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Building from the Start Ouida Crossey has managed her family’s cattle operation since 1980

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From Preacher’s Daughter to Farmer Donna Pennington is the primary operator of Pennington Farm in Bee Branch, Ark.

A Double Life Teacher Leigh Ann Brents splits her time between the classroom and her family farm

Warts in Cattle The virus is contagious and should be treated

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Vesicular stomatitis virus confirmed in Oklahoma: Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry confirmed the finding of vesicular stomatitis virus, also known as VSV, at a premise in Washington County, Okla. This horse showed lesions in its mouth and on its muzzle.

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University receives donation: The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will receive $130,000 from the Anheuser-Busch Foundation in support of the Arkansas Discovery Farms Program. The program is an effort by the Division of Agriculture to improve soil and water health in agriculture through edge-of-field runoff monitoring. There are currently 12 farms throughout the state participating in the research program. The donation from the Anheuser-Busch Foundation is intended to help establish research at an additional farm within Arkansas. According to a press release from the foundation, the funds are intended to support “research that focuses on expanding innovative, sustainable agricultural practices.”

Educator honored: Fruit Grower News has honored Margaret Worthington, assistant professor of fruit breeding and genetics for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, with one of its Fruit and Vegetable “40 Under 40” awards, celebrating young professionals making their respective marks in the horticultural industries. Worthington directs the peach and muscadine grape breeding efforts for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the research arm of the Division of Agriculture. She conducts research on genetics for these fruits, as well as blackberries, and teaches plant breeding and fruit production for Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas.

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Ouida Crossey stays busy on the family’s ranching operation

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As it is with any child, I sometimes told a lie in order to avoid taking the responsibility for doing vonwoinrCthat yrrlie, eJ yB something wrong. When I wasrecaught my father would carry out justice quickly…and harshly… with a leather belt or a switch cut from the nearest tree. By Jerry Crownover is the time I was a teenager, whenever I told an untruth to a farmer and former anyone, regardless of whether I got caught or not, I would professor of Agriculture have the tendency to rub my rear end, to ease the “phanEducation at Missouri tom” pain. Evidently, those lessons last a lifetime.

State University. He is a I try to tag all of my newborn calves with a numbered ear native of Baxter County, tag at birth. Since they are all the same color, it makes it Arkansas, and an much easier to identify sick ones that may need a shot or author and professional special care and allow me to check up on them the next speaker. To contact Jerry, few days. As an added benefit, I put the tag in the right go to ozarksfn.com and ear of bull calves and the left ear of heifers just to make it click on ‘Contact Us.’ easier to sort them at sale time.

A couple of months ago, while driving through the herd, I noticed a mistake. Number 53 was tagged in the right ear, but he was obviously a she. I had screwed up. Normally, this error could be corrected the next time the little dogie wandered into the corral and I could run her into the chute and remove and replace the tag, but the cowboys were to arrive the next morning to work all of my spring calves.

For those of you who have never worked with real cowboys, you need to understand that the grief and ridicule one receives from these hard-working pranksters when you mess up, is both severe and unrelenting. Triple that amount of guff, when the owner has three degrees in agriculture, is a former professor and has judged hundreds of cattle shows in his lifetime.

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About the Cover Oudia Crossey and her husband Lester own the Flying C Ranch. Ouida has been the main operator of the ranch. See more on page 14.

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have figured out the secret to getting my kids out on the horses more often. Threaten to sell the horses. It worked like a charm.

Recently, we let the kids each have a friend over Jody Harris is a freelance to play and spend the night. Some girls are naturally communications specialist, enamored with horses. It is so much fun watching kids from gardener, ranch wife and town come out and enjoy something new. We saddled up mother of four. She and all the horses and the girls rode them until it was almost too her family raise Angus beef dark to see to unsaddle them. This was a delight. cattle and other critters on The next morning, I had to go to work. The kids got my their northwest Arkansas husband out of bed to help them get them saddled to ride ranch. She is a graduate again. By this time, they neighbors were out riding too. That of Missouri State University. evening, after all their friends had gone home, they asked me To contact Jody, go to if we could go out for another evening ride. I loved it. ozarksfn.com and click on It is peak garden season. I have cucumbers coming out of ‘Contact Us.’ my eyeballs. I have made cucumbers and onions, cucumber salad and cucumber sandwiches. But of course, our summer is not complete until we have canned lots and lots of dill pickles. Thankfully, my youngest daughter has been canning right alongside me. I am enjoying this preservation apprentice.

I went outside one evening after we had cleaned up the kitchen from our canning fest and watched in awe as my oldest son was wrenching on a vehicle without any help. I often catch each of my kids in the shop learning how to weld, do mechanical work and get other practical lessons from my husband.

We are all spending a lot of time with our families right now. For many of us, that time is spent at home. I have learned so many things about our children since March. Some things are good.

Some of the things I have learned are areas where they (or we) could use some improvement.

Even though neither my husband nor I are certified educators, I really believe our kids are still learning at home. They are gaining life skills. They are learning to get along with their siblings. They are also learning to be flexible. I believe we are all learning humility.

The leadership team in our local school district is trying to discern the safest way to move forward with public education for the 2020-2021 school year. Surveys have been sent out.

Social media arguments for virtual vs. classroom and mask vs. no mask continue daily. I have no clue what the perfect scenario is for the current situation in Arkansas. We do believe as a family that it is time to move forward into our “new normal.”

I have watched both of our daughters work to prepare for tryouts for sports teams at the junior high and high school. We were so proud when their hard work paid off. My hope is that our community can creatively and safely find ways to see each of these children “do their thing” at school or on the ball fields. I have loved watching our kids learn to enjoy some of our favorite things this summer.

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n this issue of Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, you’ll see it’s all about the ladies. I guess you could say it’s an issue about farm girl/woman power.

Statistics show since 1970, the number of female-lead Julie Turner-Crawford group of horn flies farms has more than tripled, making female Afarmers is“business.” a native of Dallas is called a and ranchers the largest minority in the industry. Women County, Mo., where she have always been on the farm, running it or working Ironic, side-by- since they could grew up on her family’s be hurting yours. side with their male counterparts, but it has only been in the farm. She is a graduate last 50 years they have received recognition for their tireless of Missouri State efforts and success in the world of agriculture.

University. To contact If you look back in time, there are countless women who Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 made their mark in agriculture, and continue to influence or by email at editor@ the industry today. ozarksfn.com.

For example, Eliza Pinckney was only 16 years old when she managed three plantations in South Carolina. She wanted to reduce her family’s debt and attempted to grow alfalfa, ginger and other experimental crops at the time. The crops failed. However, in 1793, she planted the first indigo plant in North America. In case you don’t know, the indigo plant was used to dye fabric, giving denim its blue color. She learned to grow, cultivate and export indigo. Historical accounts, state that by

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1775, South Carolia was exporting more than a million pounds of indigo each year, which would equal more than $30 million today.

Harriet Williams Russell Strong fought for eight years to gain control of her husband’s land after he died in the late 1800s. Once the mother of four daughters won in court, she began to develop and manage the anchito del Fuerte estate in San Gabriel Valley, Calif., which was filled with walnut and orange trees, and pampas grass. She pioneered new methods in water conservation and dry land irrigation to supply her crops. Her plan paid off as she became the leading commercial grower of walnuts in the U.S. Her legacy includes being an advocate for water conservation, irrigation, women’s rights and education, as well being as an inventor, agricultural pioneer, civic leader and philanthropist. She also formed a water company, making herself president and two of her daughters officers in the company, which they sold for a hefty profit.

Dr. Mary Engle Pennington was denied her bachelor’s degree in 1892 because of her gender. She received only a certificate of proficiency in chemistry, but went on to earn her PhD in the field in 1895. She founded the Philadelphia Clinical Laboratory in 1898, joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1905 and became the chief of its Food Research Lab in 1908. She did bacteriological analyses for subscribing doctors and de-

veloped milk and dairy standards, including checklist procedures for dairy herds that were adopted throughout the United States. She traveled the nation investigating the efficiency of refrigerator cars and recommended standards for construction and insulation to reduce bacteria counts in refrigerated and frozen foods. She was the first woman to be inducted into the Poultry Historical Society Hall of Fame.

