Texas Longhorn Trails

Texas Longhorn Trails

January 2011

Texas Longhorn Trails (817) 625-6241• (817) 625-1388 (FAX) P.O. Box 4430 • Fort Worth, TX 76164 E-Mail: trails@tlbaa.org http://www.tlbaa.org

VOL. 22 NO. 10

JANUARY 2011

Staff Editor in Chief: Brenda Cantrell • Ext. 104 brenda@tlbaa.org

Contributing Editor: Henry L. King Advertising: Rick Fritsche • Ext. 107 rick@tlbaa.org

Graphic Design & Production Laura Standley, Art Director • Ext. 105 laura@tlbaa.org

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Feature Articles: Longhorn Lean Beef…It’s Good Business

By Henry King ....................................27

Feature Articles: Animal Health Certificate Don’t Leave Home Without It ............20

By Tony Frazier, DVM -Alabama State Veterinarian Introduction to TLBAA HORNS System

By Elmer Rosenberger......................24 Business Plans The IRS Emphasizes Importance of Business Plans ............................................30

By John Alan Cohan, Attorney at Law

Memoriam: Marshall Crenshaw ..................................26

Myra Basham •

Ext. 108

Multi-Media Designer/Photographer Coral Bucy • Ext. 109 coral@tlbaa.org

Departments: Chairman Letter ..................................6 News on the Trail ..............................16 Affiliate News................................34-35 TLBT Update ....................................36 Movers & Shakers ..............................38 Show Results Update..........................40 Herd Management ............................40 Dams of Distinction.......................... 42

Sales, Shows & Tours: Nebraska Texas Longhorn Sale Results....12 December Best At West Sale Results ......14

Regional Correspondents Lori Beeson • Nolensville, Tennessee Bonnie Damrow • Roca, Nebraska Paige Evans • Kiowa, Colorado Rebecca Moeller • Socorro, New Mexico Wanda Moore • Sulphur Bluff, Texas Bodie Quary • Prague, Oklahoma

The Texas Longhorn Trails (ISSN-10988432, USPS 016469) is published monthly by the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America, 2315 N. Main, Ste. 402, Fort Worth, TX 76164. Periodical Postage Paid at Fort Worth, TX. Subscription rates: $60 per year; foreign per year $75. Postmaster: Send address changes to: Texas Longhorn Trails, 2315 N. Main, Ste. 402, Fort Worth, TX 76164.

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Deadline: February 2011 deadline is January 10th.

About the Cover: On the cover: Commanding the cover this month is the award winning JL Baracade. Owned and bred by Joel and Shirley Lemley of Blackwell, Texas, the 2002 son of VJ Tommie and Gentle Persuasion measures 78" Tip-to-Tip and is a 3-time winner of the Horn Showcase. JL Baracade shares the cover with a set of Oscar Crockett Spurs. The coveted spurs are part of Joel's collection of Crockett constructed spurs.

Joel and Shirley wish a Happy New Year to all!

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Established 1964 2315 N. Main St. #402 Fort Worth, TX 76164 (817) 625-6241 • FAX (817) 625-1388 E-mail: tlbaa@tlbaa.org • www.tlbaa.org

Executive Committee Chairman of the Board: Steven Zunker • (210) 827-3940 Executive Vice Chairman: Charlie Buenger • (254) 749-7811 1st Vice Chairman: Lana Hightower • (903) 963-7442 2nd Vice Chairman: Doc Hyder • (352) 567-2555 Secretary: Theo Kocian • (361) 798-0073 Treasurer: Dr. Darlene Aldridge • (979) 272-3600 Director: Randy Briscoe • (405) 375-3090 Director: Steve Quary • (405) 567-3093

Division B Regions 7-12

Division C Regions 13-18

At-Large Director

At-Large Director

At-Large Director

Doc Hyder

Lana Hightower

At-Large Director

At-Large Director

Dora Thompson

Darlene Aldridge, D.V.M.

Region 1 - Director

Region 7 - Director

Ron Walker

Donnie Taylor

Division A Regions 1-6

(352) 567-2555 k&dcattle@embarqmail.com

(318) 872-6329 or (318) 871-6160 echoofambush@aol.com

(403) 548-6684 Region 2 - Director

Mark Stuck

(540) 752-6831 bcrstuck@hotmail.com Region 3 - Director

Scott Simmons

(618) 729-2004 ssimmons@copeplastics.com Region 4 - Director

Carl R. Brantley

Special Events: Kim Barfield, Sale Asst. • Ext. 119 Pam Galloway, Show Asst. • Ext. 106

(979) 272-3600 darlene@starcreekranch.com

(936) 422-3155 longhorn4t@msn.com Region 8 - Director

Kerry Mounce (214) 675-9317 kerry@los-inc.com

Region 9 - Director

Robert Richey (325) 942-1198 r3ranch@aol.com

Region 10 - Director

Charlie Buenger

(336) 667-5452 TLBAA.Region4Director@yahoo.com

(254) 749-7811 buengeroc@grandecom.net

Region 5 - Director

Region 11 - Director

Terry King

Office Staff

(903) 963-7442 glcattleco@aol.com

(850) 956-4154 tklonghorns@centurylink.net Region 6 - Director

Gene Juranka

(337) 328-7258 longhorn@camtel.net

Theo Kocian

(361) 798-0073 tskr11@yahoo.com Region 12 - Director

Steven Zunker

Steve Quary

(405) 567-3093 At-Large Director

Rich Spooner

(580) 320-4441 oxbowranch.spooner@yahoo.com Region 13 - Director

Vacant Region 14 - Director

Jim Rombeck

(785) 799-3712 jrombeck@yahoo.com Region 15 Director

Randy Briscoe (405) 375-3090 Kingrjj@aol.com

Region 16 - Director

Doug Hunt

(435) 275-2112 ddlonghorns@hotmail.com Region 17 - Director

Terry Fuhriman

(208) 860-7430 terry@fuhrimanins.com Region 18 - Director

Ray Beadle

(408) 834-0110 rlbeadle@longfibre.com

(210) 827-3940 stevenzunker@msn.com

Registrations: Dana Coomer • Ext. 116 Rick Fritsche • Ext. 107 Financial Services: Dawn LeBlanc • Ext. 121

TLBAA BREED ADVISORY COMMITTEE Chairman: Dr. Bob Kropp Oklahoma State University

Dr. Harlan Ritchie

Dr. Charles McPeake

Michigan State University

University of Georgia

Dr. Bill Able

Dr. Scott Schaake

Northwestern Oklahoma University

Kansas State University

Marshall Ruble Iowa State University

Dr. Randall Grooms TAES Texas A&M University

MEMBER:

Past Presidents & Chairmen of the Board CHARLES SCHREINER III*

BILL ANTHONY

SHERMAN BOYLES

WALTER G. RIEDEL, JR.*

DR. L.V. BAKER

BOB MOORE*

J.G. PHILLIPS, JR.*

DR. W.D. “BILL” CLARK

JOEL LEMLEY

WALTER B. SCOTT

RICHARD D. CARLSON

BEN GRAVETT

JAMES WARREN

JOHN T. BAKER

DR. FRITZ MOELLER

1988-1990

2007-2008

J.W. ISAACS*

RIEMER CALHOUN, JR.

