag in the Classroom teacher and tools. A committee of Betsy Peralta, Willa Stone, Cassie Sponagel, and Sharon Young was formed to award the Man of the Year and CowBelle of the Year. This committee will also order prizes with $75-100 allotted for each award. Ag Day needs to be held in October in hope of utilizing some of the presenters from the Cowboy Symposium.

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JulieAnne, Betsy, Ashley, Valerie, and Katie are the committee. Cream of the Crop letters were sent. It was determined that the club will donate $100 to Cream of the Crop and to the Capitan’s Buyers Club. The next meeting will be rescheduled. Everyone enjoyed banana splits.

Respectfully submitted, Sharon Young, Corriente CowBelles Secretary The Mesilla Valley CowBelles met on August 18, 2015 at Cracker Barrel with eight members present. Information was shared regarding a teen from Arizona CowBelles enrolled in school at New Mexico State University who may need some assistance. Her contact information was shared and the group will keep in touch with her. The local

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Lands News This column is about wildfire, federal mismanagement, settlement with enviros, and solar panels for chicken coops

Graze it, don’t blaze it

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o far this year we’ve had thousands of fires that have burned more than 7 million acres. Three firefighters have been killed, hundreds of homes destroyed, thousands of people evacuated and for the first time the Forest Service expects to spend more than half of it’s budget on fire suppression. We have 29,000 firefighters in the field, including some from Canada, and are now bringing in additional numbers from New Zealand and Australia As a result political tongues are wagging again about mismanagement of federal lands and ranchers are speaking up.

The recent Soda fire fire burned more than 283,000 acres in southwest Idaho and

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eastern Oregon, and 900 firefighters, aided by helicopters, air support, bulldozers and water trucks fought the catastrophic fire.

Alan Davis owner of Greybell Farms near Marsing, Idaho, says, “We have a bunch of people making decisions on wildlife, habitat, grazing and land management, and they have no practical experience. They have no clue how the world really works.”

And he wasn’t done yet, saying “If Bureau of Land Management is not going to take an active management role … then they need to get the heck out of the way and let ranchers or somebody take care of the land.” He is critical of federal officials for letting fuel loads pile up.

The Idaho Cattle Association also blasted the feds, saying, “These fires are largely a result of the federal government’s management framework. We will never be able to stop all wildfires, but we

can curb catastrophic fires in the future through grazing.” The issue was put most succinctly by Wyatt Prescott, executive vice-president of the Association, who said, “Graze it, don’t blaze it.”

The national boys are also unhappy.

In an August 17th letter to Obama the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and Public Lands Council accuse the feds of gross mismanagement, and ask the President to “streamline regulations that will allow for active management” of federal lands and stop closed-door settlements with environmental groups that seek to block such efforts. The livestock industry is supporting the Resilient Federal Forests Act to partially address these issues, but a USDA official says they should instead support legislation to change the way wildfire suppression is funded. The livestock reps respond that despite “the increasing evi-

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dence that mismanagement of forests and rangeland is to blame for the higher occurrence of catastrophic wildfires, Washington seems to believe that allocating more money to fire suppression” is the only answer.

The Resilient Federal Forests Act (H.R. 2647) takes some baby steps toward fixing the problems, and is in response to the fact that catastrophic wildfires have a significant negative impact on watershed health, wildlife habitat, property, and human life.

Since 2006 more than 3,000 man-made structures have been destroyed. Most disturbingly, agency data indicates that 348 lives have been lost to catastrophic wildfire since 1995.

Among other things, the bill would simplify the NEPA process and offer categorical exclusions to the agencies in instances where they are needed to: (1) expedite specified critical response actions, (2) expedite salvage operations in response to catastrophic events, and (3) meet forest plan goals. In addition the bill would require that any plaintiffs challenging a forest management activity developed through a collaborative process or proposed by a resource advisory committee will be required to post a bond or

other security. Keep in mind this legislation would only apply to a small subset of the total federal estate that meets certain criteria.

The legislation has passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 262-167, and was supported by 19 Democrats, mostly from the West. Our two Democrat reps, Lujan and Lujan-Grisham were not among those supporters, having voted no.

Sue & Settle

This issue has been of concern to many, and is one of the reasons our federal lands aren’t being managed appropriately. Sue and settle is where an activist group sues a federal agency and the agency, instead of defending itself, settles with the group.

Many of these settlements involve agency actions and regulations, and are strictly between the agency and the interest group. Left out are the general public, the Congress and those who may be most negatively impacted by the actions or regulations.

Recent Congressional testimony and reports reveal these type settlements are increasing under the Obama administration. Concern is also being expressed that during its last months the Obama administration will use this method to “lock-in”

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Well now we have solar panels for chicken coops. It’s true. The USDA has announced that as part of its Rural Energy for America Program it has awarded $16,094 to a Georgia poultry company to “install a solar array on the roof of poultry houses.”

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Study examines decline of TX livestock auction markets

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eclining cow numbers have led to consolidation in Texas livestock auction markets following devastating droughts the past decade, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service study.

Dr. David Anderson, AgriLife Extension Service livestock marketing economist, provided an overview recently at the Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course in College Station.

“Things change over time, but we were interested in the changes in the beef industry’s infrastructure, particularly livestock auction markets,” Anderson said. “Obviously we’ve experienced changes in cattle cycles, inventory numbers and how we trade. We have the Internet, video auctions and direct sales. All of that has played a part in how we trade and market cattle.”

Other authors on the study were Dr. Andy Herring, associate professor in the department of animal science at Texas A&M University, and graduate student Trent Hester and assistant professor Ariun Ishdorj – all based in College Station.

Data was collected using sources such as the Texas Animal Health Commission, Texas Agricultural Statistics Service and other U.S. Department of Agriculture data. Anderson noted during the mid-1970s Texas beef cow numbers peaked at about 7 million head. Currently, Texas has approximately 4.2 million cows. Anderson said before starting the study, there was an expectation that there were fewer auction markets than when data first began being compiled in 1969.

The study proved their hypothesis correct, he said. Texas had 167 auction markets in 1969 and only 92 auction markets were left in the state by 2013. The study indicated that the decline could be attributed to a number of factors, such as producers using other means to market their cattle, “or overall, there being fewer cattle to market in the state, requiring fewer markets to sell fewer cattle.”

“That’s exactly what we saw,” Anderson said. “Then we wanted to know if these fewer auction markets are handling more volume. Overall, the markets haven’t declined as fast as the number of animals. Drought will do that as producers sell cattle at an incredibly fast rate. Over time, the auction markets adjust to that at a much slower pace.”

“The implied animal revenue keeps going up as drought occurs,” Anderson said. “The more animals are sold, the higher that revenue is. But that doesn’t account for inflation. Overall, we found there are fewer markets and declining real implied value when you factor inflation into the equation.”

Anderson noted the study did not account for video or Internet auctions or other marketing services. Also, sheep, goats and hogs were not part of the study.

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ational Farmers Market Week got me thinking about the economic and cultural importance of not just the state’s 75 farmers markets, but of New Mexico agriculture more broadly.

On the economics side, New Mexico agriculture is a $4 billion-a-year sector.

But the true financial impact of agriculture in the state is much bigger. Four billion is a measure of the value of agricultural commodities at the farm or ranch: things like live cattle, raw milk, and unprocessed wheat. Turning those commodities into the products that most people no longer make for themselves – such as when milk gets turned into cheese, and when wheat gets turned into flour – adds several billion dollars more to the system.

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Given the slim profit margins in agriculture, farmers and ranchers are always looking for new efficiencies. That fact bears out in some interesting ways. For instance, recent news stories about our declining chile acreage ignore the fact that New Mexico chile growers are now growing more chile per acre than they were 25 years ago. They and other growers have adopted things like laser leveling, drip irrigation, sensor technology, and satellite imaging – all of which contribute to more efficient water use by both plants and farmers. But traditional flood irrigation – watering crops by applying water to the surface of the ground in which they’re growing – has its own merits. Research conducted at NMSU (Ward, 2008) shows that as much as 58 percent of the water applied to some of New Mexico’s major crops via flood irrigation returns to the aquifer. With these “return flows”, as they’re known, water gets filtered as it percolates through the ground. Then it’s available for others, including municipalities that provide drinking water to the bulk of the people reading this…perhaps you.

Even if you dwell in an urban area, chances are that agriculture exists nearby. Data released by USDA last year showed that there are nearly 25,000 farms, ranches, and other such agricultural operations across New Mexico. That figure covers a wide range of sizes – including small farms with $1,000 worth of production a year – as well as ethnic backgrounds, ages, and crops. And agricultural diversity translates into a diverse economy.

While a dollars-and-cents approach is helpful when talking about agriculture and its water use, it ignores the tremendous cultural contributions farming and ranching make to New Mexico. What would this region be like without the people who have called this place home for centuries and even millennia, thanks in part to the Three Sisters of beans, corn, and squash? How different would the meaning of la comunidad be in northern New Mexico without the water-sharing approach of our acequia

system? What water would sustain our state’s wildlife populations if not for the rainwater that sheep and cattle ranchers catch in dirt tanks to water their animals year-round?

And what would a Saturday morning in your community feel like without the vibrancy of your local farmers market?

The state’s 75 farmers markets are all the more important when you consider the high rate of food deserts (low-income communities with limited access to grocery stores) here. Many of these markets are now participating in a program called Double Up Food Bucks, which allows recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to double their purchasing power of fresh, local food at the farmers market. That’s

good for low-income families, farmers and ranchers who sell at the market, and communities that will see those dollars spent and re-spent locally.

I often tell people that farmers and ranchers take water – a substance that begins with zero calories, zero protein, zero fiber – and make it nutritious. If you’d like to consider directing water away from agriculture, I ask you to please save that thought for the next time you sit down to eat. Would you be willing to part with the enchiladas that were made using New Mexico chile, onions, and cheese? Neither would I. New Mexico’s unique cuisine is dependent on New Mexico’s unique agricultural heritage. And while our unique cuisine is something we have access to whenever the craving hits, it’s coveted

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The latest Donald Trump “blunder” is a statement where he said the “silent majority” is standing up to support him. Please note that this is not a political announcement, paid or otherwise. There is way too much entertainment value and education necessary before making any decision on whom to consider supporting.

Back to Trump’s most recent “racist” remark. At least one pundit, who worked in the Bush/Cheney administration, believes that the “silent majority” Trump was referring to is not the great number of Americans of all colors, faiths and walks of life who may feel disenfranchised by the federal government. He believes the term is a mere code word for the Tea Party.

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In the evenings we try to watch two network national news broadcasts. At night we watch the local news. During the day there is a mix of KOB 770 and Rural Radio in the car. Add in the emails and Facebook (until recently) and I have a pretty broad range in what is going on around me.

Clearly there isn’t a united perspective on any subject, but there are lots of subjects. A few recently struck me as remark worthy.