Pinckney, Strong and Pennington are just three of the women who crumpled barriers and blazed a trail for today’s female agriculturalists.

These three are among the women who had to fight to own land, fight for their education, and fight for their spot in what was considered a “man’s world.” a world that did not even allow women the right to vote until 1920.

Women have finally come into their own on the farm over the last five or six decades, and it’s up to us to ensure we are not forgotten in history. We have to make our mothers and grandmothers proud, and serve as role models for the upcoming generations. Eliza, Harriet and Mary are counting on us.

Life Is Simple Continued from Page 3 first two farms. As a matter of fact, it had rarely gone as smoothly, with them even complimenting me on having almost all of the calves tagged. Then, we came to the third bunch, which would be the last group to work, right before lunch time, where Judy would have her usual big spread of a delicious meal.

We ran the cows through first, followed by the heifer calves, and lastly, the bull calves.

As luck would have it, the very last calf was number 53.

“Whoa!” Ron yelled out. “What’s going on here?”

All the cowboys gathered ‘round, as Ron, with his knife held in his mouth, began. “Jerry, this bull has no testicles!”

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“There’s a perfectly good explanation,” I began. “I took Judy with me one morning and she begged me to let her tag a newborn, so I did. You guys know she has trouble with left and right.”

To them, that description seemed plausible, so after the heifer was worked and re-tagged in the correct ear, we all walked toward the house for lunch.

“You know,” I added, “I wouldn’t say anything to Judy about her mistake, if you want to eat what she has prepared.”

Since cowboys always want to eat and never make fun of a lady, anyway, nothing was said. But for some reason, I kept rubbing my butt, all the way to the house.

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Donna Pennington has been the primary operator of Pennington Farm in Bee Branch, Ark. It’s not unusual a farm wife has a town job, while the husband runs the farm. In the case of the Pennington, those rolls were reversed.

Don Pennington worked as a game warden for 37 years before he retired, and his wife Donna ran the farm. Being the 2014 Farm Family of the Year for Van Buren County demonstrates how well the arrangement worked for them.

“While Don worked, I was at home with our three kids, so me taking charge and organizing our farm made sense,” Donna said. “Make no mistake, we are true partners. While we each have our own areas, we also work well together. Regardless, Don doesn’t know one cow from another even after looking at a tag.”

An example of their partnership is that Don performs AI while Donna researches, selects semen and makes sure everything is ready at the proper time.

“I think perhaps women are more thoughtful in decision-making,” Donna explained. “I make a practice of using only proven bulls but recently purchased a young sire because he proved himself in the show ring rather than the pasture and is to be used for our show stock.”

The couple owns 640 acres and leases another 200 for their registered Charolais breeding and show stock operation.

Previously, the couple ran a dairy for 20 years with one employee in addition to Don and the kids helping as they grew up. Daughters Amy and Allison, and son Brian fed the bottle calves and helped with other chores.

In 2002, when milk prices were “horrible” and cattle prices were still good, the couple decided to switch to a commercial cow/calf operation. They began with bred black commercial females, which they subsequently bred to an Angus bull. The combination did not work well for them.

“When it got hot, the cattle stayed in the ponds rather than eating,” Donna explained.

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“We also found the calves were too small and They also sometimes serve as recips for the seven or so ETs the farm produces annually. didn’t grow out as well as we had hoped.”

Listening to experienced locals, they The remainder of the herd is bred naturalpurchased a registered Charolais bull in ly, with most breeding taking place in the hopes of adding heat tolerance and larger, spring so the fall calves do not have to conmore productive calves. The couple was so tend with hot summer weather and intense impressed with the results that they sold insect problems, which Donna also believes everything in their commercial herd that can hinders females from breeding back. Last wasn’t white and used the money to buy a year they had 50 calves born from Sept. 1 through Oct. 30. registered Charolais herd.

The couple once tried synchronization on a “I knew nothing about Charolais, but I always bought from old timers who knew the group of 30 females and found the conception breed,” said Donna. “I learned good blood- rate was not as high as the 85 percent rate lines from them and have never depended they get by watching for a female to stand in heat and performing AI 12 hours much on EPDs when selecting later. They also flush their best semen or cattle to purchase.”

Bee Branch, Ark. cows and look for one who will The Penningtons now keep 75 give them the most eggs. to 100 females with more than “While my husband was raised half bred by AI. They also keep on a commercial cattle farm, I was two dairy cows to provide milk a preacher’s daughter and had minfor twins or a calf whose momma imal exposure to my grandparents’ is not producing enough milk.

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cattle,” Donna commented. “Nonetheless, I always loved animals, especially horses. By the time I was 15, I saved enough money to buy a paint named Lucky, never dreaming I would be running a cattle breeding operation someday.”

The Penningtons sell off the farm by private treaty. Their priority is to sell bulls that produce easy birthing but productive calves, while providing longevity for the buyers.

They also sell bred and open females, as well as an occasional cow/calf pair.

One of the reasons Don and Donna got into show stock is some of their nine grandchildren are competing at the county, district and state levels. Ten-year-old granddaughter Lacey is a member of the Arkansas Junior Cattlemen’s Association. This year she won champion heifer and was the leader in the rookie division when the coronavirus forced postponements and perhaps eventual cancellations.

Pennington Farm cattle are mostly grass and hay fed. Females with new calves are given some cubes or grain in order to help keep them calm while newborns are worked in the pasture. They are fed a ration of 12-percent protein pellets with added chopped corn. The goal is to keep their herd in good condition but not fat.

Though show cows sometimes don’t breed well, Donna maintains keeping them well developed, but not fat, promotes successful breeding when they are put to pasture.

The farm generally produces all the hay it needs in 200 acres of meadows. They like fertilizing with both chicken litter and commercial fertilizer because they believe the chicken litter builds up the ground better. Don also mixes weed control in the fertilizer. Bermuda pastures are drilled with wheat and rye for fall and winter grazing though hay meadows are not.

“One of our hopes is that our grandchildren will be a bigger part of the farm in the future,” Donna said.

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A Double Life

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Teacher Leigh Ann Brents splits her time between the classroom and her family farm

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Leigh Ann Brents is no stranger to hard work, seeing as her days are filled with two jobs: teaching kindergarten at Wonderview Schools and helping her husband Strap Brents run their family farm in Jerusalem, Ark. Leigh Ann was not born into farming like her husband, whom was raised in poultry houses and a cattle farm. Instead, she was just a simple country girl who was comforted by her love for horses. However, this all changed when the two married in 2009.

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Leigh Ann Brents, pictured with her children Kolton and Audie, and her husband Strap, has brought her students to her farm via online classes.

Photo by Jordan Robinson

“When we married, we had two cows, Ann explained. “We grow broiler chickens, $500 dollars, and two run-down vehicles,” which are any chickens that are raised and Leigh Ann said. “We gradually built our bred for meat production. The chickens we herd over the years, but in 2016 my hus- get come from the hatchery, at one day old. band was laid off from the oilfield. The op- After keeping them for 30 to 35 days, Tyson portunity to buy a poultry farm came up, comes and picks them up.”

A mega house is 60-feet-by-600-feet and and we closed on it in January 2017.”

Today, the family has 250 acres of land, holds 50,000 chickens. However, they also while leasing another 400. The farm con- have three houses that are 43-feet-by-500sists of around 130 cows, six bulls and several feet, and these house 30,000 chickens.

Farming hours are extremely calves. Red Angus, Angus, Herdaunting, but seeing as Leigh eford, Simmental and Charolais Ann has two jobs, her time is are the main breeds the couple more occupied than ever. works with.