MAURICE LADNIER

1990-1992

2008-2009

GLEN W. LEWIS 1992-1995

ROBERT RICHEY

TIM MILLER

* DECEASED

1964-1967 1967-1969 1969-1971 1971-1973 1973-1975 1975-1977

J.T. “HAPPY” SHAHAN* MEMBER U.S. BEEF BREEDS COUNCIL

January 2011

1977-1978

JOHN R. BALL

1981-1982 1982-1984 1984-1986 1986-1988

1995-1998

1998-2003 2003-2005 2006-2007 2007-2007

2010-2010

1979-1980

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From the Chairman of the Board Dear TLBAA Members: As we begin a New Year, I am optimistic about the progress that lies on the horizon for our Association. Soon we will be able to open up the online registry system to the membership, the new web site will be easier to navigate and include an online store with TLBAA merchandise, the Lean Beef committee will be armed with more information and tools than ever before to help members market the best beef to be found, and we will have better lines of communication among our Affiliates, our Membership and the Texas Longhorn industry. Of course, none of this would be possible if it were not for so many wonderful members that have volunteered so much time to do positive things for the breed, the Association and the industry alike. We could not have survived all of these years without dedicated individuals with a common goal. Thank you to all of you who are so willing to give of your time.

Remember the Longhorn weekend will be here before you know it. On Friday, January 14, 2011, the following events will take place at the Radisson Fossil Creek in Fort Worth, Texas: • • • •

Affiliate President’s meeting 8:00 A.M. Annual Membership Meeting including voting on by-laws changes 10:00 A.M Board of Directors Meeting including election of officers 1:00 P.M. TLBAA End of Year banquet and award presentations 6:30 P.M.

On Saturday, January 15, 2011, the following events will take place at the Will Rogers Complex during the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo: • •

TLBT Fashion Show 1:30 P.M. Premier Heifer Sale 4:00 P.M.

The Fort Worth Stock Show will feature the Texas Longhorn Youth Show on Monday, January 17, 2011 and the Open Haltered Show on Tuesday, January 18, 2011.

It’s been an honor serving as your Chairman and look forward to continuing my service as a Director. I wish everyone a happy and safe 2011.

See you down the road,

Steven Zunker

Sponsored by

Imus Ranch A Working Cattle Ranch for Kids With Cancer Ribera, New Mexico Provided by Don Imus/Deirdre Imus

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Darlene Aldridge, DVM • John Parmley Proud Member of the TLBAA

8405 FM 1361 • Somerville, TX 77879 979-272-3600 home • 281-541-1200 cell www.starcreekranch.com • darlene@starcreekranch.com

Give your breeding program Beadle Land & Cattle - Ray & Bonnie Beadle Los Gatos & Hollister, California (408) 656-6266 Fax: (408) 356-7383 e-mail: raybeadle@templeinland.com

Box Z Ranch - Steven Zunker & Louis Christa 1506 Harwood Road, Luling, TX 78648 Ranch mobile (210) 827-3940 www.boxzranch.com

Buckhorn Cattle Company - Buck & Sharon Adams 110 N. Broad, Guthrie, OK 73044 www.buckhorncattle.com (405) 260-1942 • (405) 282-9800

Eagles Ridge Longhorns - Paul & Judi Sellers

3245 Sugarloaf Key Rd, U21A, Punta Gorda, Florida 33955 (941) 979-2419 or (443) 624-0792 e-mail: ancopa5@yahoo.com

Falls Creek Longhorns - Stanley & Sandi Tidwell 2330 W. FM 875, Midlothian, TX 76065 Contact Russell Hooks - (409) 381-0616 Herd Manager/Consultant e-mail: russellh@longhornroundup.com

Kent & Sandy Harrell

15 W 6th St Ste 2510, Tulsa, OK 74119 (918) 299-6402 • (918) 733-4008 www.harrellranch.com • e-mail: Kent@harrellranch.com

Kaso, Lisa & Jake Kety - Little Ace Cattle Company P.O. Box 386, Folsom LA 70437 (985) 796-3918 e-mail: ketyfolsom@aol.com

Brennan & Michele Potts - Rocking P Longhorns P.O. Box 579, Emory, TX 75440 (903) 473-2430 Cell: (903) 348-5400 e-mail: bpotts1@verizon.net

Rafter H Longhorns - Kenn Harding, Tammy Tiner & Laura Harding 200 Pershing Ave., College Station, TX 77840 (979) 777-5256 e-mail: rafter-h@rafter-h-longhorns.com

Rio Vista Ranch – Elmer & Susan Rosenberger 4818 Eck Lane, Austin, TX 78734 (512) 266-3250 Cell: (512) 422-8336 e-mail: elmer@riovistaranch.com www.riovistaranch.com

Shamrock Land & Cattle LLC - Gary, Patric & McKenna Donovan P.O. Box 374, Mt. Hood, OR 97041 e-mail: butlerlonghorns@yahoo.com (541) 490-4681

Westfarms Inc. – Dale, Lynette, Leslie & Matt Westmoreland 13529 Hwy 450, Franklinton, LA 70438 (985) 795-1539 Cell: (985) 515-3172 e-mail: lwestmoreland.ees@wpsb.org

a boost with Butler genetics!

Frank Anderson Jr. and III 828 South Rosemary Drive • Bryan, TX 77802 (979) 846-8020 • (281) 501-2100 edie.wakefield@gmail.com

Concho Ranch - Tony & Judy Cain 707 S. David St • San Angelo, TX 76903 (325) 657-0707 • (325) 650-4676 e-mail: tcconchoranch@hotmail.com

DALGOOD Longhorns - Malcolm & Connie Goodman (713) 782-8422 • Waller, TX e-mail: dalgood@comcast.net www.dalgoodlonghorns.com

4T Longhorns - Donnie & Marilyn Taylor 2038 Marshall Ivy Rd., Huntington, TX 75949 (936) 422-3155 • Cell (936) 414-1401 e-mail: longhorn4t@msn.com • www.4tlonghorns.com

Bob & Pam Loomis - Loomis Longhorns Rt. 1 Box 673 • Marietta, OK 73448 (580) 276-9265 • Fax (580) 276-3049 e-mail: loomis20@juno.com

Moriah Farms - Bernard Lankford Weatherford, TX (817) 341-4677 • (817) 319-9198 cell www.moriahfarmslonghorns.com

Rocking G Ranch - Mrs. Ramie Griffin 5005 Callais Road • Beaumont, TX 77713 (409) 892-2662 • Fax (409) 838-6926 Cell (409) 781-3215 e-mail: dayamisrockingranch@yahoo.com

Sidewinder Cattle Company - Ed Shehee, Jr. 1007 Airport Blvd • Pensacola, FL 32504 (850) 572-6595 www.sidewindercattleco.com

Jane’s Land & Cattle Co. - John & Jane Thate 418 W. Margaret St. • Fairmont, MN 56031 (507) 235-3467

Triple R Ranch - Robert & Kim Richey 21000 Dry Creek Road • San Angelo, TX 76901 (325) 942-1198 • e-mail: r3ranch@aol.com www.butlertexaslonghorns.com

V&J Longhorns - Vernon & Janis Webb 9303 Lone Star Rd. • Washington, TX 77880 (936) 878-2954

This space is available for your ranch listing!

Make plans to attend…

The 2011 TLBAA General Membership Meeting, Premier Heifer Sale and Fort Worth Livestock Show Events Polish your boots and grab your hat, then head to Fort Worth from January 14-18 for a TLBAA event extravaganza, filled with exciting Texas Longhorn fun. On Friday, January 14 at 10 am at the Radisson Fort Worth Fossil Creek, the 2011 TLBAA General Membership Meeting will take place and later in the evening at 6 pm is the Hall of Fame Awards Reception, followed by the Annual Awards Banquet. The Radisson has generously offered a reduced rate of $85 for TLBAA members. Reserve your room today, before they are all gone by calling 817/625-9911.