Watching the theater of presidential candidates provides lots of entertainment.

Listening to the hordes of people who pontificate on what the situation will be a year from now is endless. It seems that each

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is being chastised for questioning why Federal Express can track millions of packages from shipping to destination but the government cannot keep track of visas.

One analyst is offended by comparing people to packages. Another doesn’t think the border issue has anything to do with visas.

Then we have the whole Black Lives Matter movement. One of their latest chants is “Pigs in a blanket fry ‘em like bacon.” Pretty tasteless shown in the context of the latest murder of a policeman.

Don’t ALL lives matter???

But perhaps the hit of the month is the Allies for Alley Cats. They are a group based on the saving of feral cats. The feral cat issues in Florida are well out of hand.

For some time researchers have warned that feral cats have become a health hazard for the homeless and others because of the diseases they carry. Now they are becoming an environmental health hazard by killing wildlife. The Allies seem to have little care for the humans or the environment, only the cats. I am offended.

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You may be missing the N.M. Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA) on Facebook. That’s because Facebook took the page down. Apparently someone complained about the page. We will get it back up in some form in the near future. But for the moment we have plenty of other things to do.

Local Water Grab

Last month we spent a lot of space on the issue of the Interstate Stream Commission’s (ISC) attempt to claim all of the unappropriated water rights for non-consumptive use in the lower Canadian River drainage. (Surely there is more than one oxymoron in that sentence.)

At the behest of Senator Pat Woods and Representative Dennis Roch, ISC staff held a meeting in Tucumcari on the issue in mid August. They allotted a whole hour for public input. Although they were warned that they would have a large crowd and that only an hour would not suffice, they disagreed. After all there was just going to be some ranchers who would all have the

same to say, right?

Surprise, surprise! More than 150 people showed up, including commissioners from at least four counties, a mayor, city councilmen, businessmen, recreationists, farmers, ranchers, teachers and who knows who else in attendance. Individuals in the group had plenty to say on a wide variety of topics.

Among the highlights of the evening was when ISC staff seemed to infer that if the ISC didn’t gain rights to the water that the feds would supersede and deny access to the river, something that had been repeatedly stated in the month leading up to the meeting. Representative Roch called them on it and they backed down.

Another interesting moment occurred when ISC staff attempted to take credit for going to Tucumcari for the meeting.

Representative Roch was quick to question that as well. He pointed out that if he and Senator Woods hadn’t asked for a meeting, there wouldn’t have been one.

The assembled crowd was unanimous in their request that the ISC withdraw its application for rights. The ISC already controls the seepage from Ute Reservoir, which staff has admitted is all they need.

While there were no decisions announced at the meeting, there is hope that if an application is refiled it will be only for the seepage. Stay tuned.

of interest to NMCGA. During the 2015 Legislature, the Association had a bill introduced to make cougar a non-game species.

During the hearing on the bill, the N.M. Department of Game & Fish (NMDGF) admitted that the population was growing by leaps and bounds. Current sport hunting is resulting of a harvest that is just over one-third of the number of lions that should be taken annually to keep population at a manageable level. Every stripe of animal rights/environmentalist was on hand to support NMDGF management of the critters. Those folks stated repeatedly that they supported the science of the Department. So, the bill was let die in its second committee.

However, when the NMDGF took their recommendations to the public this past spring, the animal rightists/environmentalists changed their tune. The Department’s science had no merit and nothing should change was their mantra.

As late as early August, the print media was still asking if there was any science to support the NMDGF proposal.

After the publication of the Department’s proposal, there was a “viable alternative” proposal posted to give the

Commission plenty to think about.

But perhaps the best part of the cougar debate was the stand Commissioner of Public Lands Aubrey Dunn took. As ranchers and some other natural resource users have always known, State Trust Land is NOT public land. It is land held in trust for N.M.’s students into perpetuity and does not allow for the multiple use that is allowed on federal land. Those who wish to utilize State Trust Land must have a permit to do so. While hunters have unfettered access to State Trust Land during hunting and scouting seasons, that is because the NMDGF has secured the permit for them to do that.

The concept that federal lands and State Trust Lands are different and have different rules and regulations has been a hard one to convey in the past. Commissioner Dunn has made that clear, in part by his demand that State Trust Land be treated as private land in the cougar rule.

In the end, the Commission unanimously supported the NMDGF proposal, which allowed for more take of cougars. It is worth noting, however, that the proposal was not as robust as what was proposed by the Dept. in their first public meetings.

The third home run at the Commission

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In late August the N.M. State Game Commission took on some highly controversial issues that led to a lively meeting.

(See President Jose Varela Lopez’ message on page 10). From the agricultural perspective, the decisions they made were the right ones. We as group, and individually, need to express gratitude for their actions to benefit wildlife and humans alike.

The first agenda item that brought wrath was the appeal of the denial of a permit for Mexican wolves. Although it was made clear on the agenda that this was a quasi judicial process and no comment would be allowed, radical environmentalists staged a protest outside the Santa Fe Community College building where the meeting was held. Reports are that there were about 100 people at the protest. Ultimately, the Commission put off a decision until their September 29 meeting at the Embassy Suites in Albuquerque to allow time for the record to be supplemented. We can look forward to another protest there too.

The next issue that brought ire was the adoption of new bear and cougar rules.

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meeting was the slowing down the train on the State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP).

We could, and have, talked for days about the problems with this “planning document” that provides for federal funding for Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). The theory is that the by working on species of concern before they are listed federally as threatened or endangered, that list can be avoided. That makes sense… right up until there are 455 species of concern and some 40 of them are already listed federally.

Natural resource users were further frustrated by the fact that little to no time was planned for the public to review a complete document. Rather, the document has been “living” on a website. Initial word was that the final document would be likely not being available for review because of the October 1 deadline from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

Thanks to the leadership of the NMDGF and the Game Commission, the process has been extended by two months and everyone will have the opportunity to review and comment on a final draft followed by time for comments to incorporate into the final document.

Please take a few minutes to drop a note or send an email to every member of the Commission as well as Commissioner

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That Woman

This topic has been rumbling in my mind for some time. Now seems the appropriate to get it on paper.

Long ago and far away in another life, I came across a woman who, unbeknown to her, had a some role in shaping my life. Her name was Margaret Watkins.

For years she was the backbone of the American Brahman Breeders Association.

She ran the office and the registry and generally kept the world in line. She lived in the heart of Brahman country and had her own herd.

She was a portly woman who wore home-made clothes that I assume she made herself. She didn’t take guff off anybody and you never doubted what was on her mind.

One evening at a Brahman sale and event, I ended up standing behind her for awhile...while sipping on my more than one too many margaritas. I was quite offended when I heard her comment to someone standing next to her that she didn’t understand why associations hired young girls. All they are looking for is a

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husband and to have babies. They don’t stay around long enough to be of any use, or something close to that.

As a fairly new employee at the International Brangus Breeders Association well under the age of 30, that certainly was not my goal. Furthermore it was a pretty narrow-minded point of view.

Margaret became “that woman” in my mind.

In the years since then I came to respect Margaret, who passed away several years ago. I still don’t agree with her point of view on young women in the workplace, but she had lots of wisdom to gain.

Over the years, I seem to have become “that woman.” My career path has put me in a position to call ranchers’ homes on a regular basis, most often in the evenings and often interacting with the lady and/or children of the house.

While working on a sale catalog for one Texas ranch, there were lots of conversations with the ranch manager often as we scheduled photo shoots, data assembly and so on. The young people in the house are often the ones that race to answer the phone.

One evening I made a call to the manager’s home. His young son answered the phone. I greeted him, told him who I was and asked if I could speak to his dad. The next thing I heard was “Mom, it’s that woman again.” And so it began.

There was one NMCGA president who had two young children during his years of service as president-elect, president and then past president. After awhile I would have to steel myself for calls to his house. One time when his wife answered the phone and said it’s Miss Caren. The next sound I heard was the sound of two children crying. Another time the son answered the phone, after which he said “Mom, it’s Miss Cowan. Can I tell her we’re having dinner and to call back?” I definitely learned to try and shorten calls to that household.

More recently, Marguerite was visiting with a neighbor in Albuquerque. It was one of those neighbors that took awhile to build a relationship with. One evening as they were visiting he asked where she worked. When she told him, he said “You seem to be nice but I cannot stand that woman you work with, you know the one that’s on TV sometimes.”

Well past my second decade in work for N.M.’s livestock trade organizations, I am sure there are some not-so-amusing stories about that woman. Such is the life when you are trying to make a difference.n

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State University with a degree in Animal Science, Lyn returned to the ranch to manage the ranch horse breeding program and remuda. “We

by SHARON NIEDERMAN had about 125 head stablished in 1896 in Albert, NM, of horses in one of the Tequesquite Ranch was proud to the canyons and 50 receive the 75-year breeders award were broodmares from the American Quarter Horse Associa- with yearlings and tion. The Tequesquite Ranch is known for babies at their side. its venerable history as a fifth generation It was an awesome family ranch as well as its contributions sight.” After talking Horses make good kids. Here is a picture taken circa 1983 of Tanner, to the cattle and horse industries in New with her brothers, Ashleigh, Lisa & Erin Mitchell on ranch raised geldings. Kids are the Mexico. Siblings Tom and Terry Mitchell Lyn states, “My first main priority on our outfit! and Lyn Ray own the ranch and are all task was to reduce actively involved in the ranch manage- the herd to a manageable size.” After selec- in the early days the mare’s job was to proment. As manager of the Quarter Horse tive culling based on soundness, confor- duce ranch horses in the pasture without Division on the ranch, Lyn was humbled mation, and the history of offspring, the many frills. Not much has changed in this and honored to receive this award that ranch kept 20 broodmares out of foun- philosophy. The mares are pasture bred represents three generations of breeders dation ranch bloodlines. “Anything with and colts are weaned in the fall. Lyn says, of American Quarter horses on the ranch. a bad disposition was sold,” she says, “I “Reproductive efficiency and mothering The award, given to only 16 ranches don’t put up with it. In addition, the ranch ability are critical in the mare herd.” in the U.S., is also an acknowledgment of horses have to be eye appealing. It costs Lyn met her husband, Billy Ray, on a Lyn’s lifetime devotion to the ranch and just as much to feed a gentle-minded, blind date and after a short romance they the breed. A fifth-generation member of attractive horse as a bad one.” were married in 1993 on the ranch. Their The ranch broodmares can be traced first daughter, Barrett, was born in 1995. the family, Lyn has always had an inborn fondness for horses since she was a little back to 1932 and the original mares used After a period of drought in the late ‘90s, girl. “My grandfather, Albert K. Mitchell, a by Albert K. Mitchell. The brood mare band many changes began to happen with ownfounder and past president of the American now consists of 10 mares and two stallions, ers having to take off-ranch jobs. Lyn chose Quarter Horse Association, was one of my what Lyn considers a manageable size. In to begin teaching Vocational Agriculture best friends and at Mosquero Schools shortly hero. Since I was the after her second daughyoungest of the famter, Sherrie, was born in ily, I would go with 1999. In order to obtain a him to look at the teaching certification, she horses and listen to earned her Master’s Degree him talk about the in Vocational Education in good and bad things 2004 from NMSU. Lyn now in each of them. teaches full time Vocational Since I was schooled Agriculture, Science, and on the ranch, my Language Arts. She is proud father, Albert J. to have taught and been the Mitchell, would let FFA advisor for all six of her me tag along with nieces and nephews, along him to work on the with both of her children. weekends and after Billy chose a career in the school. Many of motion picture industry in the ranch cowboys New Mexico in transportawould take me along tion. to help work cows The ranch horse program and calves. Weaning is very much a family opercolts was always my ation as Lyn continues to favorite time of the work with her husband, Billy year.”