Jerusalem, Ark. “I work on the farm whenever I “We currently pick out heifers am not teaching my kindergarten that suit our wants/needs, and class,” Leigh Ann said. “This year has we keep them. We usually breed been extremely difficult with the panthem to a small bull so we don’t Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

demic. I had to move my classes to an online platform. One day, before teaching my children online, it hit me that the kids would love to see and learn about our calf, Rosie.”

Leigh Ann showed her young students how she fed Rosie, where she needed to live and how she was being taken care of.

This was then incorporated into their writing time, in which she asked them to write about Rosie, draw a picture and post it to their class Facebook page.

“Rosie was a huge hit. This helped the students practice their sentence structure, spelling and text-to-picture connections,” Leigh Ann explained. “This led to more videos, such as ones pertaining to our farm dogs, barn cats and even the horses.”

Parents gave wonderful feedback to Leigh Ann about how amazing it was seeing their children meeting and learning about the animals on the farm, while also being able to see their teacher’s face. There was excitement all-around for more farm videos in the future.

Leigh Ann and Strap have two children, Audie and Kolton. Audi, 4, loves the horses, much like the young Leigh Ann did.

While Kolton, 7, is more into dirt work, such as digging, tractors and driving the Kubota around.

“Even though I am always on the farm or in the classroom, I try to find fun around our land,” Leigh Ann said. “I love gardening, which has become a time of fun for the whole family. We love to can tomatoes for salsa, which I cannot seem to keep on the shelf in our house. Plus, my kids enjoy helping me water and pick the garden.”

Leigh Ann also has a passion for photography, and she keenly utilizes the farm for unique photos. During the quarantine, on top of farming and teaching, Leigh Ann picked up a guitar and can now play a few songs.

“There are a lot of things that people don’t know about me, such as my hobbies of the guitar and gardening, and the fact that I can drive and operate every piece of equipment on our farm,” Leigh Ann said.

“The most important thing, though, is that I never depend on my husband to do anything. Instead, I go and do it.”

JULY 27, 2020

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Location: Fayetteville, Ark. History: “Like most young boys, I was fascinated with trucks and trailers and other big boy toys. I moved to Northwest Arkansas 12 years ago and worked for FedEx and USA Trucking. During that time, I saw two different trailer sales businesses start with one piece of equipment and develop into solid, thriving businesses. I wanted independence and the ability to manage my own business when what I saw sparked the idea of opening my own trailer business. My childhood fascination matured into the future I was looking for. I shared my idea with my longtime friend Travis Sizemore, and we became partners. Buying property on Highway 412 was too cost prohibitive when real estate agent Bob Hopmann found a small gravel lot with no water or electricity on the south side of Fayetteville. The location was perfect because it was near the junction of Business Route 71 and Highway 45 which made it easily assessable for everyone but especially so for farmers. Travis’ experience showed him that in the last five or six years, many trailer manufacturers have been bought out by big corporations. The streamlining process also decreased quality. I like the versatility of the trailer field and love the innovation.

We decided to go with Diamond C out of Mount Pleasant, Texas, because the company is family owned and therefore not subject to corporate streamlining. Family owned also means values that align with my customer base including providing high-quality products combined with innovations that customers value.”

Products and Services: “While we work with commercial consumers such as construction companies, we also pride ourselves on helping the agriculture industry. We have a variety of gooseneck models that range from 25 to 53 feet in length. An important innovation is the Fleetneck series, which features a patented I-beam engineered to produce a stronger yet lighter connection with the best strength-to-weight ratio of any steel frame gooseneck trailer available. Some options include air ride suspension, sway control, and a 12-foot hydraulic dovetail with a lower load angle that is safer and more efficient. This means the local farmer can stack more hay bales and carry more weight while staying within regulations. We also have hay tractors with brush hogs, skid steers, balers, implements, just about anything a farmer might need. We offer delivery and general maintenance with an evolving parts department.”

Philosophy and Future: “We opened last February, just before the coronavirus

grabbed national attention and fostered restrictive lifestyle changes. Nonetheless, our business has prospered, we are constantly ordering new trailers. Our first priority is developing long-lasting relationships with customers rather than the sale because reputation is based on trust and proof that you are as good as your word. If everything continues as is now, we are looking forward to opening a service shop with certified mechanics.”

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ozarks

roots

the people, places and traditions that make the ozarks home

In the Family Since 1917

By Terry Ropp

Submitted Photos

Collier Drug Stores continues to serve customers with pride Some families can point to an earlier ancestor as being the founder of the local legacy. For the Collier family of the Collier Drug Stores, that ancestor was M. M. Collier who opened the first store in 1917 on the Fayetteville, Ark., square.

Like so many founders, M. M. was a visionary with a strong sense of civic responsibility as indicated by his serving as a state legislator. Early on, he lived in Prairie Grove, where he worked as the produce manager of a business called Southern Mercantile and helped start Prairie Grove Phone Company in the early years of the 20th Century. Just like Collier Drug Stores, the telephone company still serves the community and is family owned. M. M. had the ability to identify trends and needs. Therefore, in 1917 he bought the Red Cross Drugstore on the square in Fayetteville, retaining the name because of the familiarity of the term “Red Cross.”

In those early days, aspiring pharmacists served an apprenticeship to earn a certificate rather than going to school for a two- or four-year degree before entering a three- to four-year doctoral program as is the case now. M. M.’s intellectual diversity, his ability to accurately envision the future and his drive to serve others seems to have been passed on to his future generations because more than 100 years lat-

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er Collier Drug Stores are still known for timely innovations, quality products and service, the including free delivery in their rural areas. In the era of big pharmaceutical chains and the recent era of the coronavirus, reaching out to aid rural and urban customers in maintaining “shelter in place” is as rare as it is helpful. The stores maintain a fleet of 15 delivery vehicles that provide this free service, which makes up 25 percent of their business.

“During these difficult times, free delivery has significantly increased our business,” said Lauren Underwood, Collier’s resource manager. “Our customers have valued the service for four generations, but the coronavirus has highlighted that value and made us a more desirable choice for many.”

Company awareness of innovations and its ability to apply them to the drug business is an earmark of the kind of forward thinking that marked M. M.’s entrance into pharmaceuticals. When the second store opened on Dixon Street in 1950, the doors opened with the help of electricity.

The only other electric doors in the state were in the state Capitol Building. That same location became the fourth pharmacy in the country to use computers to keep track of prescriptions.

Computer use expanded in 1990 by switching from main frame computing to PC-based computing with the company today having

116 PCs and 13 servers. In 2001, the company began using three ScriptPro robots at three of their busiest stores. These robots sort through 100 pill-form medications. They count, pour, label and package prescriptions for pharmacists to administer, an important asset in annually filling nearly 400,000 prescriptions accurately and efficiently. Collier’s attention to innovation has allowed the company to successfully compete with chain competitors and distributors.

Red Cross Drugstores location on the Fayetteville square was in the heart of young Fayetteville’s business district but also in direct competition with several other drugstores. M.M.’s grandson, 78-year-old Carl Collier, clearly remembers that first store having a basement where the delivery car was parked at the end of the day. He also remembers the 20 steps that had to be taken to get to the main floor. An additional Dixon Street location solved parking issues on the square and was the first store with the name Collier Drug Store. Carl’s mother, Isabel Collier, fully supported his father Morris G. in taking the chance of moving off the square. Part of the challenge was finding a banker willing to put money behind a new business on a street with minimal commercial use at the time.

The Dixon Street location was not only the first Kodak dealer in Arkansas, it was considered “a modern pharmacy with an

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old timey atmosphere,” which meant being home to a much beloved soda fountain with food and beverages including ice cream and root beer floats. When Collier Drug celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2017, the Dixon Street location was chosen for the honor and had a mobile soda fountain as a nod to the past with inflatables for the kids, live music and other activities popular today.

Great-grandson Mel Collier is now the sole owner and not a pharmacist. His specialty is business management with a management degree from the University of Arkansas in 1994 providing the foundation for his expertise. The chain has stores in 10 locations in Washington and Benton counties. While M. M. might not recognize store appearance, he would definitely feel at home at any of the locations. A passion for serving the people of Northwest Arkansas combined with services such as free delivery and charge accounts make this thriving business likely to be around for another hundred years.