Not much time for rest, because you’ll want to get up early on Saturday and make your way to Will Rogers Complex to get a first look at some of the finest heifers in the Longhorn industry that were selected for the TLBAA Premier Heifer Sale. Get your seat saver and bid number, because you’re going to want a good view and a chance to bid on these outstanding Longhorn heifers.

No need to go home yet, Longhorns will be showing off at the Fort Worth Livestock Show and Rodeo at the Will Rogers Complex. The Longhorn Show begins on January 17 with the Youth Show and resumes the next day, January 18 for Open Show.

There’s only one place for a Longhorn lover to be in January and that’s Fort Worth!

Affiliate Presidents Meeting will be held on January 14, beginning at 8 am at the Radisson Hotel Fossil Creek.

Show Committee Meeting will be held at 10 am on January 18 at the Will Rogers Complex in Barn 4 upstairs.

2011 Premier Heifer Sale

There will be 78 “premier” heifers up for bid at the 2011 Premier Heifer Sale on Saturday, January 15. Some of the finest breeders in the industry have selected their best to showcase their breeding programs and to offer you a chance to enhance your herd. This once a year sale is a can’t miss event.

We would like to extend our thanks to Donnie and Marilynn Taylor, 4T Longhorns, Huntington, TX and Darin and Dawn Divinia, Diamond D Ranch, Red Oak, TX for sponsoring the Premier Sale T-shirts this year.

If you are interested in sponsoring, please contact Kim Barfield at 817/625-6241 or kim@tlbaa.org.

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Southwestern Exposition and Rodeo Fort Worth, TX, Will Rogers Complex

TLBT Youth Show Monday, January 17 at 9 am

Open Show Tuesday, January 18 at 5 pm We would like to recognize Trigg and Traci Moore, Hico, TX, for representing the TLBAA as the Superintendents for the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. Trigg and Traci are amazing members of the TLBAA and always step up to the plate to help us when we need it. Thanks Trigg and Traci.

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Nebraska Texas Longhorn Association OctOber 30, 2010 BEATRICE, NE AUCTIONEER: BILL SAYRE SALE COORDINATORS: RODGER & BONNIE DAMROW

Highlights 53 Lots Total catalog sale (this includes split pairs) $24,820.

Sale Average by lot $468.38.

Photos by Bonnie Damrow

Larry and Mary Ann Long, North Platte, NE, graciously donated a heifer to N.T.L.B.A.

This year’s annual sale marked our 29th annual sale. It was a beautiful day… just a slight breeze, sunny, around 60 degrees. The pleasant weather brought out a nice crowd of people to our sale.

Again this year our sale catalog was featured on the Beatrice 77 Livestock Auction website: beatrice77.net. Our auction was also shown live.

Friday was check in at the sale barn. Friday night at Risky’s drew a crowd of around 40 for an enjoyable evening of relaxation, drinks and good food.

Larry and Mary Ann Long generously donated a heifer. It was the first lot sold for $400. Buyer-Ken Pankratz, Durham, KS. Thank you for this donation to the N.T.L.A. Joe Sedlacek kindly donated a steerhead to be auctioned off and the proceeds to be donated to Cancer research in honor of Bonnie Damrow’s sister that recently died from cancer. Dick Robbins bid $500 on the steerhead. Thank you to both gentlemen.

Buyers came from Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, and South Dakota. Thank you to our Judge, Cody Moore, Stonewall, OK and auctioneer, Bill Sayre, and his assistants: clerk, CJ, Brookfield, MO, pedigrees-Gregg Sherwood, Aurora, NE. Champion Heifer was lot 2, Minnie Miles, daughter of Unlimited Miles and Red Daisy 89/5, consigned by McIntyre Ranches, Wolbach, NE. Buyer-Ken Pankratz, Durham, KS - $1,100.

Champion Junior Cow was lot 11, Saltillo Zanavue 500, daughter of Saltillo Revenue and Saltillo Zania 81, consigned by Flying N Ranch, Chelsea, IA, BuyerJordyn Noll, Linn Grove, IA. $675.

Champion Senior Cow was lot 22, RR Tang Tang, daughter of Tango and Watson 208, consigned by 7 Lazy S Ranch, North Platte, NE. Buyer- Joe Sedlacek, Greenleaf, KS. $1,000.

Champion Bull was lot 44, Saltillo Gunna 99, son of Saltillo Gunna 40 and Silver Dollar Lady 307, consigned by Damrow Longhorns, Roca, NE. Buyer-Jim Krupicka, Denton, NE. $825.

Champion Pen of 3 was lot 56, these 3 heifers were daughters of Linda’s Black Bomber and HorseShoes D’Lyte; Anders Legend and WSR Snake Charmer; and New Design and HorseShoes Blackie, consigned by Horseshoe Bend Longhorns, Bayard, NE. Buyer-Mike Hula, Raymond, NE. $275/head.

Volume buyer was Brett Bohac, Valparaiso, NE. $5,810.

After the catalog sale the raffle drawing was held and 19 non catalog cattle sold.

Raffle winners were: Heifer-James Clark, Butler, MO. $200-Cash Anders, Crawford, NE. $100-Cody Moore, Stonewall, OK. $50-Dally Anders, Crawford, NE. Thanks to all consignors, buyers, members, and Diane Keith Nolls, Linn friends for making this sale&possible.

Grove, IA

LD, Debbie McIntyre and daughter, Elizabeth, Wolbach, NE.

Rhonda & Warren Ehrisman, Beemer, NE.

Brett Wells family, Beatrice, NE, Gregg and Sandy Sherwood, Aurora, NE.

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Kevin Mathey, White Lake, SD, Delwin Smeal, Snyder, NE, Larry and Mary Ann Long, North Platte, NE.

Arjean & Dennis Bennet, Norfolk, NE.

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Best at West Membership Sale December 4, 2010 WEST, TX AUCTIONEER: BRIAN UPTMORE, WEST, TX COMMENTATOR: DARLENE ALDRIDGE, D.V.M. SALE MANAGEMENT: TLBAA SALES MANAGEMENT DIVISION

Highlights

Joan and Asa Gamble, Hubbard, TX. TLBAA’s Kim Barfield helps TLBAA Director Lana Hightower, Van, TX.

80 Registered Lots 74 Lots sold Sale Average: $379 111 Commercial Lots Sale Average $256 Volume Buyers: Hal Brame, Anthony Anderson, David Shaw, Steve & Susan Beggs, J. D. Jaster, Richard & Linda Spooner Photos by Brenda Cantrell

✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯ HIGH SELLING LOT:

TLBAA Director Rich & Linda Spooner, Stonewall, OK; Derek Divinia, Red Oak, TX.

Louis Christa, Luling, TX; TLBAA Director Dr. Darlene Aldridge, Somerville, TX; Jason Christa, Corpus Christi, TX.

$1,100

DAY’S FIRE A DANCING (2004 daughter of Merlot 2/0 & Day’s Tildie) Consignor: Justin Woods, Baird, TX Buyer: Richard & Linda Spooner, Stonewall, OK

✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯ OTHER HIGH SELLING LOTS: $825 – DELUGE 17 (2007 son of Pacific

Danny & Sharon Burnett, Dike, TX; Guy & Glenda Meadows, Denton, TX.

Carolyn Wissel, San Marcos, TX; TLBAA’s Brenda Cantrell; Lee Tisdale, Bowie, TX.