Ray, and their two daughFollowing gradters, Barrett and Sherrie. uation in 1990 Both of their daughters are from New Mexico part of the sixth generation to live on the ranch and Lyn Ray & Teques Dakota

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best “babysitters” and help keep the young horses from getting injured or into trouble. Each year one or two foals are selected as riding replacement geldings or broodmare prospects.

Over the years, almost all of the broodmares have been raised on the ranch. The ranch purchases stallions to enhance bloodlines. Lyn markets The Michell family receiving the NMQHA/NMCGA Best Remuda Award in 1999. Included are Terry and Kim Mitchell – Kids Tanner, horses at all stages Ashleigh & Zachary, Tom & Karen Mitchell – Kids Lisa, Erin & Adam but her biggest marBilly & Lyn Ray – Kids Barrett & Sherrie ket is for yearlings and two year olds.

Ranch horses contain bloodlines from are very involved with the program. The weaning schedule is set around school foundation names such as Little Joe holidays and movies filmed in New Mexico. Springer, Three Bars, King, Leo and The Shortly after weaning, the foals are hal- Ole Man. These mares have been crossed ter broke and handled. After the colts are back on stallions with bloodlines from weaned, they are turned back into the pas- Great Pine, Doc Bar, Poco Bueno, Jet ture with the mares. The mares make the Smooth, Iron Bars and now Highbrow Cat,

Docs Oak and Bueno Chexinic.

To this day, the family stays busy with school and the ranch. Barrett graduated valedictorian from Mosquero Schools in 2014 and attends Texas Christian University where she shoots on the NCAA Women’s Rifle Team. She ultimately wants to be a veterinarian, and is now pursuing a degree in speech/ language pathology and a minor in art. Sherrie is a junior at Mosquero Schools and is active in FFA, basketball, volleyball, and 4H shooting sports. “They are both beautiful, multi-talented, young ladies that are great to be around,” says Lyn. Lyn has been managing the horse herd for 25 years and the horse industry has been through some highs and lows.

Although the horses have received this great honor, the pride of the ranch is the sixth generation and eight kids raised on the ranch. All have grown up riding and being around the horses, cattle and each other’s families. Lyn’s hope is that the ranch will continue to raise quality, versatile horses that can be used either on the n range or in an arena.

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New Mexico’s Old Times and Old Timers

The Final Days of Pearchmouth Stanton

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uring the years of the Great Depression (1929-1940) a number of outlaw gangs roamed around West Texas and eastern New Mexico. Noted killers and bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow hid in Carlsbad for a time in 1932 and there was a major gunfight at Bluitt, in Roosevelt County, which resulted in the

death of Texas officer Harve Bolin and the severe wounding of Roosevelt County Deputy R. L. Hollis, also in 1932. In July of the following year, another shootout occurred in eastern New Mexico which resulted in two deaths.

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got word that Texas killers and robbers, Ed “Pearchmouth” Stanton, 45, and Glen Hunsucker, 21, were hiding on a dryland homestead farm between Corona and Ramon. It was alleged that Stanton’s brother, Will, lived in the area. Along with deputies Tom Jones, Jack Davidson, and Hubert Reynolds, the sheriff visited the farm in question on Saturday, and found no evidence that the outlaws were there.

The posse went back on Sunday, however, and observed tire tracks in the barnyard.

Since Will Stanton did not own a motor vehicle, the conclusion was quickly drawn that Perchmouth and his partner had visited during the night.

The posse took up pursuit to the west, toward Corona. An earlier rain made the car easy to follow. After a few miles, the tracks turned away from the dirt road and onto a little-used trail into an open area dotted with scrub brush and a wooded area toward one end. That bosque is where Stanton and Hunsucker had hidden themselves and their car. Without warning they opened fire on the posse. Tom Jones was killed almost instantly by a bullet to the head. Hunsucker left his hiding place and advanced on the posse firing as he went.

He too was soon dead with eight bullets in his body. Stanton abandoned his car and escaped on foot as the officers attended to Jones’ body. No one else was injured in the fight but Sheriff McCamant and Deputy Davidson remained on the scene while Reynolds took the bodies of Deputy Jones and Hunsucker to Corona.

Ken Fuller, who lived in Corona at the time, was present when Hunsucker’s body was dumped on the driveway of local gasoline station. He said the body had so many bullet holes in it that it looked like a sieve.

Word of the Jones’ killing spread rapidly around Lincoln County and southeastern New Mexico and by Monday morning Sheriff McCamant had help from Capitan and Hondo, as well as other jurisdictions.

His posse grew to more than 20 men and they scoured the area. In the afternoon, one of the searchers spotted Stanton, not far from the village of Ramon. He acted as if he intended to shoot it out, but when he realized that he was surrounded, he sur-

rendered. He was armed with two .45 cal- a forest ranger spotted the fugitive and Huntsville, authorities there wasted no iber pistols and a rifle at the time. One of reported the sighting to Texas authorities. time in ridding the world of Edward the handguns was pos itively identified Officers from both states scoured all of “Pearchmouth” Stanton. Upon his return as the weapon used to kill Swisher County eastern New Mexico and lost his trail until to the prison he was immediately placed Sheriff Moseley late August on death row and was executed by elecat Tulia, Texas.

“The posse took up pursuit 1934. Sheriff trocution on September 28, 1934, only a Pearchmouth G. R. “Boots” month later. was taken to to the west, toward Corona. Fletcher To his executioners, Stanton bemoaned jail in Carrizozo An earlier rain made the car of Colfax the fact that he would not be able to parand kept there County, and ticipate in the prison rodeo scheduled for a easy to follow.” n under heavy his depu- few days after his death. guard. A witties, arrested ness positively identified Hunsucker as the Stanton at a dance in the town of Therma other participant in the Moseley murder. (now Eagle Nest). Quickly returned to

By Tuesday morning, officers from Tulia and Silverton in the Texas Panhandle arrived in Carrizozo. They positively identified Stanton and Hunsucker as the bandits who had shot and killed Sheriff John Moseley after they had robbed a gasoline station in Tulia on January 23, 1933.

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Farm Bureau Minute

Words of Wisdom from the New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau

by Mike White, President, NM F &LB

Technology – With Limits

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griculture is constantly seeking and benefiting from technology, whether it is GPS guided tractors, moisture sensors that allow us to control irrigation systems remotely through our phones and ipads, or utilizing artificial insemination to encourage uniformity and improve herd genetics.

Drones are proving to be a valuable tool for agriculture. You can remotely check livestock, spray a crop, and ensure a field is being watered evenly all at the touch of a joystick. Farmers spend hours walking their fields checking their crops or livestock. This is an effective method that farmers and ranchers have utilized for years, but in today’s world it is not a very efficient use of time, and drones can help in that manner.

Questions do remain though about when and where drones will be of economic value. Some estimate that there can be as much as 20 percent savings in crop inputs from the use of drones. American Farm Bureau wants to help quantify what type of return farmers can expect from the use of drones and so they have teamed with a drone services company called Measure and Precision Hawk another field services company. They are running tests

with drones in North Carolina to help understand whether drones make sense for farmers in their bottom line. Measure also plans on launching an online return on investment calculator for farmers to use to help them see whether the investment of a drone will be cost effective for their operation.

Industry experts estimate the market will create more than 100,000 jobs by 2025, bringing with it hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity.

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, a trade group representing UAV manufacturers and users, predicts agriculture will account for about 80 percent of the commercial market.

Sometimes though, advancing technologies come with unwanted side effects.

This is where we’re at with drones. One of the issues cropping up is the ownership of data obtained from the use of drones in commercial enterprises. Once again this comes down to property rights and that would be that the data would be owned and controlled by the farmer.

On another issue here’s a cautionary tale: “In Australia, which is already ahead of the U.S. in the use of drones for agriculture, an animal activist group acquired drones to monitor cattle and sheep operations for indications of animal abuse. The group reportedly received donations to buy its first helicopter-type drone for $14,000, and its members then completed a train-

ing program. They also use drones to verify claims made by free-range egg producers.

As long as the drones are operated under the country’s aviation standards, the surveillance techniques may not violate the country’s trespassing regulations.”

There are entities in the U.S. currently purchasing drones for the exact same uses and, New Mexico Farm & Livestock was prepared for this dilemma and we have a drone policy:

Drones/Unmanned Aircraft

• We oppose use of a drone or unmanned aircraft to conduct surveillance of an individual or of property owned or leased by an individual, farm or agricultural operation without the consent of that individual, property owner, farm or agricultural operation.

• Further, we oppose use of a drone or unmanned aircraft to gather evidence or other information pertaining to criminal conduct or conduct in violation of a statute or regulation except to the extent authorized in a warrant.

• We encourage language that excludes individuals from prosecution or liability for engaging in self-help for removing an offending drone or unmanned aircraft for trespass. (2014 Valencia) The New Mexico Legislature considered a drone bill in the last session that would have regulated where and how drones could be used. Most importantly, the bill would have expressly forbid individuals or state agencies from using drones for surveillance or to gather evidence without a warrant or other consent. Although the Senate supported the bill, it failed in the House.

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here’s not a piece of black rubber around their saddle horn. Their nylon rope is as limp as boneless chicken. It hangs from a rope strap girded in a way that allows them to have it loose and in the air in less than a second! It is the equivalent of a pistolero, strapped down tight, loaded and cocked. They probably shod the horse they are riding, they wear light leather gloves. The bat wing chaps are broken-in and well-scarred. The long-sleeved shirt was put on clean this morning. A piggin’ string is looped through the gullet.

Saddled, we ride out, me and them. We’re headed for the brush, the scrub, the mesquite…el monte, they call it. Cool this morning even though it will reach 96 degrees by 11:30. We’re on the hunt for 3-4 week-old calves to brand. We do it a couple times a week. The extended calving season results from leaving your bulls in year round. Spring and early summer is when most of them calve. We have the first option of easin’ up on a calf, calmly tossin’ a soft loop around the neck and brand him on the “outside,” meaning in the pasture. However, the harder-to-catch calves often need to be trailed the two or three miles to the corral. The latter isn’t necessarily the easier way. There are lots of exits along the trails for them to duck in to.