“Our goals moving forward are the same as they have been from day one,” Mel said.

“We will remain up-to-date on trends, equipment and industry knowledge and put those to work as quickly and timely as possible. My great-grandfather passed his love of business and care for community down through the generations and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.”

JULY 27, 2020

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Hometown: Mountainburg, Ark. Family: Granddaughter Ryllie In Town: “I drive a bus for the Mountainburg School District and have done so for 30 years. I have driven the same route since day one with the students ranging from pre-K to 12th grade. It’s a great part-time job that takes a couple of hours in the morning and a couple of hours in the afternoon. One of the things I like best is having a good working relationship with parents. If one calls and wants me to drop their child at a different place, I have the flexibility to do so. On the other hand, if a small difficulty with the child arises, I can just call the parents and the problem is almost always completely resolved.”

In the Country: “I have had the most wonderful life. Though my husband passed away three years ago, I learned so much from him that I now can do everything I need to, except perhaps pull a calf. God knew I would need all kinds of skills and gave me the opportunity to learn them. Fortunately, I have always been mechanically inclined and can run, maintain and repair the equipment.

My farm is a medium-sized farm with 100 head of commercial cattle. The cows are mainly black though my granddaughter Rylli, who lives with me and has done so since she was 9, was given a Charolais calf. She keeps all the heifers so the group is somewhat mixed. I keep three bulls: a Beefmaster, an Angus and a black white-faced Hereford. The Beefmaster and Angus bulls produce good commercial calves with the black white-faced Hereford producing the black baldies that people want. My bulls stay with the cows though most calves are born in the spring with a few whenever they come. The cattle are all hay and grass fed with salt and mineral blocks always available, though during a tough winter I will supplement protein as needed. When I’m ready to pull the calves off their mommas for selling, I have help. Riley, her boyfriend Robert, as well as my niece Tammi, nephew Jody, along with a good neighbor really chip in. I sell the calves at approximately 500 pounds, 10 or 15 at a time and always at I-40 Livestock Auction because they’re good people, haul my calves for me and I get a fair price. An important part of what makes this operation work is putting up 500 bales of my own hay, as well as custom haying for others and keeping two-thirds of what I bale.”

Future: “If I reach a point where I can’t put up hay anymore, I may switch to feeding

calves or perhaps Rylii will be interested and want to take over. I don’t try to control the future or worry about it. I just try to make good decisions when they need to be made.”

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slaughter

market sales reports

bulls

(Week of 7/12/20 to 7/18/20) Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy Ash Flat Livestock

beef

67.00-83.00 † 75.00-95.00 †

Benton County Sale Barn Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Cleburne County Livestock Auction County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Auction

74.00-101.00 † 76.00-95.50*

Not Reported* None Reported* 64.50-100.00* 38.00-95.50* 87.00-106.00* 37.00-96.00 † 73.00-109.00 † 102.00* 78.50-100.50 † 74.00-97.00 † 79.00-90.00 †

OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Auction Ozarks Regional Stockyards Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Auction

7/20/20

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 95.00 - 100.00; wtd. avg. price 96.81.

Heifers: 94.00 - 100.00; wtd. avg. price 95.94.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: Not Reported; wtd. avg. price Not Reported.

Heifers: Not Reported; wtd. avg. price Not Reported.

87.00-92.00 † 87.00-90.00 †

Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Farmers Regional Sale Barn Fort Smith Four State Stockyards I-40 Live Joplin Regional Stockyards Mid-State Stockyards North Arkansas Livestock Auction

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

sheep &

goats

National Sheep Summary

7/17/20

Compared to last week light slaughter lambs 3.00 to as much as 40.00 higher, except at San Angelo, TX 5.00-15.00 lower; heavy slaughter lambs steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter ewes mostly steady to 10.00 lower.

Welch Stockyards 88.00-110.00* Feeder lambs weak to 10.00 lower. At San Angelo, TX 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 12,609 head sold. No sales in Equity Cooperative Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. Confidential head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were confidential. 3,537 lamb carcasses sold with all weights no trend due to confidentiality. All (Week of 7/12/20 to 7/18/20) sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise † Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy specified.

41.00-70.00 † Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: Ash Flat Livestock 45.00-71.50 Benton County Sale Barn 30.00-67.00 † 3 San Angelo: wooled and shorn 110-130 lbs 140.00-168.00, 49.00-67.50* 4 Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction buck lambs 194.00-212.00.

Cleburne County Livestock Auction 46.00-65.00 † PA: wooled and shorn 100-135 lbs 215.00-242.00.

30.00-60.00 † County Line Sale Barn Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 100-125 lbs 160.00Decatur Livestock Auction Not Reported* 193.00.

None Reported* South Dakota: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs 135.00Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita 20.00-68.50* Farmers Regional Sale 152.50.

20.00-68.00* Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 152.50-225.00.

Fort Smith Stockyards Billings, MT: wooled and shorn 100-115 lbs 121.00Four State Stockyards 41.00-70.50* 145.00; 130 lbs 118.00.

I-40 Livestock - Ozark 30.00-67.50 † Joplin Regional Missouri: wooled and shorn 105-135 lbs no test.

15.00-78.00 † Equity Coop: no sales.

Mid-State Stockyards 72.00* North Arkansas Livestock Auction Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: 34.00-69.00 † † San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 200.00-220.00, few 224.00; 6044.50-73.00 OKC West - El Reno 70 lbs 188.00-220.00; 70-80 lbs 180.00-200.00, few 202.00Ouachita Livestock Auction 46.50-66.50 † 206.00; 80-90 lbs 172.00-190.00; 90-110 lbs 168.00-188.00, Ozarks Regional Stockyardss 26.00-85.00 † 56.00-118.00 † Not Reported* 91.00-105.00 †

slaughter

cows

Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Auction Welch Stockyards

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

12 12

Not Reported* 52.00-74.00*

30

50

70

90

stocker & feeder

110

7/15/20 641

Cleburne County Livestock✝ 7/13/20 247

County Line Sale Ratcliff✝ 7/15/20 137

St-10 Higher

St-2 Higher

Uneven

3-24 Higher

154.00-170.00 140.00-162.00 135.00-150.00 118.00-145.00 120.00-130.00

164.00-200.00 146.00-172.00 147.00-163.00 132.00-149.00 130.00-141.00

120.00-183.00 120.00-159.00 110.00-152.00 115.00-144.00 -----

153.00-175.00 140.00-142.00 131.00-142.00 126.00 -----

148.00-175.00 140.00-154.00 131.00-143.00 130.00 130.00

140.00-175.00 140.00-154.00 126.00-142.00 117.00-123.00 110.00-116.00

146.00-160.00 128.00-154.00 122.00-140.00 118.00-122.00 114.00

160.00-183.00 140.00-169.00 134.00-150.00 117.00-136.00 115.00-125.00

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150.00-161.00 130.00-150.00 122.00-134.00 117.00-126.00 -----

--------126.00-136.00 120.00-125.00 -----

133.00-148.00 125.00-142.00 120.00-138.00 105.00-119.00 106.00-120.00

135.00-145.00 125.00-135.00 120.00-134.00 119.00-130.00 115.00-120.00

136.00-155.00 135.00-151.00 122.00-142.00 126.00-128.00 -----

111.00-146.00 110.00-138.50 105.00-150.00 101.00-123.50 90.00-120.00

130.00-150.00 125.00-141.00 110.00-128.00 108.00-118.00 -----

134.00-148.00 120.00-133.00 124.00-135.00 115.00-130.00 110.00

Ark. Cattle Auction, LLC - Searcy✝ 7/14/20 614

Ash Flat Livestock✝

Cattlemen’s Livestock*

7/17/20 655

Benton Co. - Siloam Springs✝ 7/16/20 1,216

3-6 Higher

Uneven

145.00-182.50 143.00-162.50 133.00-148.00 129.00-145.00 -----

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2-7 Higher

Uneven

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165.00-174.00 151.00-165.00 147.00-151.00 ---------