Big Bart & Pacific Dicey) Consignor: James Cagle, Hillsboro, TX. Buyer: David Shaw, Mesquite, TX

$625

– STONEWALL’S MISS SCARLET (2005 daughter of Stonewall’s Midnight & Stonewall’s Wonderwoman) Consignor: Stephan Sheets, Round Rock, TX. Buyer: Anthony Anderson, Gatesville, TX

$600 – LLC BLIZARD (2007 son of Working

Man Chex & Millenium BCB) Consignor: Lindauer Longhorn Company, Dallas, TX. Buyer: David Shaw, Mesquite, TX

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Lee Tisdale, Bowie, TX; Joe Wissel, San Marcos, TX; Dan Tisdale, Bowie, TX, Glenn Phipps, Santo, TX; Carolyn Wissel, San Marcos, TX. Texas Longhorn Trails

I would like to make you aware of a typo on Lot #9 IPR Junko in the Premier Heifer Sale catalog. The TTT measurement is incorrectly printed and should read, “Her full sister TTT at 2 years 8 months is 53.75”.”

My apologies to Mr. Glenn Phipps for this inconvenience.

-Kim Barfield

NEWS On the Trail...

Central Texas Rancher Promotes Longhorns, Beef

Wilton Wilton and his wife, Carolyn, of Coupland, TX, are owners of Astera Meadows Longhorn Ranch near Caldwell in Central Texas. A past director of the TLBAA, Wilton was interviewed recently by the Country World, a weekly, agricultural newspaper which covers about 155 Texas counties and reaches readers across Texas and surrounding states. This gave Wilton the opportunity to tout the Longhorn breed and its assets, such as being easy keepers, disease resistant, no calving problems and easy to work with.

Starting in 1987 with two head of Longhorns, the Wiltons soon expanded their herd and began participating in the show ring, producing several champions and a World Champion.

Although AMR still has youth exhibitors for their cattle, they have been concentrating on selling lean Longhorn beef for the past five

Welcome to New Little Longhorn Breeder Congratulations to Brandon and Molly O’Meara Clubb of Traer, IA, on the birth of their youngest son, Cooper James Clubb. Cooper, born October 1, 2010, weighed 8 lbs. 14 oz. and was 21” long.

He is also welcomed by his big sister Calia and brother Brody.

Molly is a past TLBT president and owner of Hired Hand Software.

Will Another Longhorn Commercial Liven Up the Super Bowl?

Who could forget the Budweiser commercial during the 2010 Super Bowl, featuring the Texas Longhorns and the Clydesdales?

Well, Robin and Kate Wiltshire of Turtle Ranch in Wyoming are planning to be there again, this time in the Doritos’ competition “Crash the Super Bowl” They submitted two commercials in the Doritos’ gallery called Prepare to Share "horn" and "dog". To get a sneak preview of their entries, go to www.crashthesuperbowl.com and click on Gallery. Then type “Prepare to Share” in the search box. Winners will be announced January 3.

To learn more about the folks at Turtle Ranch and their talented animals, check www.turtleranch.net.

years. It is a slow task as both the Wiltons work full-time. So far, they are selling Longhorn beef on a small scale, but it continues to grow with their advertising through word-of-mouth and their web site.

In the interview, writer Clay Coppedge brought out how much Wilton enjoys his cattle. Wilton’s advice to new breeders? Have a plan before you start, read everything you can and talk to everybody you can.

For more information on the AMR beef program, go to www.amrnaturalbeef.com

Central Texas Breeders Spread Longhorn Word The Life section of the Sunday Temple (TX) Daily Telegram, recently featured articles on “specialty” animals. Naturally Texas Longhorns took the top billing over blackbucks and alpacas. Larry and Barbara Shepherd of Cameron, operate Stone Broke Ranch and have been working with the cattle since 1997. Both made good points about the Texas Longhorn, explaining the history and the benefits of the breed. Also interviewed for the article were Wayne Petree and Pamela Coker, caretakers of Brown Brothers Cattle Company outside Rosebud, TX. Petree commented on the uniqueness of each animal and the difference in horns. He said the appeal is in the breeding.

TLBAA Artist Gets Record Bid for Artwork Lee Tisdale, Bowie, TX, recently participated in the Mystery Painter Fund Raiser at the well known Kemp Center for the Arts in Wichita Falls, TX. Over 200 pieces were entered and both of Lee’s entries were selected. All artwork measured 8x10 and bidding started at $35. No one knew the name of the artist until the painting was purchased, thus the term “mystery painter”.

Lee’s watercolor “The Egg Gatherer” brought a final bid of well over $600 (the highest price ever paid in the five years the Kemp has held this event.) Her oil painting “Bulls eye” also sold well.

In other news, Lee is now a member of the Board of Directors at the Kemp Center.

See some of her artwork at www.crossedtslonghorns.com

Museum Features Member’s Photograph The Hubbard Museum of the American West in Ruidoso Downs, NM, currently has on display “The 19th Annual Fall American Photography Exhibition.” One of those photos was taken

by TLBAA and TLBNM member Rebecca Moeller of Socorro, NM. Rebecca’s photo of a cow and her calf “Are We There Yet?” was published in a 2007 issue of the Texas Longhorn Trails.

Also on display is a photo of the TLBT members who rode their Texas Longhorn steers in the Capitan parade this year. “Longhorns on Parade” was taken by Caroline McCoy, Nogal, NM If you have a chance, go by the Museum, which is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.

Visit www.hubbardmuseum.org and look for the photos.

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The following are By-Laws changes proposed by the TLBAA By-Laws Committee in an effort to clarify the understanding of the By-Laws. These changes were approved by the Board of Directors on October 16, 2010 and must be confirmed by a majority vote of the members voting in person at the regular annual meeting of the Association on January 14, 2011 in Ft. Worth.

Section 3. - Meeting of Board of Directors The meeting for the organization of the Board of Directors shall take place as soon as is practical after the election of the Board of Directors and before the election of the officers at which time the board shall ascertain that the Directors elected are qualified to serve as required by the By-laws.

The first order of business is to install new Directors, the second order of business is to elect new Officers and those committees deemed necessary for the functions of the Board. The past Chairman of the Board and the Secretary of the Association shall serve in their capacity until the current Chairman of The Board and Secretary is elected. Special meetings of the Board may be called at any time by the Chairman of the Board upon notice given to each Director. The Chairman of the Board shall call a special meeting of the Board upon being called upon to do so by the majority of the Board of Directors (only the subject of the emergency shall be discussed during the teleconference). Notice of special meetings shall be given by notifying each Director either in person, mail, fax or email at least 24-hours before such meeting.

A majority of the whole number of Directors shall constitute a quorum at any meeting.

Recommendations: The section in parentheses (above) shall be changed to read “(only the subject of the called special meeting may be discussed).”

The final sentence of this section to be amended as follows: “A majority of the entire number of seated Directors, not including vacancies, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting.”

Section 6. Vacancies (to be amended as follows.)

Recommendation: “Vacancies on the Officers and Board of Directors of the Association shall be filled by the Board of Directors with a quali-

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fied member in good standing, and such person or persons so chosen shall serve for the unexpired term of his predecessor and until a successor is elected and qualified.”

Section 7. - Executive Committee There is hereby created an Executive Committee consisting of the Chairman of the Board, Executive ViceChairman, First-Vice Chairman, Second Vice-Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and two (2) Directors selected annually by election from the Board of Directors. Meetings of the Executive Committee shall be called by the Chairman of the Board when in his judgment the business of the Association requires. The Executive Committee shall possess and exercise all the powers of the full Board of Directors during recess thereof, and shall report to the Board of Directors any action taken by it.

Recommendation: Section 7. Executive Committee shall be amended as follows: “The Executive Committee shall present any findings or recommendations to the entire Board for their consideration.”