By 7:30 a.m. we had managed to rope and brand two calves within half an hour! Things went right. The cows stayed calm and we could get within 10 or 12 feet from their calves on a horse. Even a middlin’ roper can catch’em sometimes. We finished them, mounted and headed deeper into the 12-section pasture. We made a big‘vuelta,’ translated: circle, rodeo, paseo. The word dally comes from dar la vuelta. The three of us try to stay within sight of each other because it’s a lot more difficult for only one cowboy to keep one or more pairs together and drive them to the corral.

Over the next couple miles we ran into a dozen cows with at least one “orejana”, no brand. We get behind them and spread out. The cows line out in a trot. The ‘broncas’ begin lookin’ for places to escape. Through a mile of 20 ft. tall mesquite and three arroyos a football field wide we lose half of them, but we’ve still got the orejana! By the time we get to the middle drinker and turn toward the corral half a mile away, the cows have got a second wind.

In and out of the sandy little arroyo the cows, horses and vaqueros are divin’ into the thick brush at a gallop, pushing and breaking limbs, covering your face, hangin’ on to your rope…suddenly the arroyo widens! I swing around to locate the mama and baby! Franciso is ahead and to my left, Poncho is comin’ out of the brush from my right.

There was a micro moment, an explosion! I saw the brush rattle, Francisco’s rope sail, Poncho crash toward the scene and Francisco’s rope come tight as he surged into the sandy arroyo. Like an Irish Steeplechaser, Poncho cleared the brush swingin’ his rope. He caught one foot and dio la vuelta! Francisco turned and faced.

I’ve seen many spectacular performances in sporting events. Some leave you hooting and hollering, others take your breath away, still others are hard to believe. Lookin’ at these two vaqueros in that indescript arroyo on a Thursday morning at the top of their game made me think, “Ya know, if I was anywhere else I would be hearing applause.”

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My Cowboy Heroes

by JIM OLSON

“C.B. Irwin – Larger Than Life”

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ave you ever noticed the bucking horse on a Wyoming license plate?

Most historians agree this bronc is the legendary horse, Steamboat. While Steamboat is forever immortalized on the license plate, his owner was also an extremely popular character of the early 1900s.

Charles Burton (C.B.) Irwin was born on August 14, 1875 to Joseph Marvin Irwin and Mary Margaret Irwin. Joseph was a blacksmith in Chillocothe, Missouri.

C.B. learned the blacksmithing trade at an early age. As a young man, he married Etta McGuckin and the newlyweds moved to Colorado where they started a blacksmith business. They later (around 1900) moved to Wyoming—and this is where C.B. became well-known.

Irwin had many careers as a young man—but the thing he carried with him, no matter what he was doing, is that he was driven to succeed. He was also said to have been one of the West’s most colorful characters. In Wyoming, he worked as a cowboy, blacksmith, railroad agent

and promoter. He was “flush” and broke at various times but Irwin eventually saved his “chips” and invested wisely in land.

Through trades, hard work and cunning skills, it was not long before the Irwins had their own ranch. The Y6 ranch, near Cheyenne, eventually consisted of approximately 23,000 acres.

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It has been speculated that in the “teens,” it took about twenty railroad cars to move Irwin’s livestock and equipment to shows throughout the country. They advertised the “Bad Bronc Steamboat” as one of the show’s stars. Another famous bucking horse belonging to the Irwins was named for C.B.’s friend, Teddy Roosevelt.

These horses were rarely ridden and people came from far and wide to see cowboys give it a shot on one of the famous buckers.

Although C.B. was a character and promoter, he was also a straight shooter. Rodeo historian, Willard Porter said, “C.B. was a man of much personal and moral courage. His own attitude towards gentlemanliness and sobriety is reflected in a prize list from one of his shows (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Frontier Days and Roundup), which stated under general rules: Drunkards not wanted in this contest and the committee reserves the right to reject the entry of any contestant whose conduct at other shows makes them undesirable.”

Unfortunately, C.B.’s only son, Floyd, was killed in a freak roping accident in 1917 before a show. This sudden demise took the wind out of Irwin’s sails. He lost his appetite for producing the Wild West and the Irwin Brothers Show was disbanded.

C.B. is also remembered (along with brother Frank) as the ones who sang “Life is like a Mountain Railroad” at their friend, Tom Horn’s, hanging in 1903. Tom was the first man executed on the “newfangled,” automated, Julian Gallows. In 1911, Irwin produced a movie inspired by the life of Horn. It was titled “Round-Up on the Y-6 Ranch.”

Warren Richardson, who wrote, “I have known Charlie Irwin intimately ever since he came to Cheyenne some 30 years ago,” also said, “If the right man ever writes the life of Charley Irwin, every page will tell of an adventure.”

C.B. had a thyroid problem which led to excessive weight gain. One of the things he is remembered for was being “larger than life,” in more than one way!

He was six-foot-four and varied reports have him weighing anywhere from 350 to 500 pounds (towards the end of his life).

Mrs. Tom Mix, who knew him personally described him as being “Massive.” Rodeo photographer J. E. Stinson referred to Irwin as the “Giant Cowboy.”

After the Wild West Show ended, C.B. got into racing horses in a big way. He ran thoroughbreds from Chicago to California and all across the West. Tom Smith, who trained the legendary horse, Seabiscuit,

even got his start working for Irwin. C.B. is also credited with helping create interest in a number of new racing venues. His reputation as a horseman and promoter carried over into horse racing. During one year, C.B. held a record for winning onehundred-forty-seven races—the best winning record for a thoroughbred trainer at the time.

Irwin was well-acquainted with many prominent figures of his time. His friends list reportedly included President Theodore Roosevelt, Buffalo Bill Cody, General John (“Black Jack”) Pershing, Charlie Russell, Will Rogers, Tom Horn and various other cowboys, Indians and outlaws.

Irwin was always known as a great organizer, promoter and popular public figure, so it was no surprise that in 1934, he decided to run for Governor of Wyoming.

His campaign slogan, suggested by Will Rogers, was ”Popular Government at Popular Prices.”

Most people called him, “C.B.” but Will Rogers, called him “Charley.” While campaigning in 1934, Irwin was killed in an automobile accident. Will Rogers wrote in his weekly column, “Old Cheyenne won’t seem the same…Charley was up to see me just before he was killed in the auto accident. Buddy Sterling who had charge of my horses was one of Charley’s main boys when he ran all the shows and contests. He was like Floyd, he was a top hand at anything. He gave me a race mare, a young one, that he wanted to have Buddy break for polo. Charley had a great career. He was a real cowpuncher in his day, and the greatest spirit and best company that ever lived. That other world up there is going to hear a whoop at the gate and a yell saying, ‘Saint Peter, open up that main gate, for there is a real cowboy coming into the old home ranch. I am riding old Steamboat bareback and using Teddy Roosevelt for a pack horse. From now on this outfit is going to be wild, for I never worked with a tame one.’”

It was said that at least thirteen-hundred mourners attended the funeral. They say no one person connected with rodeo, before or since, has received so much media and publicity when passing. Irwin was loved by many.

The legendary western character, C.B. Irwin, was posthumously inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1979.

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America’s Most Feared Words

by BARRY DENTON

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onald Reagan used to tell this story that proclaimed that America’s most feared words were “I’m from the government and I am here to help”! As time goes on this becomes more and more evident.

In mid-August Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy finally said something about the Colorado Gold King Mine wastewater spill. Ms. McCarthy said she was “deeply sorry”.

Okay, we can take her at her word, but it took several days for her to respond. Notice that she did not say that “heads would roll”, “it’s our fault”, or anything that might instill some confidence to the public.

Remember the EPA fining British Petroleum 5.5 billion for violating the Clean Water Act during the Deepwater Horizon Spill? Funny thing, but I guess you cannot fine a government agency for creating disasters. Basically there does not seem to be any consequence in this Obama administration for making glaring mistakes.

You may want to refer to Hillary Clinton and Benghazi or Eric Holder with Fast & Furious. New Mexico seems to have its share of government calamities including the Cerro Grande Fire of 2000 that was a prescribed burn that left 235 homes burned to the ground in Los Alamos. This list could go on and on.

Have you ever wondered why our elected representatives are so enthralled with the federal government? It all seems to come down to money and advancing their political career. There never used to be much money in politics, but that is no longer the case.

Still it does not attract America’s brightest and best. It seems to attract the clever, cunning, and moderately intelligent individual. Remember, those introverted, kids that just didn’t fit in that you went to school with? They all grew up, found out that they could not make a living in normal society and became disciples for over reaching government agencies. To their credit they are getting even for being picked on.

If you run your own ranch or business you now realize that they will try and trip you up every chance they get. Power and revenge are what they thrive on.

Think about Cliven Bundy for a minute. Whether you were on his side or not you have to admit that the entire thing was a fiasco on the government’s part. The US government sent an army to attack a family of peaceful ranchers that owed them some money. Why? Could not a pair of federal marshals sent to the front door of the ranch house have done the same thing?

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ment to shoot their cattle and bury them?

What I want to know is who were the alleged “hired cowboys” that thought this was the right thing to do? One of the funniest stories was about them ‘sic-ing’ the police dog on the son Ammon Bundy who decided he did not want to be bitten. Therefore, he kicked the police dog in the head and that was the end of that.

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The other story that Ronald Reagan liked to tell was about the former Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson visiting a drought devastated area in Arkansas. The old conservative Secretary was not about to dole out public funds for just anything.

He said to the Arkansas farmer that he had information that this area has had 36 inches of rain. The farmer replied “Yes, we did, but that was in a 24-hour period”.

One thing I have never been able to figure out is a government employee’s inability to think for themselves. Few that I have met do what is right in spite of rules. Many that I seem to have dealt with are so indoctrinated or brain washed by their employers that they are devoid of common sense. I suppose it is easier to go to work every day and not have to think. All you have to do is follow a simple set of rules and never vary from it.

Just how many rules and laws do we need? We have the Ten Commandments which pretty much cover everything.

What else do we need? All of us in private business know that we constantly have to change the way we do business just to survive. We cannot do what our

parents did 50 years ago and expect to prevail. The world appears to change at an accelerated pace these days and this requires the business person to adapt to the changes.

The only change I see at government agencies is that they apply more rules to the private individual who pays their salary. They forget that part.

You would think that you would take great care of the persons that pay you. I get it, since they are guaranteed a paycheck no matter what happens they feel a sense of power over the people that pay them.

While I realize that we need a government, I also realize we need a much smaller one. Keep that in mind with the elections coming up next year. If you think the government is poorly run, do not ever vote for an incumbent. They are part of the existing problem. During their stump speech they may have some good ideas, but if they have held that office for two, four, or six years and have not implemented any positive change then I would say they are ineffective.