130.00-158.00 143.00-160.00 135.00-156.00 117.00-140.00 102.00-110.00

136.00-175.00 127.00-163.00 123.00-157.50 118.00-147.50 114.00-137.00

142.00-180.00 136.00-168.00 130.00-159.00 121.00-152.50 119.00-138.00

147.00-166.00 140.00-154.00 131.00-151.00 120.00-140.00 123.00

156.00-170.00 143.00-164.00 140.00-158.00 132.00-154.00 135.00-144.00

125.00-190.00 130.00-171.00 115.00-162.00 110.00-152.00 100.00-125.00

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148.00-157.00 130.00-154.00 132.00-153.00 114.00-134.00 -----

--------120.00-138.00 110.00-131.00 103.00-111.00

--------132.00 117.00-120.00 115.00

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135.00-140.00 134.00-135.00 127.00-134.00 ---------

130.00-146.00 125.00-150.00 116.00-130.00 106.00-120.00 90.00-110.00

123.00-150.00 121.00-142.50 115.00-135.00 90.00-127.50 80.00-119.00

124.00-146.00 122.00-144.00 119.00-142.00 115.00-130.50 106.50-119.25

135.00-153.00 128.00-142.00 121.00-135.00 115.00-128.00 108.00-115.00

140.00-147.00 130.00-142.00 120.00-141.00 123.00-135.50 122.50-125.00

120.00-172.00 108.00-144.00 95.00-144.00 95.00-124.00 90.00-113.00

Decatur Livestock*

NOT REPORTED

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(fleshy) 67.00-105.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 71.00-82.00; Cull 165.00-71.00.

Missouri: Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test.

National Dairy Market at a G Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) Cheese: Barrels closed at $ 90.00-100.00, hair 120.00-135.00; Utility and Good 1-3 weekly average for barrels i (medium flesh) 95.00-102.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 107.50(+0.0535).

125.00.

Fluid Milk/Cream: Across Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: lower. Contacts in some re San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 208.00-214.00; 60-70 lbs 180.00194.00; 70-80 lbs 184.00-187.00; 80-90 lbs 174.00-186.00; seasonal patterns. Howeve in recent weeks have taken 90-100 lbs 160.00-170.00. in the Midwest is $2 to flat Ft. Collins: 35-45 lbs 135.00-137.50; 50-60 lbs 140.00are discounted to $4 under 158.00. processors are still pulling s Billings: 101 lbs 144.00. makers are churning for fal Kalona: no test. multiples for all Classes are So. Dakota: 40-50 lbs 184.00-235.00; 50-60 lbs 170.00172.00; 60-70 lbs 155.00-220.00; 70-80 lbs 152.00-160.00; Midwest, and 1.15-1.30 in SPOT PRICES OF CLA 80-90 lbs 146.00-151.00; 90-100 lbs 139.00-153.00; 100BUTTERFAT F.O.B. pro 110 lbs 135.00-146.00; 110-120 lbs 116.00-128.00.

- $2.5643.

Missouri: no test.

Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: yearling hair ewes 100-105 lbs 138.00-144.00 cwt; mixed age hair ewes 85-130 lbs 114.00-138.00 cwt.

Ft. Collins: no test.

Billings: yearlings 95-115 lbs 113.00-135.00 cwt; young 155-165 lbs 80.00-100.00 cwt.

So Dakota: young to middle age 120-135 lbs 120.00 cwt; middle age hair ewes 130.00-160.00 per head.

Kalona, IA: no test.

Missouri: no test.

National Weekly Lamb Carcass Choice and Prime 1-4: Weight Head Wt Avg 45 lbs down Price not reported due to confidentiality 45-55 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality Soybeans So 55-65 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality 12 65-75 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality 9.3 75-85 lbs Price not reported due to confidentiality 9 85 lbs up Price not reported due to confidentiality Sheep and lamb slaughter under federal inspection for the week 5.31 5.2 6 to date totaled 35,000 compared with 37,000 last week and 37,000 last year.

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few 190.00-194.00. wooled and shorn 46 lbs 214.00; 60-70 lbs 190.00-198.00; 70-80 lbs 189.00-192.00; 80-90 lbs 174.00-214.00; 90-110 lbs 175.00-194.00, buck lambs 220.00-238.00.

Pennsylvania: wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 220.00-240.00; 50-60 lbs 210.00-235.00, few 255.00-270.00; 60-70 lbs 217.00-230.00, few 230.00-242.00; 70-80 lbs 222.00232.00; 80-90 lbs 205.00-227.00, few 240.00; 90-100 lbs 205.00-225.00, few 230.00. hair 42 lbs 235.00; 50-60 lbs 215.00-227.00; 60-70 lbs 220.00-232.00; 70-80 lbs 220.00-235.00; 80-90 lbs 215.00-227.00; 90-100 lbs 215.00-225.00.

Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 222.50-230.00; 60-70 lbs 217.50-235.00; 70-80 lbs 207.50-220.00; 80-90 lbs 197.50-235.00; 90-100 lbs 202.50-213.00. hair 55 lbs 235.00; 60-70 lbs 225.00-245.00; 82 lbs 222.50; 97 lbs 225.00.

Ft. Collins: wooed and shorn 60-70 lbs 167.50-202.50; 70-80 lbs 160.00-197.50; 80-90 lbs 160.00-190.00; 90-100 lbs 160.00-177.50. hair 40-60 lbs 165.00-182.50; 60-70 lbs 175.00-210.00; 70-80 lbs 167.50-192.50; 80-90 lbs 191.00190.00; 93 lbs 182.50.

Missouri: no test.

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 205.00-215.00; 60-70 lbs 210.00-225.00; 70-80 lbs 200.50-227.50; 80-90 lbs 177.50-227.50; 90-105 lbs 160.00-185.00.

Billings, MT: wooled 59 lbs 171.00; 60-70 lbs 169.00170.00, few 191.00; 70-80 lbs 163.00-171.00; 80-90 lbs 156.00-164.00; 90-100 lbs 142.00-156.00. hair 67 lbs 199.00; 74 lbs 169.00; 90-100 lbs 149.00-151.00.

Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent): Slaughter Lambs wooled and shorn 140-162 lbs - (wtd avg ).

Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 70.00-95.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 84.00-108.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 70.00-93.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 60.00-75.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 40.00-55.00.

Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 90.00-140.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test.

Ft. Collins: Good 3-5 (very fleshy) 72.50-90.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 65.00-87.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test.

Billings, MT: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 59.00-60.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 60.00-89.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 57.00-85.00; Cull 1 50.00-57.00.

So Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 75.00-92.00; Good 2-3

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National Dairy Market at a Glance 7/17/20 na: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) Cheese: Barrels closed at $2.4300 and 40# blocks at $2.6600. The 0-100.00, hair 120.00-135.00; Utility and Good 1-3 weekly average for barrels is $2.4180 (+0.0420) and blocks, $2.8320 dium flesh) 95.00-102.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 107.50(+0.0535).

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Fluid Milk/Cream: Across the nation milk production is flat to er Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: lower. Contacts in some regions report milk output is declining along Angelo: 40-60 lbs 208.00-214.00; 60-70 lbs 180.0000; 70-80 lbs 184.00-187.00; 80-90 lbs 174.00-186.00; seasonal patterns. However, in the Midwest, heat and humidity in recent weeks have taken their toll on milk output. Spot milk 00 lbs 160.00-170.00. in the Midwest is $2 to flat Class III, and a few loads in the West Collins: 35-45 lbs 135.00-137.50; 50-60 lbs 140.00are discounted to $4 under Class IV. Ice cream and other Class II 00. processors are still pulling steadily at cream supplies. Some butter ngs: 101 lbs 144.00. makers are churning for fall inventory. This week, free on board cream na: no test. multiples for all Classes are 1.32-1.43 in the East, 1.25-1.50 in the Dakota: 40-50 lbs 184.00-235.00; 50-60 lbs 170.0000; 60-70 lbs 155.00-220.00; 70-80 lbs 152.00-160.00; Midwest, and 1.15-1.30 in the West.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER POUND 0 lbs 146.00-151.00; 90-100 lbs 139.00-153.00; 100BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper Midwest - $2.3591 lbs 135.00-146.00; 110-120 lbs 116.00-128.00.