ARTICLE VI EXPULSION If any member of this Association shall be accused of any misrepresentation, deception or fraud in relation to the registry of animals in the Herd Registry, or of any infraction of Charter, Constitution or By-laws of the Association or any act or conduct which may endanger the good order, welfare or credit of the Association, the Board of Directors shall require that the charge or charges be reduced to a writer affidavit form. If this is done, the Board shall cause the accused member to be given written notice of such charges, with a copy of them, and shall fix a time and place reasonable and convenient to the accused member at which the charges are to be heard by a quorum of the Board, giving him at least 30 days notice thereof. At such hearing, the accuser may present evidence supporting his accusation, and the accused member

shall have the right to dispute such evidence, to cross-examine any witnesses presented, and to produce evidence in refutation of the charges, which shall be subject to cross-examination by the accuser. The proceeding shall be informal and common-law rules of evidence need not be observed; however, there shall be received as evidence only such matters as ordinarily prudent business people are willing to rely on in the conduct of their affairs. Witnesses shall testify under oath or affirmation; and all statements made at the hearing shall be privileged. By joining the Association, each member agrees that all witnesses and participants in such a hearing shall be immune from any civil action whatever in the nature of libel, slander, invasion of privacy, defamation, or product disparagement for statements made in the course of preparation for or at the hearing. The proceeding shall be recorded and the record of them shall be preserved in the files of the Association. If in the opinion of a majority of the Board members conducting the hearing, the charges shall be established by a preponderance of the evidence presented at the hearing; the accused member shall be expelled or suspended for such a period of time as specified by the Board.

Recommendation: In the first sentence in Article VI : “reduced to a writer affidavit form” shall be replaced with “reduced to writing in affidavit form.”

Division B, Texas Regions:

Article IV. Section 2. B. The Board of Directors may from time to time amend or alter the boundaries of stated Regions …

Some counties are out of place in the list and this should be corrected so that all counties are within contiguous geographic area by Region.

Recommendation: Correct Texas counties to reflect geographical region, this would not change the boundary lines only place the counties within the appropriate region.

See Listing of Counties to be correct on next page.

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San Patricio County shows to be in Region 7 and it should be in Region 12 San Saba County shows to be in Region 12 and should be in Region 9 Shelby County shows to be in Region 9 and should be in Region 7 Sherman County shows to be in Region 7 and should be in Region 9 Smith County shows to be in Region 9 and should be in Region 7 Somervell County shows to be in Region 7 and should be in Region 10 Starr County shows to be in Region 10 and it should be in Region 12 Stephens County shows to be in Region 12 and should be in Region 9

MAP OF TEXAS COUNTIES

Additionally MOORIS COUNTY (as typed on the sheet) should be MORRIS COUNTY.

REGION 7 REGION 8 REGION 9 REGION 10 REGION 11 REGION 12 January 2011

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Animal Health Certificate…Don’t Leave Home Without It

By Tony Frazier, DVM Alabama State Veterinarian Every time I get in my car or truck to go somewhere, I put my seatbelt on. I don’t even think about it. It is just a reflex. Let me assure you it hasn’t always been the case. In fact, when I was fairly young, our family car didn’t even have seatbelts. Nowadays, it is the law we wear our seatbelts. Even if we drive around without wearing our seatbelt and do not get caught, we are still breaking the law. The same goes for having a health certificate when bringing animals into Alabama from another state or taking them to another state from Alabama. If you do not have a health certificate on such occasions, even if no one ever asks to see the document, you are breaking the law.

There is often the perception that if no one ever asks to see a health certificate, what is the use in having one? Well I’m glad you asked that question. Here is at least one good answer: In the absence of any national identification or traceability system, the health certificate serves as a fairly good means of tracing potentially exposed or diseased animals coming into our state.

(At this point I need to veer off the trail for a few sentences. They—whoever they are—have decided a health certificate is not really a health certificate because it doesn’t really certify the health of an animal or animals. It simply indicates the animals have been inspected by an accredited veterinarian and were found to be free of signs of a contagious disease. Therefore, what we have always called a health certificate is really a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or a CVI as we in government like to call it. We don’t like to use whole words when the initials will do. So if you don’t mind, when I use CVI, you’ll know I’m talking about a health certificate.)

A CVI is a perfect government document. When written, there are the original and three copies … unless your veterinarian uses electronic CVIs which will likely be the trend of the future. In general, the original accompanies the shipment, one copy goes to the state veterinarian in the state of origin, one copy goes to the State Veterinarian in the state of destination and one copy stays with the veterinarian who wrote the certificate. The copy going to the State Veterinarian in the state of destination is probably the most important. That is because it gives us a great deal of information if we need to trace the animal or animals listed on the CVI.

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Different states have different requirements concerning the identification to be recorded on the CVI. Animals moving in truckload lots, like a load of steers going to be put on grass in the Midwest or going to a feedlot, may not require individual identification. However, the general description of the lot is given along with the name and address of the recipient of the animals. That is certainly not the ideal way to trace an animal. You may be looking for a black steer exposed to TB. The steer may be traced to a person who buys cattle from the four corners of the universe and puts them on grass.

When you narrow it down to the premises based on the CVI, you still may have to sort through a few hundred black steers. Obviously individual identification works best.

To come to Alabama or to go to most other states, animals intended to go into the breeding herd are required to have permanent individual identification. That permanent identification may be a unique brand, tattoo, or an electronic tag or microchip readable by a scanner.

A practical example of using the CVI to trace animals came on December 23, 2003.

That date, in case you don’t remember, was when it was announced a cow in Washington State had tested positive for BSE. Even though it never became an issue, within 30 minutes of the announcement, we had retrieved all CVIs from Washington State over the past five years and knew where these Washington cattle had shipped to in Alabama. Even if the cattle had moved off the original farm of destination here in Alabama, it would have given us a very good place to start tracing as well as their permanent identification.

There are occasions when CVIs are sloppily written or incomplete. In such cases, we try to alert the veterinarian writing the CVI of the deficiency and remind him or her of their responsibility to be complete and accurate. We will occasionally get a CVI from another state giving the consignee or destination of the shipment as “Rodeo” and the location simply listed as “Alabama.” I suppose that would be fine if there were only one rodeo in Alabama. But the last time I checked, they go on all over the state throughout the year. It is extremely important the veterinarian who writes the CVI be very thorough and accurate.

The CVI is a requirement when animals come into the state and it is the responsi-

bility of the shipper or the person transporting the animals to make sure the document accompanies the animals as they are imported into the state. There are certain shows, sales and events requiring a CVI for all animals involved even if they are not crossing state lines. I applaud those individuals who implement that requirement because it will greatly reduce the chances of any of the animals going through the event are spreading contagious diseases.

The CVI will not solve every problem we have when it comes to traceability. It is, however, a tool in our toolbox to be used when needed. We continue to work our way through the obstacles of some sort of a national animal traceability program.

TLBAA Rules for Health Certificates The following information is required for each consigned animal at the 2011 Premier Heifer Sale and must be presented with each animal upon arrival: Certificate of Veterinary Inspection issued within the past thirty (30) days.

Negative brucellosis test within the past thirty (30) days for all cattle.

Exemption: Cattle from a certified brucellosis-free herd with a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection stating the certified free herd number and the herd anniversary test date.

Negative tuberculosis (TB) test within the past sixty (60) days for all cattle.

Exemptions: Cattle from tuberculosis “Free” states.

Cattle from a tuberculosis-free-herd with the accreditation number and the herd anniversary test date listed on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.

Suckling calves from a negative dam.

The health certificate must note all palpation/ultra sound results at the time of sale.