Results matter, intentions mean nothing. Just stop and think what affects your life more. The government can be n improved, but it is up to you.

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Cattlemen and Cattle Educate Environmentalists

by CALLIE GNATKOWSKI GIBSON

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osé Varela López and Ed Sceery are neighbors with adjoining small ranches, just south of Santa Fe in the small historic village of La Cieneguilla.

They actively carry on the traditions of raising cattle within the La Cieneguilla Land Grant, which is believed to be the first Spanish Land Grant in New Mexico.

About two miles of the Santa Fe River runs through the middle of their properties and their cattle graze both within and outside of the riparian area of the river.

“We live in a rather dangerous area of the state,” Sceery smiled. “We are ranchers and livestock producers in the Santa Fe area. And, we are surrounded, heavily outnumbered and politically out-gunned by many good, but very liberal-leaning, folks and some very scary radical environmentalists. They are typically very vocal and strongly opposed to conservative ideas, agriculture, cattle, and the wise use of our renewable natural resources.”

About 15 years ago, the Forest Guardians (now the WildEarth Guardians), a local radical environmental group, began a riparian restoration project, funded with a grant from the New Mexico Environment Department, on a naturally degraded twomile section of the Santa Fe River on the northern end of La Cieneguilla. It is now within the city limits of, and owned by, the City of Santa Fe. At about the same time, both Varela López and Sceery also began their own intensive restoration activities on the stretch of river that runs through their adjoining ranches. In the early years, Sceery worked cooperatively with the Forest Guardians, providing them help with their tree planting efforts in exchange for trees and planting equipment for use in the restoration activities on his ranch.

Both men also made efforts to assist the environmental group with experienced management advice for conducting their activities within the historic community.

It was clear to both that the environmentalists were on the wrong track from the start. Many thousands of cottonwood trees were planted with spacings as narrow as 5 feet, while the recommended spacing of bosque cottonwoods is a minimum of 40 feet on average. Over 10,000 cottonwoods and 20,000 willows were planted as a result of their misguided efforts. The WildEarth Guardians’ river project fenced out cattle

(l) Healthy post-treatment stream. (r) Volunteer natural tree re-vegetation.

and included beavers, while the ranchers’ project excluded beavers and included cattle.

From the ranchers’ standpoint, this was not a “pre-planned” scientific experiment between the two projects – their work was simply based on their stewardship experience and the fact that they are ranchers who own and maintain herds of cattle who graze along the river. Rather than simply let nature take its course, they actively managed the cattle grazing in the riparian areas of the river and actively con-

trolled the beaver population.

At the inception of the ranchers’ project, the condition of the river as it crossed through the two ranches had become very unhealthy, with bare-dirt river banks and a riparian area devoid of grass due to the long-term propagation of invasive Russian Olive, Salt Cedar and Siberian Elm, Varela Lopez pointed out. These trees were removed with the help of Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and Greater Rio Grande Watershed Alliance cost sharing programs. “That was just the begin-

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ning. Following the removal of the invasive species, many years of intensively managed tree, willow and grass plantings followed on Ed’s land in efforts to restore the natural river bosque.”

Jose took a different approach, since his part of the river is narrower with steep rocky slopes on either side of the riparian area. He directed his efforts towards removal of the invasives and encouraged the natural regeneration of native species.

Both men agree, however, that active and continuous management is absolutely necessary to maintain a healthy ecosystem.

“Controlling invasive tree species is an ongoing management issue. It’s much like controlling coyotes or beavers – year after year the wildlife and invasive trees along with their associated problems and damage keep showing up, signaling the need for continual control and maintenance work activities,” Sceery said. “We know exactly where all the invasive trees came from. But, how a bunch of cute, furry beavers quickly showed up in the middle of the WildEarth Guardians’ restoration project remains a great mystery. With no reasonable explanation for their arrival, we are left with the belief that, other than possible illegal stocking of beavers, there must have been some kind of divine intervention within our historic community.

Those living in the La Cieneguilla Land Grant now refer to it as, “El Milagro de la Cieneguilla.”

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changes in their cattle management, including the development of off-river watering sites; providing and locating mineral blocks and winter supplemental feeding stations away from the riparian areas and limiting cattle to dormant season grazing or grazing after the grasses had fully matured and re-seeded the area in late summer, as part of a grazing strategy .

Now, after many years, the results of these two different approaches are clearly visible, providing an outstanding educational opportunity. “We have demonstrated that when properly managed, riparian areas along rivers and streams in New Mexico can be grazed by cattle and riparian habitat improved at the same time. In direct contrast, an unmanaged riparian area, along with the exclusion of cattle and the introduction of beavers, can have disastrous and very costly results,” Varela Lopez said.

On the city property, the combination of beavers and excessive tree plantings have resulted in exactly what Varela Lopez and Sceery initially predicted. Like the fox in a chicken coop, the beavers – just doing what busy beavers do – cut down many, many trees and built many dams.

With no active vegetation or wildlife management by the radical environmentalists, that section of the river has ended up filled and choked with dead and down trees, now presenting a very predictable and dangerous flooding situation. The riparian areas are heavily overgrown by an

impenetrable mass of coyote willow, which presents a significant fire hazard to the homes along the river. Several small fires have already been experienced.

Water diversion from the beaver dams has resulted in significant flooding, soil erosion and damage to both county infrastructure and private property. Current estimates of bridge and road damage caused by the unmanaged population of beavers is at least $4 million and continues to mount unchecked. With simple pencil pushing, Varela-Lopez pointed out, “It appears that each beaver in the river may be costing county taxpayers upwards of $200,000.”

In contrast, the ranchers have not only greatly improved the riparian habitat of the lower Santa Fe River, but they have also produced food. “It’s my understanding that, based on population growth estimates, the world’s food supply will need to double by the year 2050. That’s coming up pretty soon,” Sceery noted. “The farmers and ranchers in New Mexico work hard to feed people.”

“People and food are both included in our agricultural and environmental work.

It simply cannot be any other way,” he continued. “And, it is my strong personal belief that this is exactly what distinctly separates us from the groups of environmentalists. Their radical, one-sided approach cannot be sustainable – we need to both improve the environment and feed people!”

An interesting note was that neither the environmentalists nor the ranchers had a detailed written plan for their many years of riparian restoration work. “Jose and I did not do anything extraordinary in our river restoration activities, we simply incorporated what I’d call grade school common sense through our normal farming and ranching work activities,” Sceery explained. “We actively manage the vegetation, our cattle and the wildlife along the river. The results of our work are highly visible and are presently used as an educational model for riparian area restoration in New Mexico and may be applicable to many other areas of the Southwest.”

A number of years ago, Forest Guardians pushed to shut down logging and let nature take its course in protecting the Spotted Owls in the Jemez Mountains. Their misguided approach put many folks out of work and also played a part in a huge, damaging, and costly, forest wildfire disaster.

Quickly working under a new name, the WildEarth Guardians seem to have used the same approach in their restoration

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The department is accepting applications for game warden trainees with a starting pay of $17.03 an hour with an increase upon successful completion of required training. Prior law enforcement experience is not required, but successful applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree in a related field, pass a psychological and medical exam, and fitness and drug tests. Recruits will receive basic training at the Law Enforcement Academy and on-the-job training before working alone in the field.

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activities of the Santa Fe River. “The disastrous results of the activities of the radical environmentalists need to be widely publicized. Radical approaches to most anything will often produce disastrous results, which is exactly what we see with the activities conducted by the WildEarth Guardians,” Varela Lopez said. “The best approach to forest, rangeland, livestock and overall sustainable environmental management is through proven science, moderate change, and well reasoned methods by experienced professionals.”

The biggest difference between ranchers and activist groups like the WildEarth Guardians is the deep, personal connection ranchers have to the land and the vested interest they have in what happens to it, Varela-Lopez continued. “We are very concerned and committed to the environment, as well as the health and conditions of our land and cattle.”

“What must be understood is that many so-called environmental organizations have no personal attachment nor investment in the land. These folks most often live in, or are from large cities, isolated from the farming and ranching activities of agricultural food production. In promoting their misguided and uneducated beliefs, they often use unethical marketing methods, pulling at people’s heartstrings in efforts to generate donations from good-hearted folks and by filing taxpayer funded lawsuits – to provide for their personal income and pad their own pockets.”

Now, with many years of experience monitoring the two different approaches to the restoration on the lower Santa Fe River, the results are clearly visible. One has proven to be a great success and the other a great failure. Sceery and Varela Lopez, as experienced stewards of the land, actively managed – and continue to manage – their ranch land along the river. The WildEarth Guardians simply let nature (and beavers) take its course and have now moved on – with no apparent concern or willingness to take responsibility for the end result.

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he annual U.S. Beef Academy is focused on providing the next generation of beef producers a unique, applied beef cattle management experience at the Corona Range and Livestock Research Center, in central New Mexico.

The USBA is the second tier of the New Mexico Youth Ranch Management Program.

New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service, New Mexico Beef Council, Zoetis animal health products, and other members of the beef cattle industry sponsor the youth ranch management program.

The beef academy, held July 13-17, is tailored as an advanced, applied educational experience for youth between the ages of 16-19 with a sincere desire to be the next generation of beef industry producers and leaders.

NMYRMC was developed in 2011 to promote applied learning opportunities for youth from family ranches. The NMYRMC program, now in its fifth year, initially started with a single, week-long ranch camp experience in June for youth from New Mexico. The ranch camp, now open to youth from across the United States, covers multiple aspects of ranch management, including beef production, range management, wildlife management, marketing and economics.

“During the ranch camp, we have one day to cover all aspects of producing safe and quality beef, which is a sizable task in a hands-on format,” said Dr. John Wenzel, NMSU Extension Veterinarian and member of the ranch camp organiz-

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ing committee.

By design, the curriculum at the academy is to build off the foundation developed at the ranch camp experience.

“Instead of one or two hours per topic, we spend an entire day,” Wenzel said.

The hands-on, USBA curriculum was developed by beef industry experts and professionals from across the United States with each day designed to cover the spectrum of producing safe and quality beef.

NMSU/CES Extension Veterinarian and Chairman of the U.S. Beef Academy, John Wenzel, and Shad Cox, Superintendent of Corona Ranch and Livestock Research Center, with recent U.S. Beef Academy graduates. Back row L-R: Shad Cox, Tayler Anaya, Larae Harguess, Kari Vallo, Hannah Jameson, Jake Rocko, Michael Myers. Front row L-R: John Wenzel, Joe Higgins, Bryce Bitsie, Cooper Davis.

Daily highlights include: • Day 1: learning the process of producing high quality beef from pasture to plate by fabricating a beef carcass on-site, predicting quality and yield grades visually and with real-time ultrasound, and evaluating the impacts of cooking methods and beef quality on consumer preferences.

• Day 2: promoting healthy cattle management through chute-side beef quality assurance practices, discussion on basic immunology and vaccinology, as well as effective stockmanship methods to improve gathering, chute work and hauling of beef cattle.