- $2.5643. ouri: no test. acement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2: Angelo: yearling hair ewes 100-105 lbs 138.00-144.00 mixed age hair ewes 85-130 lbs 114.00-138.00 cwt.

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I-40 Livestock Ozark✝ 7/16/20 584 2-7 Higher 147.00-166.00 140.00-154.00 131.00-151.00 120.00-140.00 123.00 --------120.00-138.00 110.00-131.00 103.00-111.00 135.00-153.00 128.00-142.00 121.00-135.00 115.00-128.00 108.00-115.00

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700.00-900.00 * 525.00-1170.00 * 700.00-1275.00 *

125.00-190.00 130.00-171.00 115.00-162.00 110.00-152.00 100.00-125.00 --------------------120.00-172.00 108.00-144.00 95.00-144.00 95.00-124.00 90.00-113.00

St-4 Higher 161.00-189.00 148.00-161.25 140.00-156.00 140.00-150.00 134.00-135.00

200.00-1150.00 † Not Reported * 600.00-1050.00 †

1000

pairs

163.00-165.00 139.00-154.00 125.00-146.50 117.00-134.00 113.00-122.00

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250

118.97 132.05 122.73 122.60

144.64 143.51

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129.78

151.97

132.66

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130.32

138.85

150.33 140.25

124.60 Week of 6/28/20

Week of 6/28/20

None Reported * None Reported *

147.89 138.00 *** *

133.59 117.58 *** 119.99

119.42

128.18

510.00-1275.00 * 1050.00-1400.00 * 1200.00-1275.00 † 900.00-1350.00 †

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129.00

143.00 145.17

None Reported *

132.33

950.00-1285.00 † 725.00 †

Uneven 165.00 153.00-164.00 144.00-163.50 136.00-151.50 131.00-145.00 142.50 133.00-147.50 130.00-140.00 134.00 ----140.00-150.00 133.00-147.00 130.00-145.00 118.00-130.00 120.00-128.00

1750

157.50

2250

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135.20 126.45

143.95

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127.53

135.67

425.00-1350.00 † Not Reported * None Reported †

1250

115.00

139.04

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None Reported †

750

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130.57 123.97

137.53

1675.00 * 1175.00-1475.00 † None Reported † Not Reported *

2-6 Higher

149.00 140.00-149.00 137.00-145.50 123.50-142.00 127.50-133.00

126.58

139.80

635.00-1150.00 †

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159.00-175.00 134.00-155.00 127.00-137.00 110.00-127.00 98.00-108.00

128.52

141.94

132.62

750.00 †

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122.72

145.76

147.01

985.00-1310.00 †

OKC West - El Reno, Okla.✝ 7/14/20 7,302

172.50 176.00 -------------

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137.68

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710.00 †

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136.96

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500

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Welch Stockyards

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None Reported *

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steers 550-600 LBS.

61.00-74.00 † Prices reported per cwt Not Reported*

NOT REPORTED

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July 19 Aug. 19 Sept. 19 Oct. 19 Nov. 19 Dec. 19

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540.00-1235.00 †

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151.38

Week of 7/5/20

Blyt

$160

132.26 127.29 136.76

150.00-170.00 130.00-155.00 120.00-134.00 110.00-129.00 90.00-107.00

133.84

154.67

123.18

141.82 134.73

122.32

156.51

139.47 124.32

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153.91

121 152 183 214 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

129.64 126.02

128.08 134.97

154.00 90

135.62 119.77

123.87

134.67 155.93

146.50-157.00 135.00-147.00 131.00-143.50 120.50-135.75 110.00-120.50

122.03

134.95

148.79

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121.34

124.29

147.73

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135.21 124.82

123.70

133.65

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Lester and Ouida Crossey, pictured with three of their grandchildren, started their family’s cattle operation 40 years ago.

Ouida is the primary operator of their Flying C Ranch.

Building from the Start

By Terry Ropp

Ouida Crossey has managed her family’s cattle operation since 1980 Lester grew up in North Little Rock and graduated Lester and Ouida Crossey of Searcy, Ark., started high school in Cabot. Though born in Venezuela, South in the cattle business after they married in 1980.

Ouida managed their ranch, Flying C Ranch, and it America, where her father worked for Exxon, Ouida was grew to 170 acres, with the initial acreage coming from raised on an Arkansas farm. Her parents, Joe and Maria Ouida’s family’s farm. Over the years, Lester and Ouida Fincher, returned to the United States in 1960 and raised accumulated more family land through inheritance and cattle, milo and soybeans.

“I’ve always liked cows and was never afraid of them. buying land from her brothers’ shares when they moved away to pursue their careers. The 500 acres is in several I remember being about 6 and feeding cattle out of my locations. The furthest is 5 miles away with their twins, hand,” Ouida said. “I also fondly remember going with my Thomas and Michael, having homes on Lester and Oui- dad in the 1970s to the well-respected Winrock Farms to look at Santa Gertrudis cattle for the first time. My dad da’s original acreage and son Daniel on a different farm.

“We wanted to raise cows and my brothers didn’t. The started raising Santa Gertrudis and now we do.”

The Cosseys sell bulls, show cattle, and open and bred arrangement has worked out for everyone’s benefit,” exheifers through breed sales and by private treaty, in addiplained Ouida.

Ouida works full time on their ranch, running more tion to selling beef on the rail.

The Cossey herd contains 130 registered Santa Gertrudis, than 250 head of Santa Gertrudis and Hereford cattle.

Lester continued his career in the Arkansas Air National Herefords and commercial cows used as embryo recips.

The ranch has four bulls: two Santa Gertrudis and two Guard. After 33 years of service, Lester retired as a lieutenant colonel and continues his instructor career with Herefords. Lester and Ouida have tightened their genetic line and use some line breeding to preserve the genetics CAE (Canadian Aviation and Electronics). they have developed. Their main breeding bull, Lester and Ouida have five grandchildren, Savage, is a product of that line breeding and ages 5 through 15, with some of the grandSearcy, Ark. produces exactly what Ouida is looking for. children participating in showing at various “I have a picture in my head of what I want fairs. The ranch maintains several show cattle and select and breed to match that picture, a and steers from both spring and fall breeding moderately-sized animal with a clean sheath, seasons, which provides show stock of differdeep bodied, and a wide base,” explained Ouida. ent ages so the grandchildren compete in difSavage produces really nice calves.” ferent classes.

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One of their earlier bull calves, FC Pistol 28/0, is now one of the top bulls in the breed. He was sold with the conditions that he wear the Cossey brand and they retain an interest in his semen production. Those genetics are still being used in the Santa Gertrudis herd.

The females are divided into four groups, two Santa Gertrudis and two Hereford. Savage breeds the largest group made up of the best Santa Gertrudis cows. The other groups are bred through AI and ET with Ouida performing the AI and implanting the embryos, although the cows are flushed and the embryos frozen elsewhere.

“My AI produces about 80 percent fertility while ET, as is typical, has a 50 to 60 percent fertility rate,” Ouida explained. “I try twice, and if that doesn’t work, I turn them out with a Hereford bull. Though ET is more expensive, the results are worth the time and money.”

Because the Cossey land is in different locations, the home place serves as a maternity ward. The result is specific and frequent rotation so spring and fall calves are born where Ouida can keep a close eye on them.

“Our cows are so used to moving from farm to farm, they come running when they see the trailer and almost jump in,” Ouida laughed.

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and supported by pour on when needed. The herd is wormed twice a year by alternating both method and chemical. She has been advised by her vet to worm only once a year and only those animals that look like they need treatment, though she admits she’s not quite brave enough yet to try.