Editor’s note: A special thank you to TLBAA member Jimmy Jones, Greenville, AL, for contacting us and working with his state’s veterinarian to supply the Trails with this very informative and important article.

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Background A little over two years ago, the TLBAA Board of Directors recognized the need to replace the Association’s outdated registry system. The Board assembled the Computer Systems Committee to research and evaluate possible replacement hardware and software systems.

One of the first tasks undertaken by the Committee was to identify the goals that the new system must achieve: • be a proven product with installed customer base • be customizable to meet requirements of the TLBAA • utilize state-of-the-art hardware and software technology • be backed by strong product support • provide maximum security for the registry • provide members with online access to the registry • interface with the Association’s accounting system After surveying the available hardware and software, the Committee identified three potential candidates to provide the new system. For each of the three candidates, the Committee requested pricing information, interviewed references and received product demonstrations. The Committee completed its evaluation and presented its findings and recommendations to the Board in late 2009.

The winning bidder was Genetic Performance Solutions (GPS), an offshoot of the International Brangus Breeders Association based in San Antonio, Texas.

The contract with GPS was signed in February 2010 and the effort to convert the database and customize the system menus and screens began immediately. In July 2010, the TLBAA office went into production using the new system to manage the registry database.

Editor’s note: For editorial purposes, the name of the system for this article is referred to as the LongHorn Online Registrations & TraNsfer System or ‘HORNS’ for short.

The Computer Systems Committee is entertaining suggestions for naming the system.

Please submit your creative suggestions to tlbaa.org.

Overview

By Elmer Rosenberger

The HORNS system is an internet-based system that can be used by both TLBAA staff and members. For the office staff, the system provides a single integrated solution to functions that had previously been performed by a variety of separate, non-integrated systems, such as: •management of the registry database

• management of the membership database • integration with the accounting system • support for shows & sales • miscellaneous administrative functions to support the Trails staff From a member perspective, HORNS provides TLBAA members an unprecedented level of access not only to information on their individual herd but also to the entire registry database itself. Some of the key functions provided to online members include: • view & maintain the member’s profile • view & maintain the member’s herd inventory • search the registry • enter registrations & transfers online • view & pay invoices online • generate reports (standard & custom) Numerous other useful functions & capabilities are also provided by the HORNS system. However, the remainder of this article describes each of these key functions in more detail.

Member’s profile For every TLBAA member, whether past or present, active or inactive, HORNS maintains a member profile which the member is able to view and maintain at any time. The member profile contains the usual contact information one would expect, such as name, address, and phone number(s). The member profile also includes the member’s email address and website address, if any.

Access to the HORNS system is controlled by a member login id which consists of a user id and a password. The user id is always the member’s TLBAA membership number.

The password is specified by the member during the HORNS setup procedure, which must be done via phone call to the TLBAA office. After initial setup has been completed and the member has successfully logged on to the HORNS system, the member has the ability to modify his password at any time.

HORNS provides the member with the ability to specify multiple addresses, for example home and ranch, as part of the member profile. The member can also individually specify which of the multiple addresses should be used for general, registry and accounting correspondence from the Association. The member can optionally identify the location of the member’s ranch to Google Maps which HORNS uses to display the member’s location as part of an online map of all breeders who have elected to have their ranches identified on the map. Once included in the map, Google Maps allows other Texas Longhorn Trails

members to get directions, contact information and website address for the member.

Other information listed in the member profile includes the partnerships that the member participates in, if any, and some historical information such as member’s region, membership expiration date and last registration, transfer and purchase.

Herd Inventory Within the HORNS system, animals are classified as either ‘active’ or ‘inactive’. Utilizing the HORNS system, the member is able to view and maintain an accurate inventory of the active animals in the member’s herd which can be viewed as a single comprehensive list or separate lists sorted by sex.

In addition, the member is able to view a complete list of all inactive animals (legacy animals) which have been removed from the member’s herd for reasons such as sale, slaughter for beef or culling. As animals are removed from the member’s herd, the HORNS system provides a wide range of ‘disposal codes’ that the member can use to record the reason for removal.

The potential benefit of members’ use of the HORNS herd inventory feature is an overall increase in the accuracy and efficiency of the registry.

Search Tool Historically, one of the features most often requested by members was the ability for members to access to registry information.

The HORNS Search Tool feature makes that request a reality.

Utilizing the Search Tool, members are able to search for, view and print detailed information for any animal, past or present, in the registry. Detailed information on an animal includes all the information on the animal’s registration certificate, ownership history, and progeny.

The registry can be searched by animal name, registration number or private herd number (PHN). The Search Tool supports the use of a ‘wild card’ character (an asterisk) which can be used to perform partial searches, for example in cases where the exact name may not be known.

Similarly, the Search Tool can be used to perform a member search based on a wide variety of parameters including region, city, state, zip code, etc.

The HORNS Search Tool gives the memJanuary 2011

bers a very powerful capability to assist them in researching pedigrees prior to sales or making breeding decisions.

Balances for all member accounts are updated daily. Members can view their individual account balances at any time.

Registrations & Transfers

Reports

With the HORNS system it is now possible for members to enter registrations and transfers online. Extensive error checking ensures the validity of the data entered by the member before staff commits the data to the registry. In simple terms, there are three basic steps to complete online registrations and transfers: 1. the member enters the data online 2. the member pays the fees online 3. upon receipt of payment, staff commits the data to the registry & mails certificates By completing steps 1 and 2 online, registrations and transfers can be completed in a much more timely fashion.

For online registrations that require additional documentation, such as AI or ET, the registrations are marked as ‘pending’ until the proper paperwork is received and validated by the TLBAA staff.

Online payments Payment for registrations and transfers entered online with the HORNS system can be made via the Paypal payment system. Payments via Paypal can be made in either of two ways: 1) with Paypal account; or 2) credit card (Paypal account is not required to pay with credit card).

Once the TLBAA Accounting department is notified that a member payment has been received, the associated transaction (registration/transfer) is committed to the registry and the registration certificate is mailed out.

In addition to paying for specific transactions with the HORNS system, members also have the ability to make payments for other Association services, such as Trails advertising, merchandise, etc.

The HORNS system provides the following reporting capabilities: • calving history report • animal status/disposal worksheet • custom report builder The calving history report lists the yearby-year production for each cow in the member’s herd. The results can be sorted by name, registration number or private herd number of the member’s cows.

The animal status/disposal worksheet provides a herd inventory listing of all active animals in the member’s herd with spaces to enter disposal codes and dates. Status/disposal codes can then be entered from the worksheet into the system to update the member’s herd inventory. This report can be generated as an Excel spreadsheet or as an Adobe pdf file.

The custom report builder allows the member to generate a report for all active animals in the member’s herd that also includes data selected by the member from the list of possible items. Custom reports always include the name, registration number, private herd number and date-of-birth for each animal and the report can be sorted by any of these items.

Conclusion Time and space constraints limit describing all the features and capabilities of the HORNS system, but it is safe to say that the HORNS system represents a very significant technological advance for the Association. It is anticipated that the HORNS system will be available to members in early 2011. Going forward, TLBAA members will have the opportunity to become much more active participants in the management and utilization of the TLBAA registry.

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IN MEMORIAM Marshall Terrell Crenshaw, Jr. November 26, 1940 – November 27, 2010 Marshall Terrell Crenshaw, Jr. was born November 26, 1940 to Marshall Terrell and Avis Jordan Crenshaw in the back of their family store in rural Brazos County. Marshall grew up in the local area and was a 1959 graduate of the A&M Consolidated High School. He married his lifetime sweetheart, Mary Ann (Barker), on July 25, 1959. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2009 with family and friends.