• Day 3: improving reproductive effi-

ciency and genetic quality of the cowherd by understanding reproductive function of the cow and bull to incorporate reproductive technologies, such as estrus synchronization, artificial insemination, embryo transfer and using sexed semen.

• Day 4: understanding the role of nutritional management in each segment of the beef industry as it relates to growth and development of bulls and heifers, managing the mature cowherd, and growing and finishing cattle in the feedlot.

• Day 5: exploring consumer insights, trends and perspectives of the beef industry and beef products to develop successful marketing strategies for various classes of cattle.

“It’s a challenging, yet fun learning opportunity for these young people,” Wenzel said. “In perspective, each hour of instruction at the academy is equivalent to one semester of college.”

Youth spend 12 to 16 hours per day immersed in a learn-by-doing format, which also includes daily Top Hand quiz bowl competitions.

At the end of the week the daily Top Hands compete for the overall Top Hand and the custom-made USBA spurs.

Participating youth will leave this unique experience with an expanded toolbox of new concepts and ideas, advanced technologies and applied skills that are currently being used throughout the beef industry to improve efficiency and profitability.

The goals for youth who attend the academy are two-fold: 1) introduce them to subject matter they can take back to their family ranch, and 2) expose and provide direction on future educational and career opportunities across various sectors of the beef industry.

Application and enrollment to the USBA is open to youth from across the United States. Online application and more information can be found at nmbeef.nmsu.edu. Applications for enrollment are due by June 1. The top 35 applications, as determined by the organizing committee, will be invited to this year’s academy.

“Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.” Digital Advertising Efforts in Full Swing

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015 marks the second year since the beef checkoff’s “Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.” brand made the shift from traditional advertising to an all-digital approach, using an integrated digital media plan to reach consumers in a new and highly engaging way.

“The checkoff’s advertising efforts are instrumental in helping to educate millions of Americans on beef’s superior taste, nutritional package, ease-ofuse and versatility by providing them with the beef-related information they need, when they need it,” says Terri Carstensen, Chair of the Domestic Consumer Preference committee, and beef producer from Odebolt, Iowa.

“Through the checkoff’s digital advertising campaigns, consumers are equipped with the beef tips, techniques and recipes they need to ensure a great beef eating experience, each and every time.”

The success of the checkoff’s advertising program is the result of a three-pronged approach to digital: • Surface the information consumers are looking for, when they’re looking for it through a variety of online advertising tools, such as search, social and banner advertising; • Delight consumers with educational and entertaining content, including engaging and inspiring videos and recipes; • Make a positive difference in the way consumers feel about beef by showing how easy and versatile beef can be for any day of the week.

While the “Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.” brand uses advertising strategies like search and social advertising throughout the entire year, the major advertising push is centered around the critical grilling season, which runs May through September. And according to the checkoff-funded Google Consumer Survey conducted in May 2015, nearly half (46.3 percent) of consumers are excited about serving beef this summer grilling season – which is nearly double that of any other protein. Additionally, 42 percent of consumers say they are likely to grill beef burgers (61.4 percent) and steaks (45 percent) over other proteins like chicken and pork.

This summer, “Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.” is taking advantage of its robust digital toolbox (and America’s love of beef) to reach consumers in a variety of ways, across different platforms: • Website: BeefItsWhatsForDinner. com serves as the go-to resource for recipes and meal inspirations, cooking tips and techniques, and nutrition information. Additionally, a new landing page supporting the grilling season campaign was launched, showcasing how beef can help families live a flavorful life.

Search, banner and social media advertising helped support the website and

the new landing page, directing consumers to useful content and driving traffic throughout the campaign.

• New videos: Three new “No-Recipe Recipe” advertising videos are being cre-

ated to inspire new meal ideas and cooking techniques, while showing how beef can help bring a delicious and nutritious meal to life. These videos were available on the “Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.”

YouTube channel at the launch of the campaign.

• Social, Banners, Search Advertising: These media components were used throughout the summer campaign and the rest of 2015 to drive traffic to BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com and various content assets throughout the year, such as recipes collections, videos and the grilling season landing page.

Additionally, website partnerships with major media outlets like Meredith Digital and Scripps will give the Beef Checkoff-funded “Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner” brand the opportunity to integrate recipes on sites like FoodNetwork. com and AllRecipes.com.

• Protein Challenge: The Protein Challenge – launched in April 2015 – has already generated more than 137,000 page visits on BeefItsWhatsForDinner. com, making it the most popular page on the website. Search and Facebook advertising efforts have motivated more than 10,500 consumers to subscribe to the daily Protein Challenge emails.

Already, the digital advertising efforts are surpassing 2014 with a nearly 700 percent increase in the acquisition rate of new Facebook fans and 272 percent increase in total website visits. With results like that, the Beef Checkoff is confident that this grilling season campaign will generate even bigger results for the beef industry in 2015.

For delicious triple-tested beef recipes, nutrition information and to learn more about the “Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.” advertising campaign, please visit BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com.

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The north pens have a total of 8 pens 250' deep x 253' wide w/1,218 of Albers & Nielsen stanchions, w/4800 ft of feedbunks w/cement aprons. The south pens have 12 big pens 120' deep (they vary in width) plus 3 smaller pens for sorting, doctoring or holding cattle, w/2,000 ft feed bunks. Hydrolic Chute, 15,000 lbs cattle scale, On-site well w/electric submersible pump, w/100,000 gallon storage tank, underground water rights, 6,000 gallon molasses storage tank, 3,000 square foot commodity barn w/4 storage bays. Call for an appointment.

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Doll Baby Ranch, Payson AZ 175 head, 148 acres deeded w/36,000 forest allotment. Grandfathered Water Rights off of live water, 1½ hour north of Phoenix, AZ. Price Reduced to $2,750,000 Slash TL Ranch, Tombstone AZ. 14,000 acres, 300 head yearlong, improvements need attention. Priced @$1,500,000 Lazy NJ Ranch, Gleeson AZ. 7060 acres, 150 head yearlong, strong grass country. Priced @$1,350,000 Hunt Ranch Douglas AZ. 2462 acres with 2500 state lease, 103 head yearlong, well watered, easy to operate, paved access. Priced @$1,245,500 Goodman Ranch, Virden NM/Duncan AZ. 640 deeded, W/2120 NM State and BLM lease lands. The carrying capacity is for 50 head year long, all improvements are in great condition.

This is one of the BEST little Ranches in the area. Priced below current appraised value. Price $540,000.00

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• Horse Farm – 26 acres of land, 24.1 acres of Sr Artesian Water Rights. 10 Stall Horse Barn w/Pipe Runs. 4 stalls without runs. 30 pens measure 30’ by 33’ & 7 feet high. 4 large paddocks. 2 Apartments. Lighted Arena 200 feet by 300 feet. Price Reduced.

• 145 Acres with 61.5 acres of Jr. Water Rights. Two Pivots. 2007 Solitaire 2,200+ square foot home, 4,000 square foot barn.

• Horse Farm – 2,600+ square foot home, 3 bedroom, 3 bath, in ground swimming pool, Shop, Hay Storage Barn, 19 acres of land, 18.5 acres of Artesian Water Rights, 14 stall horse barn w/hay storage & tack room, several pipe paddocks, 6 horse walker, Round Pen & Arena. $699,000

Cherri Michelet Snyder Qualifying Broker 920 East 2nd Roswell, NM 88201 Office: 575/623-8440 Cell: 575/626-1913

• 2,349 slump block home on 7.5 acres w/8.75 acres of Artesian Water Rights.

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RANCH & FARM REAL ESTATE We currently have a cash buyer for 200-3,000 acres of grassland, combination grass/cultivated land or straight cultivated land in the area between Dallas & Houston (or perhaps further East) with or without improvements.

Brokers welcome! n CONCHOS LAKE AREA – well improved 11 section ranch +/-, mostly deeded w/small amt. of BLM & State, homes, barns, pens, watered by subs & mills at shallow depth just off pvmt., on co. road. n STATE OF THE ART – Clayton, NM area, 1,600 deeded ac. +/-, plus 80 ac. +/- State lease, home, barn & pens in excellent condition, all weather CR road. n CAPITAN GAP 80 ACRES – NE of Capitan, NM, south of the Capitan Gap & joins the Forest w/the village of Lincoln being just a few miles away. One elk permit is allowed. Good access & electricity close. Scenic! n BEAUTIFUL AREA, DEV. POTENTIAL – Alto/ Capitan, NM – 8,060 ac. +/- (deeded, Forest & State Lease) super location w/pvmt. on two sides in close proximity to the Capitan/Alto 15.6434 ac. property w/tremendous pens & improvements. n SAN MIGUEL CO., NM – New Mexico All Deeded Ranch – approx. 53 sections (all deeded), river frontage w/ vegas (meadows), a very good year-round ranch w/good improvements, all weather access & minerals. n CUCHARAS RIVER RANCH – Please call for details on super nice combination hunting/recreational/ cattle 12,088-acre Colorado all deeded ranch w/excellent hunting, river frontage, excellent livestock & game watering facilities for a year-round grama/western wheat grass operation, on pvmt. (addtl. 33,000 +/- deeded acres across the hwy. available for sale w/this property). n HARDING CO. – starter ranch, 1,875 deeded ac. +/-, 901.9 ac. +/- CRP, well-watered w/subs, mills & pipeline, 3 bdrm./2 bath brick home, garage, shop/ livestock, metal barn & pens, 7 miles fr. town, co. road. n TUCUMCARI VALLEY – Quay Co., NM - Choice 960 ac. irr. farm, 5 circles, 3 phase power, 2 large hay barns enclosed on three sides, 755.5 ac. of Arch Hurley dist. water rights, on pvmt. & all weather road. n PICK THE SIZE OF RANCH YOU WANT – let’s divide this 10,432 ac. +/- ranch in the Matador Texas area, large lake w/permits for dam & right-to-impound in place to add tremendous aesthetic value to the ranch together w/hunting, boating, fishing, commercial & residential development potential. Can be bought by the pasture or in multiple pastures. n TRIPLE DRAW RANCH – Crockett, Co. – 1,458 +/- ac. high-fence ranch, well improved w/hunting lodge, good hunting including axis. Good access w/hwy. frontage. n HIGH RAINFALL! – ADA, OK. AREA -3,120 ac. +/- of choice grassland w/houses, barns & steel pens, lays in 3 tracts, will divide! n SWEETWATER TX. AREA – fully operational railroad spur & grain elevator in top condition w/lease income! n UNION CO., NM – Amistad area, 976.42 ac. w/612 ac. formerly under pivot irr., presently enrolled in CRP @ $45.60 per acre, per year, irr. wells & pivot points all connected w/UG pipe.