“One time we were asked to take samples of 10 percent of our herd as part of a company’s data collection,” Ouida said. “I did that but none of our samples had any worms. Worms just have never been an issue for us.”

Ouida mixes her own feed with the basic show mixture being comprised of corn gluten, corn and cottonseed hulls, with molasses added to help control the dust. Then that ration is adjusted by adding more corn for the steers. The cows are fed straight corn gluten during the winter. Lactating cows receive 5 pounds per day and dry cows 2 to 3 pounds.

Ouida is not a fan of ponds so her animals drink well and rural water. When Ouida and Lester first started farming, they drilled two wells with one right near a barn. They only had to go 25 feet to find water and the man drilling the well went another 5 feet because he thought the well would not keep producing at that shallow depth. To test it, he started pumping out water but the well never went dry.

Ouida produces her own hay. Two neighbors have her maintain their land, so she produces and keeps the hay. She also has 200 acres of hay fields. She sprays for weeds first and then uses commercial fertilizer because she finds chicken litter too expensive.

Soil tests are taken every other year so she knows exactly what is needed to maintain good grass production. The pastures are Bermuda and fescue, with buttercups being the main problem She also over seeds with ryegrass on pastures away from their home.

Ouida has two young men who help her. Chase Yarbrough began working at a farm store after graduating from high school. The concrete made his feet hurt and he wanted another job. He mentioned that to Ouida who promptly offered him a full-time position working for her. However, Chase is not enough help during the summer, so Ouida contacted the FFA in Searcy where the advisor searched for students wanting work. He sent Garrett Sheppard to Ouida. Though still in high school, Garrett works when not in school or practicing and playing football. He is especially helpful during haying season.

“Good help is essential and I’m lucky to have those two young men,” Ouida said.

Lester and Ouida believe they have an enviable life.

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Age: 17 Hometown: Bald Knob, Ark. Parents: Jamie and Cindy Gaskin Siblings: Sarah, Elijah, Hannah and Asher 4-H Club: Velvet Ridge 4-H Club Leader: Krista Brimer What is your involvement in agriculture?

“I raise registered Milking Shorthorn cattle. I used the money I had saved up from selling my produce and started plants at the local farmers market and several other odd jobs to purchase them myself. I use my Shorthorns that are in milk to raise orphan calves.

“I show my Shorthorns at the county, district and state fairs. As a family we raise registered miniature jerseys and miniature beef cattle, which I am also actively involved in.”

What is your favorite part of being involved in agriculture/ living on a farm?

“Riding my horse around our 80 acres. In 4-H, I was able to attend the National 4-H Dairy Conference in Wisconsin. I spent the week there touring farms, museums, the World Dairy Expo, and attending seminars on everything from feeding, breeding and marketing.”

What are your future plans?

“I plan to go to college at Southern Arkansas University for vet tech or ag business and hopefully own a ranch, raising horses and continuing my cattle program.”

What advice would you give to other young people who want to be involved in agriculture?

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Awards: “I am a 4-H Teen Star and 4-H State Ambassador. I am also the president of my local 4-H club and secretary of White County 4-H Council. I have won multiple buckles and plaques since competitively showing for the last 11 years; including when my first dairy heifer.

Isabel, a standard jersey, won the grand champion commercial dairy heifer class at the state fair.

I was also selected as a recipient of a registered jersey heifer as part of a sportsmanship award.”

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The problem is, where do you start?

1. Start with defining your goals

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Each plan will be different for each person and family.

But it all starts with the same step, a discussion of your goals. Your succession plan will be customized for your family according to those goals.

Talk about what is most important to you. Do you want the land to stay in the family or remain as a farm? Are you concerned you might end up spending all of your money on nursing home care? Do you want to leave an equal amount of money to each of your children? Does that include the value of the farm, equipment, livestock, etc?

And what about farmers who do not have a child interested in coming back to the farm?

Finding a successor owner for your business is a difficult task, but the earlier you start, the more time your successor will have to work toward purchasing the farm and equipment, etc.

The bottom line is communicate. Talk to your spouse about their thoughts and opinions.

Don’t assume you know what each of your children think. The more you talk about the plan for the future, the better the execution of the plan will be.

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3. Execute the plan

After the documents are drafted and signed, you can celebrate, but we’re not finished. The succession plan needs to be executed. Depending on your goals and the customized plan in place, your estate plan documents likely consist of a Will, Power of Attorney, Healthcare Power of Attorney and maybe a Trust.

Be sure your family members and those named in a document know where your documents are stored, how to access your assets and who to contact if something happens to you. The Attorney In Fact named in your Power of Attorney should probably have a copy of the document and know when he/she needs to start acting on your behalf. If you have a trust, make sure it is funded. Assets are not in a trust until they are retitled into the name of the trust. Be sure to change bank accounts, deeds, auto titles, and investment accounts into the name of your trust.

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By Klaire Howerton

As the heat of summer soars and rain deminishes, producers should be mindful of prussic acid In the heat of summer, Johnsongrass can pose some health risks to cattle and other livestock. Hot and dry conditions have the potential to create prussic acid poisoning in animals who consume Johnsongrass that is “stressed.”

Producers should be aware of the potential risks when grazing Johnsongrass and know the signs of prussic acid poisoning.

Eldon Cole, livestock field specialist with the University of Missouri Extension, explained Johnsongrass, among a few other plants such as forage sorghum and sorghum sudangrass hybrids, can create prussic acid in toxic quantities in certain situations.

“The plants can accumulate the toxins when they’re in poor growing conditions such as drought stress,” he said. “Sometimes it happens if too much nitrogen has been applied or after frost, hail or herbicides have injured the plant.”

Signs of Prussic Acid Poisoning

Signs of prussic acid poisoning include increased respiratory rate and general distress, and if prussic acid levels are extreme-

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ly high, producers may unfortunately find a dead animal. Cole noted in prussic acid poison cases, the animal’s blood will be a bright cherry red, whereas in cases of nitrate poisoning, the blood will be a chocolate color. Dry, cloudy weather can create excess nitrates in Johnsongrass.

Nitrate Poisoning Signs

Nitrate poisoning signs include increased respiratory rate, excessive salivation, impaired motor skills and in some cases, death.

Poisoning signs from grazing Johnsongrass with accumulated toxins will show up quickly. If producers are turning animals into a pasture containing potentially questionable Johnsongrass, observation is key.

“We do not have a highly-accurate field test that can be used to assess whether a pasture with Johnsongrass in it creates a risky situation for grazing animals,” Cole explained. “A crude method some use is to only turn lower-valued cattle in and watch them closely for 30 to 45 minutes.”

He suggested a veterinarian be alerted before opening the gate into a high-risk pasture.

If there are concerns regarding prussic

“Women today are much more involved in the day-to day-tasks such as rounding up the cattle, working on tractors and feeding as well as making decisions. We have always been flashlight farmers and I had to step up in order to make this work.”

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acid and producers do not need to graze a particular section immediately. Jill Scheidt, agronomy field specialist with MU Extension, advised producers follow the “Rule of 2” when prussic acid is a concern.

“Wait two weeks or for 2-feet of growth following a frost or drought before grazing,” she said.

Following this rule gives the prussic acid levels time to decline. Scheidt and Cole noted prussic acid does not stay in the forage after it has been cut for hay. Excess nitrates, however, will continue to hang around in hay. A forage test can help determine if the nitrate levels are too high. A level of up to 4,400 parts per million (0.44 percent nitrate) will not typically cause any issues. Levels in the 4,400-4,800

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ppm (0.44 to 0.88 percent nitrate) is usually acceptable for non-pregnant animals, but for pregnant ones, it is best to limit the nitrate containing forage to 50 percent of their diet.

As nitrates increase, the risk rises and when the level is 1.5 percent or greater, it should not be fed to any class of livestock.

While producers do need to be aware of the risks of grazing Johnsongrass, it can still be utilized as a decent quality, highly palatable forage for livestock.