He and Mary Ann have welcomed three children, their spouses, six grandchildren, their spouses and four great-grandchildren as their family continues to grow.

Marshall held many positions in various skilled trades but his true talent was in carpentry and woodworking. He retired from the Texas A&M University Physical Plant in 1996 after many years as a carpenter and construction crew supervisor. Upon retirement, Marshall and Mary Ann devoted much of their time to their C3 Ranch as active members of the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America (TLBAA). Their ranch has produced several top selling, prize winning longhorns.

They’ve enjoyed hosting friends and visitors at their ranch and introducing people to the longhorn breed as well as any number of other animals they may have on the ranch.

Marshall would be just as likely to have photos of his longhorns ready to share as he

would pictures of his grandchildren.

Marshall was generous in spirit, deed, word and possession. He was always quick to give assistance to anyone no matter the situation and no matter the need. He was actively involved in the Peach Creek and Wellborn communities as well as Millican Baptist Church where he had served as a deacon for many years. He was a previous board member for the Wellborn Water Supply helping guide that utility service into what is now the Wellborn Special Utility District. Local rodeo and bull riding fans will remember many Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons in the late 1970’s to early 1980’s at the family owned and operated, Peach Creek Rodeo.

His family will always remember his caring ways, guiding hands, helpful advice and gift of time and talents no matter the need. Also appreciated is the lesson in the value of hard work, doing your best and finishing a project.

He was always busy improving something.

Marshall was proud of all of his family and enjoyed get-togethers. You could find him grilling meats, setting up tables or doing anything that was necessary to ensure everyone had a great time. He always enjoyed good-natured pranks as well especially if he was the instigator. Everyone that knew him enjoyed his sense of humor, sense of justice, caring attitude and generous ways.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Marshall Terrell Crenshaw, Sr. and Avis Jordan

FEMALES - TOTAL HORN

BULLS - TIP-TO-TIP

Division I - Class E

Division III - Class E

1. RR Red Clover 04/21/09 55.50" Sire: Wyoming Warpaint Dam: Clover Breeder: JBR Longhorns Owner: Rick Friedrich, Houston, TX

1. Mujanda EOT 13/7 01/04/07 72.19" Sire: Jumangee ET 58 Dam: EOT Annie Potts 245 Breeder: Mike & Debbie Bowman Owner: Mike & Debbie Bowman, Benton, K

Crenshaw and his brother, Robert Lee Crenshaw and his wife, Elizabeth.

Marshall is survived by his loving wife of over 50 years, Mary Ann (Barker) Crenshaw. He is also survived by his sister, Lois Bosley and husband, J.R. of Bryan, Texas; sons Aubrey Wayne and wife, Holly, of College Station, Texas and Ben Ray and wife, Wendy, of Bel-Alton, Maryland and daughter, Paul Jean and husband, Tony McLelland, of Dunkirk, Maryland. He is also survived by six grandchildren, their spouses, four greatgrandchildren, many other family members as well as his dear friends throughout the TLBAA. A memorial service celebrating Marshall’s life was held Thursday, December 2, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at the Millican Baptist Church, 22275 Pierce Street, Millican, Texas. Services were led by Pastor Noe Vargas.

To honor Marshall’s commitment to helping others, the family recommends that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to your local charitable organizations.

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Division V - Class B 1. EOT Outback Beauty 04/08/04 204.88" Sire: Boomerang C P Dam: Southwind 8/21 Breeder: Mike & Debbie Bowman Owner: Bill & Judy Meridith, Wellington, KS

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Please make a note of the following photo corrections on the TLBAA Horn Showcase results. We apologize for the errors.

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Longhorn Lean Beef

By Henry King

T

he health-conscious consumer who loves a good steak or a delicious hamburger is the logical target for a new initiative to expand the market for lean Longhorn beef. A committee of TLBAA members has been working on a variety of programs that promise to help Longhorn breeders tap into the vast potential of that market.

Among the approaches currently under way are USDA Certification of the Texas Longhorn carcass, a revised and updated study of the nutrient qualities of Longhorn Lean Beef, and programs to assist individual producers in marketing their beef.

Through its Agricultural Marketing Service, the USDA offers a variety of helpful marketing programs, including meat certification services. AMS’ quality grade standards, grading, certification, auditing, inspection, and laboratory analysis are voluntary tools that industry can use to help promote and communicate quality and wholesomeness to consumers. Industry pays for these services and since they are voluntary, their widespread use by industry indicates they are valuable tools in helping market their products.

Producers and consumers familiar with the beef derived from Texas Longhorn cattle are aware of the proven health benefits revealed in a scientific study conducted by Texas A&M University some twenty-three years ago. The TLBAA has authorized and funded an updated version of that research which is destined to lend new authenticity to the already remarkable qualities of Longhorn lean beef.

The nutrient-rich lean, red meat has been proven to have a lower cholesterol level than chicken, pork, lamb, turkey or virtually any meat you are likely to find at your local grocer. It is also lower in calories and saturated fat and is an excellent source of protein. Previous studies have shown that red meat is rich in nutrients such as protein, iron, zinc and vitamin B12, and one of the healthiest red meats is low-fat Longhorn beef.

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Mark Stuck, of Sumerduck, VA, a member of the Lean Beef Committee, has been marketing beef from his Longhorn herd for about four years, and is confident that the new emphasis on education, research and marketing will be a boon to his fellow producers.

“Pretty much everybody on this committee has been successful in selling their beef,” he said, “and most of them do it without advertising. We are finding out that the product really sells itself. When Tammie and I got started selling the beef a few years ago, we didn’t realize how fast it was going to take off. We sold a couple of quarters to people we work with, and first thing you know, we couldn’t keep up with it.

That’s a good situation to be in; we’ve been very lucky with repeat customers, and they are very satisfied.”

“We butcher at about 20 months; that gives us the body size we like and the quarters average around 100 to 120 pounds. We sell a quarter for $400 – I guess you could say $4 a pound. In the spring the meat is packaged as mostly steaks and burger; we mainly do steaks and roasts in the fall and winter. About a year and a half ago, we took half of the burger and had links made – hot Italian, sweet Italian and an onion-and-pepper brat – and those have really done well. We just kind of mix that in with the quarter.”

“We have two different butchers I’ve been using, and both of them are USDA inspected. Both of them do the vacuum-seal packaging, and I prefer to sell the beef frozen because to me it just eliminates a problem.”

“With a new customer, I try to educate them on how to cook Longhorn – you might as well say any lean beef – you have to use lower temperatures and you have to cook it slower. And I always tell them, if you marinate, you should do it at least 12 hours. It takes the marinade longer to penetrate the muscle tissue than it does

the fat. It’s a little bit of a learning curve, but as far as the flavor, I get calls constantly saying ‘I can’t believe how good it tastes! When can we get some more? Put us on the list; don’t forget about us.’”

“A lot of people we are talking to are looking for a healthier product; they’re concerned about growth hormones, steroids and things like that. That’s something we just won’t do; it’s not good for the animals and it’s not good for us.”

Mark mentioned that another thing the committee is considering is an affidavit, asking people to sign it and keep it on file at the TLBAA stating that their beef herd is steroid and growth hormone free.

“If we can get people to sign on to do that, we will be the only beef producers in the United States that have taken that step.”

“I think that’s another thing that really puts us to the forefront and gives us more visibility with the public.”

Committee co-chairman

Jim Rombeck, of Home, Kansas, is working on a business plan for producers who want to participate in the lean beef program. Along with cochair Mark Stuck and TLBAA Board committee members Terry King and Rich Spooner, they have been gathering input from other TLBAA members who merchandise some of their cattle as meat.