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3225 THREE SAINTS ROAD, LAS CRUCES, NM - 10 acres total w/approximately 5.5 acres of pecans & 8.09 acres of water rights. Trees are on Netafim sprinkler system which uses considerably less water than traditional flood irrigation. Property can be flood irrigated also if desired. Farm also includes a 60 x 40 Mueller building, shipping connex set on a slab & a 2000 Palm Harbor single-wide in great shape. $299,900 CUNNINGHAM ROAD, LAS CRUCES, NM - 5.76 acres of mature pecans just south of town. Property has a 4” electric irrigation well & full EBID rights. $175,000 20.86 ACRE PECAN ORCHARD JUST OFF CARVER ROAD, LAS CRUCES, NM - Property has good access, cement ditches, 2 irrigation wells & full EBID rights. This is a nice, mature orchard w/development potential. - $572,000 Orchard may also be purchased w/additional 1.25 acres (for a total of 22.11 acres) & a wonderful 2869 sq. ft. 4br/3ba home. Home includes refrigerated air, beautiful yard w/gazebo & in-ground pool, workshop, 2 car garage, & much more.

Orchard & home priced at $851,000 HIGHWAY 478, SOUTH OF VADO, NM - 7+/- acres of mature pecan trees w/ EBID & ground water rights (includes irrigation well). The property includes a large equipment shed partially enclosed w/office/apartment & a single-wide home w/6 stick-framed stucco additions to put the square footage at almost 2400 sq. ft.. $299,000 27.5 ACRE FARM IN SAN MIGUEL, NM - consists of 3 tracts (two 8 acre tracts & 11.5 ac tract) will sell each tract separately for $19,000/acre. Full EBID & irrigation well, community water, electric, telephone & gas on Camunez Road to adjoining property. Beautiful farm land, great mountain & valley views. Take Highway 28 south to San Miguel, east or left on Hwy 192, first right or south on Las Colmenas, then DAN DELANEY east on Camunez to end of REAL ESTATE, LLC pavement. Priced at $399,000

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Good inventory in the Miami, Springer, Maxwell and Cimarron area. Great year-round climate suitable for horses. Give yourself and your horses a break and come on up to the Cimarron Country.

Lazy EH: Western AZ, 122.5 ac deeded, 260,000 ac BLM/ State Lease. 11,500 AUM ephemeral/500 AU yearlong. 17 wells, 2 pumps on CAP canal. $875,000. Con Englehorn

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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 $197 per deeded acre. Walter Lane Wildhorse Basin Ranch: Yavapai county, 864 deeded, 6701 State Lease, $3,900,000. Con Englehorn

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Crooked H: Central AZ, 126 Sections, 450 head Winter Range/664 summer Range. $2,375,000. Traegen Knight Tres Alamos Ranch/Farm, Benson AZ: 668 acres deeded W/200 irrigated, shallow water, 3 Pivots, present owners running 200 head yearlong. Priced at $2,500,000. Walter Lane Liberty Ranch: 1917 Deeded aces in SE Arizona. $950,000.

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Miami Horse Training Facility. Ideal horse training facility w/large 4 bedroom 3 bathroom approx 3,593 sq ft home, 248.32± 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.

High Productivity Sub Irrigated Grass Unit, 624.027± deeded acres plus 178± acres grazing. Has supported 80-100 cows since November 2012, with winter supplementation.

Exceptional grass producing unit surrounds lake 11 of Maxwell Conservancy and has 70 irrigation shares out of Stubblefield Reservoir. $1,150/ deeded acre.

Miller Krause Ranch. 939.37± deeded acres. 88 Springer Ditch Company water shares. Mostly west of I;25, exit 414. Big views. $559,000.

Maxwell Farm, 280 +/- deeded acres.

160 Class A Irrigation shares, 2 center pivots. Nice barns, small feed lot, owner financing available.

Miami Mountain View. 80± deeded acres w/80 water shares & house. $510,000.

Miami. 80± deeded acres, awesome G NDINviews home, totalRA remodel, awesome CT PE CONT $395,000.

Miami WOW. Big home in Santa Fe Style great for family on 3 acres. $234,000.

Miami Tangle Foot. 10.02± deeded acres w/water shares & meter. $98,000.

Maxwell. 19.5± deeded acres, water, outbuildings, great horse set up. $234,000.

Canadian River. 39.088± deeded acres, NDING PE$279,000.

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SR 344 / San Pedro Mtns – Off SR 344 in San Pedro foothills is 1,941 deeded acres of tree covered scenic land perfect for a rancher or investor. Subdivided into 9 legal lots. 2 Water wells & power on site. Motivated seller asking $650 per acre & will finance.

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JACKSON RANCH: 8,000 ± acres of excellent grass country located 45 miles northwest of Roswell, along the Chaves/Lincoln County line. Grazing Capacity owner controlled estimated at 200 AUYL. Nice, functional improvements watered by two wells and an extensive water pipeline system. Price: $2,500,000 HIGH CHAPARRAL RANCH: 21,595 total acres of wellbalanced high desert rangeland supporting 300 AUYL along with a thriving mule deer population. Livestock and domestic water provided by 12 wells.

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TOLAND RANCH: Small ranch property located near Cedarvale, NM in Torrance County. Just 15 minutes from the Cibola National Forest and the Gallinas Mountains. Comprised of 1,440 deeded acres situated in two noncontiguous tracts separated by State Highway 42. The north tract is fenced with one water well equipped with an electric submersible pump. A portion of the south tract is not fenced and there is no developed source of water, but several earthen tanks. Excellent grassland. Price: $432,000 Scott McNally, Qualifying Broker Roswell, NM 88202 Office: 575-622-5867 • Cell: 575-420-1237

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Apache Mesa Ranch – 5,144 acre rim rock ranch located off Hwy 84 south & west of Las Vegas, NM. 3,500+- deeded w/BLM & NM State lease lands, cedar & ponderosa tree cover, rim rocks, mesas & grassy meadows. Nice HQ w/bunk house, includes caretakers home on 5 acres plus barns & corrals & plenty of scenery. Priced at $2,698,900 Sombrero Ranch – near Tremintina, NM – 1,442 deeded acres, 3 pastures, 1 solar well, 1 windmill & 1 submersible well. Traditionally carries 30+ mother cows year round. Located 44 miles east of Las Vegas on Hwy 104. Price is $575,000 Owner will finance.

La Cueva Canyon Ranch – 1,435 private acres w/240 acres of BLM lease land. Located SW of Las Vegas off Hwy 84 on Apache Mesa. This parcel has tall pines, canyon springs, stock tanks, new fence on NE corner. Off the grid & pristine. Price reduced to $607,000 & Owners will finance.

Trigg Ranches – 720 deeded acres lies near La Cueva Canyon Ranch on Apache Mesa off Hwy 84. Off the grid in tall pines but power is close by! 720 acres priced at $288,900 & smaller 200 acre parcel available for $124,000! Owners will finance...

Ledoux, NM – Perimeter fenced 60 acre terraced dry land farm has overhead electric, sub-irrigated pasture and all weather county road access! Located ½ mile north of Ledoux.

Price reduced – $228,000 & Owner will finance...

Anton Chico – Historic 65 acre irrigated farm w 109 acre feet of ditch rights. Adobe home, bunkhouse, storage shed, shop + irrigation & some farm equipment go w/sale. Priced reduced to $598,900 & Owner will finance qualified buyer!

Dilia Loop Road – Fenced 20+ acre parcel is planted in alfalfa & grass, has 4 irrigated sections plus ditch rights and Pecos River frontage. Excellent farming opportunity for organic vegetable gardens, alfalfa or sweet grass. Priced at $225,000 Upper Anton Chico – This parcel has outstanding alfalfa production for a small parcel, 7.5 acres are irrigated with under ground pipes, perimeter fenced, easy farm to work and water. Now $82,500

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Paul Taylor III • 866.323.3111 • paul@ranchline.com • ranchline.com FLYING HEART RANCH Bingham, NM – 4330.64 +/- acres $1,175,000.00 The colorful New Mexico sky is the backdrop for this working cattle ranch near Bingham. Majestic mountains, rolling hills and vast meadows are all part of the beautiful landscape of the Flying Heart Ranch, in Socorro County, New Mexico. The ranch is a perfect display of natural beauty. The picturesque topography provides excellent habitat for wildlife, as the rolling hills and meadows set the stage for the historically successful cattle operation. The Flying Heart Ranch epitomizes the romance of the West. There are fewer of these beautiful hideouts available every day. Do not delay, you do not want to miss this opportunity to own a piece of the West!

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RANCHES/FARMS 400 Head Ranch, adjoining Leslie Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ – Highly improved & maintained w/4 homes; horse barn; hay barn; equipment sheds; workshop; roping arena; excellent shipping corrals w/scales; extensive water distribution w/wells, storage & pipelines. Scenic w/rolling grasslands and mountains. Easy country. +/-7,346 deeded acres, State lease & USFS permit. This is a top quality ranch & a rare opportunity. $3,900,000

Pecan orchard. Large executive style home, pool, nicely landscaped yard, two large workshops, equipment sheds. $900,000 $825,000 335 Head Ranch, Greenlee County, AZ – +/- 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. $720,000

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*REDUCED* 90 Head, Agua Fria Ranch, Quemado, NM – This is a scenic mid-size ranch with great prospects.

Operating as a private hunting retreat, & a purebred Angus & Paint horse ranch. +/-1200 deeded acres, +/-80 acres of NM lease, & +/-5220 acres BLM. 4BR, 2BA, mfg. home. Trophy elk, antelope, deer. Elk & mule deer permits. Candidate for a conservation easement or land exchange with the BLM. $1.65M $1.55M *AVAILABLE* 112 Head, Bar 11 Ranch, Lake Roosevelt, AZ – 83 deeded acres, 36,000 acres of US Forest Grazing Permit (possible increase of 112 head). 6 corrals, 13 stock tanks, 6 steel tanks, 9 wells. 9 acre feet of water rights from a spring to deeded, home, restaurant, shop, barns, corrals. $860,000 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 $975,000, Terms. *REDUCED* 99+/- Acre Farm, Marana, AZ – 76.4 acre-feet of ground water allotment. Irrigated pasture,

*NEW* 100 Head Scenic Ranch, Benson, AZ – +/-40 Acre deeded forest inholding, USFS Middle Canyon Allotment, 3 corrals, 5 wells, 3 dirt tanks, 8 springs 8 water storages, 8 pastures. Abundant feed! Don’t miss this incredibly scenic ranch. $699,000 Virden, NM – +/-78 Acre Farm, with 49+ acres of irrigation rights. Pastures recently planted in Bermuda. Currently running 50 head of cattle. 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 or cattle, hay, pecans, or pistachios,$550,000 Terms. *NEW* +/-38 Acre Farm, Sheldon AZ – This preppers paradise includes a large 4 BR 3 BA home; canning studio; root cellar; large workshop with covered outdoor work area; irrigated pasture with 600 gpm well, fenced and cross fenced for cattle/horses; corrals; barn; chicken houses and pens; rabbit pen; garden area, fruit trees, pond and other various outbuildings. The property includes tractor implements; backhoe; and RV $410,000 90 Head Cattle Ranch, Safford, AZ 40 Deeded Acres, Good Corrals, excellent water, BLM and State of AZ Grazing Leases. $425,500

Jesse Aldridge 520-251-2735 Rye Hart 520-455-0633 Tobe Haught 505-264-3368 Harry Owens 602-526-4965 Sandy Ruppel 520-444-1745 Tamra Kelly 928-830-9127

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* 240 Acres with Irrigation Rights, Elfrida, AZ – Suitable for hay, crops, pecans, irrigated pasture, homesite or future development. Includes 130 acres of irrigation rights, partially fenced, with corrals, & 1200 gpm well. $336,000 Reduced to $279,800.