“Even though Johnsongrass has the potential for death loss, there are very few deaths recorded each year,” Cole explained. “Cattle seem to adapt to the forage if they are allowed to ‘grow up”’with the plant from early in the spring.”

“Today more women are taking the reins and are the producers, as well as taking care of a commitment.

They are no longer just a name on a sign.”

Kathi Jogan Washington County, Ark.

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Producers who wish to apply for the COVID-19 assistance can do so through Aug. 28 The Coronavirus pandemic has created global challenges for the agricultural industry in the last few months. For producers in the United States, some of those challenges can be alleviated through participation in the USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP).

What is it? The CFAP is dedicated to farmers and ranchers whose operations have been directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides direct financial relief to producers who suffered from price declines and additional market costs because of the virus.

Who can qualify? A producer can qualify for CFAP if they are producing the following commodities: non-specialty crops (this includes malting barley, canola, corn, upland cotton, millet, oats, soybeans, sorghum, sunflowers, durum wheat and hard red spring wheat), wool, livestock (including cattle, hogs and lamb and yearling sheep), dairy and specialty crops (including several different types of fruits and vegetables, nuts, and other crops such as beans and mushrooms).

Producers of qualifying commodities must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible for CFAP payments: Producers of non-specialty crops must have suffered a 5 percent-or-greater price decline over a specified time as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and who face increased marketing costs for inventories; producers of wool must have suffered a 5 percent-or-greater price decline over a specified time as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and who face increased marketing costs for inventories; producers of livestock must have an ownership interest in eligible livestock that have suffered a five percent-or-greater price decline as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and face additional significant costs in marketing their inventories due to unexpected surplus and disrupted markets. If a producer’s main JULY 27, 2020

commodity is dairy, CFAP payments are eligible to all dairy operations with milk production in January, February and/or March 2020, and any dumped milk production during the months of January, February and March 2020 is eligible for assistance. Finally, producers of specialty crops have three categories of eligibility if they had crops that suffered a 5 percent-or-greater price decline between mid-January and mid-April as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, had produce shipped but subsequently spoiled due to loss of marketing channel, and had shipments that did not leave the farm or mature crops that remained unharvested.

Will CFAP payments be taxed?

USDA Acting State Executive Director Kim Viers and USDA Public Affairs and Outreach Specialist for the Missouri Farm Service Agency (FSA) Jessica Claypole explained that “taxation is a decision made by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). FSA will provide tax information to program participants at the end of the tax year based on IRS guidelines.”

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Warts in Cattle

By Klaire Howerton

The virus is contagious and should be treated

Warts

Warts are viral infections of the skin. Although not a zoonotic disease, warts can spread among animals.

SIGNS

The infections cause growths that often look like cauliflower.

Warts commonly appear and spread slowly on the neck, shoulders and head. Most warts are small, but in extreme cases, they become so large that they break off and can easily become infected.

PREVENTION

Isolating affected calves will help prevent the disease from spreading to others.

TREATMENT

While skin health issues in cattle are not the most pleasant subject to think about, it pays for producers to be vigilant and aware in the event that something like a case of warts comes along.

Cattle warts are painful and contagious, and if they show up in the herd, care should be taken to control and prevent the spread.

Cattle warts are caused by a virus known as Bovine Papillomavirus, Dr. Craig Payne, University of Missouri Extension Veterinarian, explained. There are several strains of the virus with each causing lesions on specific parts of the body. Common locations for warts to appear are the head, neck, shoulders and brisket of an animal. They can also show up on the penis, vaginal mucosa, teats and other areas, although this tends to be less common. Dr. Payne noted warts tend to occur more in younger cattle.

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Warts are contagious, unfortunately.

Payne explained transmission most often occurs through direct contact, such as skin-to-skin contact of an infected animal with an uninfected animal, or through indirect methods, such as an uninfected animal being exposed to a surface contaminated with the virus like feeders, waterers, halters and other equipment.

The virus cannot actively penetrate the skin, he went on to say, so skin abrasions are needed for viral entrance and infection to occur. Warts may not appear right away.

Time from exposure to the appearance of warts is reported to be several weeks to months, but when they do, they appear as an outgrowth from the surface of the body part and they typically have a rough surface.

The number and size of the warts will vary.

“Warts may spontaneously regress if given enough time,” Payne said. “However, when treatment is desired, it usually con-

sists of either surgically removing, freezing, or crushing warts. The irritation caused by these procedures can also stimulate a host immune response, which may prevent further warts from developing and may aid in the regression of any remaining warts.”

There is a wart vaccine available, and an immunostimulant is also a treatment option. The herd veterinarian can advise producers on the best course of action should warts occur.

Payne advised minimizing further spread through eliminating potential routes of transmission, isolation of infected animals and thorough cleaning of contaminated objects/equipment, or using a wart vaccine as a preventative.

Since every situation is different, producers should work with the herd veterinarian to develop a prevention strategy.

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Small warts often disappear without treatment, but larger warts will need to be removed and healed before exhibition.

Ask your veterinarian for the best treatment. Many states, including Michigan, consider warts an infectious disease and forbid sale or exhibition of cattle with warts.

There are other diseases that may occur during the spring and summer months, so be sure to regularly observe your animals for any irregular behavior or changes in appearance. If you have an animal that is ill, provide it nutritious feed, plenty of water, a clean pen protected from dampness and drafts and isolate it from healthy animals. If the calf is not recovering properly, make sure to contact your veterinarian.

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By Klaire Howerton

Weaned calves may need extra feed to keep growing Calves born in the fall and recently weaned may have some trouble gaining and maintaining weight in the summer. Weaning stress combined with hot temperatures can cause weight loss and reduced feed consumption. Diet, health and overall management are the tools producers have at their disposal to keep weight on their calves.

Typically, calves at this age will need supplemented feed to help them gain and maintain weight appropriately, Eldon Cole, livestock field specialist with the University of Missouri Extension, explained.

“Calves can be very slow gainers their first summer unless they’re supplemented with a feed at the level of about one percent of their body weight per day,” he said. “A popular supplement for many years has been blends of dried distillers grains, soy hulls, corn gluten feed or maybe just a corn-soybean meal mix.”

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Forage quality is something to consider when it comes to feeding and managing calves in the summer.

“As summer progresses, plant fibers can increase which simply lowers the digestibility of the forage,” Dr. Shane Gadberry, ruminant nutrition specialist with the University of Arkansas Extension, explained. “If forage digestibility is slowing calf growth, a highly-digestible feed can be fed to substitute for the calories they can’t get from the plants they are grazing.”

The type of forage calves are grazing will also contribute to weight gain and maintenance.

Cole said poor gains are exaggerated if calves are grazing “hot” fescue and that if they are grazing toxic fescue without an energy supplement, daily gains could be lower than half a pound per day.

Gadberry explained calves grazing toxic endophyte-infected fescue will want to spend their time in the shade, wet areas or ponds instead of grazing and gaining weight.

“Ideally, those calves need to be on the highest-quality, non-toxic pasture you have. If you have a warm season grass or a non-toxic fescue with legumes, that’s perfect. Some even feed straight alfalfa hay during the mid-part of the summer,” Cole said.

Dr. Gadberry offered some insight on different types of summer forages and their potential performance for summer calves.

“Bermudagrass is a very common perennial summer grass that can maintain calves through summer but won’t produce exceptional weight gains in July or August,” he said. “Crabgrass is an annual summer grass that calves can gain a little better on than Bermudagrass through summer. Some producers have switched fields over to native grasses. It will be important not to overgraze these fields in mid- to late-summer.

Native grasses can maintain or add weight to calves, but the calves may need protein supplementation through summer months as these native grasses mature.”

To set calves up for a successful first summer, Gadberry recommended some management and procedures take place prior to weaning so there are fewer stressors and therefore better weight maintenance and gain.

“Any practice that can be done ahead of weaning, like castrating and dehorning, will help.

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