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128+/- Acre Farm near Duncan, AZ Two properties combined, +/- 45 acres farmable. Terraced farm fields, shared well, 12” irrigation pipe with alfalfa valves, recently leveled. 29+/- Acres for $80,800,+/- 99 Acres for $195,000.

All for $275,800.

900+/- Acre Farm Bowie AZ – 21 registered shallow wells and 4 deep wells. Good supply of quality ground water. Potential pistachio, pecan, or organic farm. Rested for some time and as such qualifies for “organic” status. $2,900/acre.

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Ken Babcock Sales.............................. 64 Bale Buddy Manufacturing, Inc............. 38 Bar G Feedyard................................... 29 Bar M Real Estate......................... 60, 61 Beaverhead Outdoors.......................... 56 BJM Sales & Service Inc....................... 64 Border Tank Resources......................... 64 Bovine Elite......................................... 64 Bradley 3 Ranch, Ltd........................... 67 Brennand Ranch.................................. 67 C

C Bar Ranch.................................. 16, 66 Casey Beefmasters............................... 66 Cates Ranch ...................................... 27 Cattleman’s Livestock Commission....... 28 Cattlegrowers Foundation..................... 46 Caviness Packing Co., Inc..................... 18 Don Chalmers Ford.............................. 31 Clovis Livestock Auction....................... 37 Coba Select Sires................................. 66 Chip Cole Ranch Real Estate................ 57 Conniff Cattle Co., LLC......................... 73 Copeland Show Cattle............................ 5 Cox Ranch Herefords........................... 67 R.L. Cox Company......................... 39, 64 CPE Feeds Inc..................................... 63 D

Dan Delaney Real Estate..................... 58 Denton Photography............................ 52 Desert Scales & Weighing Equipm........ 62 Diamond Seven Angus......................... 66 Domenici Law Firm, PC....................... 16 E

Eastern New Mexico State Fair............. 39 F

FBFS / Monte Anderson....................... 43 FBFS / Larry Marshall.......................... 50 Farm Credit of New Mexico.................... 8 Farmway Feed Mill............................... 24 Five States Livestock Auction, .............. 30

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4 Rivers Equipment............................... 4 Fury Farms, Inc.................................... 27 G

Genex / Candy Trujillo.......................... 66 Giant Rubber Water Tanks..................... 44 Grau Charolais............................... 14, 67 Grau Ranch................................... 13, 66 H

Hales Angus Farms.............................. 66 Hargrove Ranch Insurance................... 76 Harrison Quarter Horses....................... 64 Hartzog Angus Ranch..................... 66, 79 Headquarters West Ltd......................... 58 Headquarters West Ltd. / Sam Hubbell.56 Henard Ranches.................................. 37 Hi-Pro Feeds......................................... 2 Hubbell Ranch..................................... 65 Hudson Livestock Supplements............ 27 Hutchison Western............................... 78 I

Innovative Solar Systems, LLC................ 3 Insurance Services of New Mexico........ 71 International Brangus Breeders ........... 21 Isa Beefmasters............................. 65, 69 J

JaCin Ranch........................................ 67 Jarmon Ranch...................................... 65 Steve Jensen........................................ 73 K

Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equip... 63 Bill King Ranch.................................... 11 L

L & H Manufacturing........................... 42 Lazy D Ranch Red Angus..................... 65 Lazy Way Bar Ranch............................ 66

Michelet Homestead Realty.................. 57 Chas S. Middleton & Son..................... 56 Monfette Construction Co............... 39, 64 Motley Mill & Cube Corporation........... 75 Paul McGillard / Murney Associa........... 61 N

National Animal Interest Alliance.......... 68 New Mexico Breeders Classic............... 53 New Mexico Business Coalition............ 50 New Mexico Cattle Growers Insurance.. 25 New Mexico Dept. of Game & Fish....... 53 New Mexico FFA Foundation................ 68 New Mexico 4-H Foundation................ 69 New Mexico Horse Breeders Assoc........ 42 New Mexico Livestock Board................ 47 New Mexico Premier Ranch Proper...... 61 New Mexico Property Group................. 57 NMSU Animal & Range Sciences .............................. 16, 23, 40 New Mexico Wool Growers................... 45 No-Bull Enterprises LLC....................... 42 O

Olson Land and Cattle......................... 65 Jim Olson............................................ 48 O’Neill Land........................................ 58 Outfront Cattle Services....................... 15 Outwest Manufacturing ...................... 39 P

Perez Cattle Company.......................... 65 Phase-A-Matic, Inc.............................. 23 Phillips Diesel................................ 42, 63 PolyDome........................................... 74 Power Ford.......................................... 45 Pratt Farms......................................... 67 Premier Real Estate............................. 56 Cattle Guards / Priddy Construc........... 44 Purina Animal Nutrition....................... 80

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Ramro LLC / RJ Cattle Co.................... 12 Ranch Land Co.................................... 57 Ranchline...................................... 59, 60 D.J. Reveal..................................... 63, 69 Tom Robb & Sons................................ 67 Robertson Livestock............................. 63 Roeder Implement............................... 42

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Roswell Livestock & Farm Supply......... 72 Roswell Livestock Auction Co................ 26 S

Sandia Trailer Sales & Service............... 63 Sci-Agra Inc.................................. 20, 63 Scott Land........................................... 57 Santa Gertrudis Breeders Int’l.............. 22 Santa Rita Ranch................................. 66 Sidwell Farm & Ranch Realty, LLC........ 56 Singleton Ranches............................... 63 Southwest Brangus Breeders Assn........ 73 Southwest Red Angus Assoc................. 65 Stockmen’s Realty............................... 61 Joe Stubblefield & Associates................ 61 Swihart Sales Co.................................. 63 T

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Yavapai Bottle Gas......................... 33, 63 Tal Young, P.C................................. 39, 63 Z

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JUNE — Sheepman of the Year JULY — Directory of Agriculture AUGUST — The Horse Industry; Charolais SEPTEMBER — Fairs Across the Southwest OCTOBER — Hereford; State Fairs If you would like to see your breed featured email caren@aaalivestock.com To Reserve Advertising Space email chris@aaalivestock.com or call Chris at 505.243.9515, ext. 28

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NOVEMBER — Cattleman of the Year; Angus; Brangus; Red Angus DECEMBER — Bull Buyers Guide; Joint Stockmen’s Convention Preview JANUARY — Wildlife; Gelbvieh; Joint Stockmen’s Convention Results FEBRUARY — Beefmasters; Texas Longhorns MARCH — Limousin; Santa Gertrudis APRIL — Dairy MAY — News of the Day

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inMemoriam

J.R. Houghtaling, 92, Artesia, passed away on July 13, 2015.

He was born January 29, 1923 on a farm east of Artesia to F.M. and Emma (Vogal) Houghtaling. J.R. farmed, trucked and ranched in Eddy Count for 33 years, sold real estate and bought the Lake Roberts Store before trading his farms for a ranch in Grant County in 1985. The Forest Service cancelled his grazing permits in 1996 after which he retired and moved back to Artesia. He was a member of the first Baptist Church of Artesia and a founding member of the Sapillo Volunteer Fire Department at Lake Roberts. J.R. is survived by his wife of 67 years, Ive, his three children, Jerry R. (wife, Twyla); Suzie (husband, Roger) Lamb and Judy (husband, Jimmy) Greer, nine grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and one great-grandchild; sister Rosie Malone and many nieces and nephews.

Harvey Tindell, 79, Deming, passed away at his home on August 8, 2015, surrounded by family and friends. Harvey was born September 11, 1935 in Albuquerque. He was a cattleman and rancher from Torrance County. Harvey owned cattle and feed businesses in Clovis, Rincon, Tatum and Deming. He served on many organizational boards including Torrance County Fair, Beef Council, and N.M. Livestock Board. However, his greatest accomplishment was the impact he had on the cattle industry across the state of New Mexico. Harvey will best be remembered by his family and friends for his integrity, honesty, and generosity. He is survived by Robbie Tindell Belknap, the mother of his children; two sons, Larry Tindell, Clovis; Ronnie (wife, Lee Ann) Tindell, Rincon; two daughters, Glenda (husband, Bob) Simmons, Georgetown, Texas, and Donna Robinson, Clovis; four brothers; Gene, Alton, Dale and Jerry Tindell; companion, Chole Price, Deming; nine grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren and many friends.

Roy A. “Pinky” Gunter III, 76, Deming, passed away on August 3, 2015 at his home. Pinky was born February 3, 1939, in Silver City to Roy Jr. and Genevieve (Harrington) Gunter. He graduated from Deming High School and has been a lifelong rancher in Luna County and in the Mimbres. He also was a truck driver for some time and was a member of the First United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Pauline “Polly” Gunter; his son, Rusty Gunter (wife, Shawna), Deming; daughters, Dianna Peterson (husband, Wesley) and Sandi Gunter, Deming, Billie Montes (husband, Victor), El Paso; two sisters, Beverly Lewis, Las Cruces and Jo Ann Miller, Mimbres; and eight grandchildren.

Cynthia Jane Bigbee Hammond, 87, Las Cruces, died peacefully at her home on August 3, 2015. She was born on July 15, 1928 in Albuquerque to J. Franklin “Frank” Bigbee and Mildred Penry Bigbee and was raised on the Bigbee family ranch in Encino. She enjoyed her days growing up on the ranch with her brother, John and her two sisters, Barbara and Dena. In 1947, she married the love of her life, Dilworth Hammond on the family ranch in Encino and had two sons. She is survived by her husband of 68 years; sons, Richard (wife, Evelyn) Hammond, Mark (wife, Beverly) Hammond; a granddaughter; two grandsons; brother, John F. (wife, Povy) Bigbee; sister, Dena (wife, Mike) O’Connell; four nieces; four nephews; and three great-grandchildren.

Editor’s Note: 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. Cattlegrowers Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 7517, Albuquerque, NM 87194. The New Mexico Stockman runs memorials as a courtesy to its readers. If families & friends would like to see more detail, verbatim pieces must be emailed to us, & may be printed at 10¢ per word

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