“We have some members who are doing the lean beef program on their own, and we had them join the committee. We have worked on a plan so that if a member wanted to get into this without any prior knowledge, we put together some of the success stories of other people. We also developed a list of contacts for different facilities that can accommodate the long-horned cattle and process them. We explored the different opportunities that work for others, and we hope at the next general membership meeting to roll out some of the findings and receive questions from the group.”

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“We are trying to get interested producers up to speed so that everybody doesn’t have to re-invent the wheel. A lot of people are just selling the animal privately on the hoof, then deliver it to a locker or processing facility. For the people who want to get bigger, we have investigated the steps needed to get your label and have USDA approval and some of the packaging requirements. These are things that every member can benefit from.”

Rombeck began his meat program by selling the animal on the hoof and delivering it to a state inspected processing facility. “The packaging,” he said, “comes out ‘Not For Sale’ so the neighbor, friend, co-worker, they are buying the live animal. We’ve done that for years, but after I got on this committee we wanted to go retail so we have established our own label.

We went basically from hamburger – we were grinding the whole animal – we are going to go into four or five different products. We will be putting those on the shelf in January.”

“It has been interesting, being on the committee, walking through the process and applying it to our own business.”

“We are going to start out in southern Kansas in a local market and – it’s not a done deal yet – go to a chain in northern Kansas. We have been aggressively buying cattle so that we will be able to fulfill market demand. The good thing is, there are people who have contacted me and other members of the committee who have a supply of animals and they would be willing to deliver them to me as long as they got a fair price. Everybody is tired of taking them to a sale barn and only getting half of what they think they are worth. I think the supply is out there, if the individual is offered a fair price.”

“We are not going into frozen steak right now, so we can buy older animals to grind. We are going to offer summer sausage that’s 100 percent beef, so between the grinding and the cooking process, it doesn’t matter; if you are offering a lean animal, age isn’t a factor. The good thing is, it’s going to create another avenue for some of these animals versus just taking them to the sale barn and taking a low price.”

“There are a lot more animals going to slaughter than I ever thought about, and with the research that has been done and what is ongoing, the possibility of what it could grow into is huge. The committee wants to set something up as guidance for individual members, but if a group wanted to pool their resources, the market is out there.”

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“Our processor uses a clear, vacuum package so the customer can see the fat content; we are going to do the same on the beef franks and the summer sausage.

We want the customer to be able to see what they are going to get. Every processing facility has their own number and we will use that on our packaging and we are going to use the Longhorn certified seal that the USDA recently approved.”

Rombeck noted that a lot of producers who are offering Texas Longhorn beef have posted on their web sites the comparisons of the Longhorn beef to the other meats, and the TLBAA office has the Lean Longhorn Beef brochures, which are great marketing tools that he thinks ought to be used more.

stores. I would say that if someone is wanting to start, the first thing I’d do is to go in and get connected with some of the local WalMart personnel and establish a relationship.”

“One of the things I would emphasize to someone beginning to market beef is that you need to maintain your paper work; you need to be disciplined in maintaining the quality of your product just like you would the quality of your animal.

I would say that you need to have a plan, exactly what you want to do, what you want to accomplish in order to be successful. There’s a WalMart in nearly every little town, and that would be a good place to start; just to reach out to them.”

James Gentz, Winnie, Mike Crawford, Rockwall, Texas, fronts a group of four Texas ranches under the umbrella of Chisholm Trail Longhorn Beef Co-op.

They emphasize grassfed, free-range and steroid-free beef which they market to restaurants and retail outlets within Texas, primarily in Dallas, Houston and Austin.

They process their steers at about 900 pounds, which means they are about 24 to 30 months old; the processing facility also maintains their inventory for them.

“The trend for consumers is buying local and buying healthy food, and that is where Texas Longhorn beef is starting to generate a lot of interest. On the restaurant menu, our product appears as Chisholm Trail Longhorn Beef. Our position is not to replace, but to augment the other beef items on the menu — add it to the menu as a healthy choice. In retail outlets, the product has a Chisholm Trail label which has been approved by the USDA. We have a processing system that is fairly sophisticated; we can trace the product back to the ranch and even to the cow and their lineage.”

As a part of the TLBAA effort, Crawford is involved in the updating of the highly successful Lean Longhorn Beef study through Texas A&M University.

“They are doing some further analysis and doing comparisons to alternative meat choices. I hope to have some information by the end of this month or the first of next month.”

“In October, WalMart came out with the announcement that they are interested in working with local producers to provide local products. Not nation-wide, but possibly one to a handful of local

TX, received a big splash of news coverage for his Texas Longhorns recently.

A newspaper in the Beaumont area did an article which ran on the front page; it was picked up and distributed by the Associated Press, and was printed in a number of other papers, including one in the Los Angeles market. He heard from people all over, including other cattle breeders who wanted to know what he was doing.

He processes both heifers and steers at 12 to 14 months, mostly grass-fed with some supplemental feeding. He puts about 30 head in a 30-acre pasture, and when they get close to marketing, he puts them up in a five-acre trap to finish them out for about 30 days. When they go to market, they will dress out at about 300 pounds.

Gentz hauls his cattle, two or three at a time, about 120 miles to a state-inspected facility in Belleville. “When they walk off the trailer they are inspected,” he said, “and they are inspected right up to the final product.”

When the cattle are processed, he goes back to get the product. “I have a cargo trailer that I’ve rigged up; I’ve got two freezers in it and a generator in my truck.

I’ve got a small walk-in freezer at my ranch, and if there’s any overflows, I’ll put it in it. I use that same cargo trailer when I sell at a farmers’ market.”

Some times the meat – halves or quarters — will be pre-sold before he goes to slaughter. “I’ve probably had more presold this year; but back in the summer not so much. In this area during hurricane season, people don’t want to put a whole bunch in their freezer because of the electricity going off.”

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The meat is a vacuum-packed, frozen product. Ground beef is in one-pound packages.

“I do three different roasts – chuck roast, round and rump roast; my steaks are cut an inch and a quarter; the sirloins are boneless, probably about a pound and a half apiece. The t-bones are put two to a package, an inch and a quarter thick; this package, depending on the size of the calf, if it’s a 300 pounder or a little better, they will weigh a pound and a half for this package. The ribeyes, they’re put in two to a pack, and they will probably run about a pound for that package. I do cutlets – basically a tenderized round steak – four to a package. Stew meat is about a pound per package.”

He also sells the tongues, the ox tails, the liver, the heart. “I’ve got a lady who buys pretty well every tongue I have. I do some pre-made hamburger patties, too.

They sell in a sleeve of 15 and they’re a third of a pound apiece; they’ll weigh about five pounds. They’re not vacuum packed, so if a person wants to take three or four off, they can close the package back up.”

“The processor I use is not set up with the state to make sausage for me to sell it.

I have made some – 50 pork and 50 Longhorn; I make a summer sausage that is 100 percent Longhorn, and basically I give it away because I can’t sell it. I just had some jerky made, and it is pretty good, made from the top of the round. But I don’t have a label, so I can’t sell it either.”

“It’s a lot of work,” Gentz observed, “but it’s a lot of work doing anything.”

“These calves – my cattle are probably about average. Me and my daddy own about 200 Longhorns. We’ve got some decent horns, but they’re not Horn Showcase winners. We sell a lot for ropers; some low class heifers and such, but I can double or triple my money if I sell this meat. I do have a lot of expense getting it to where I can sell it.”

“If I sell a whole calf, I sell it for $3.50 a pound hanging weight and I pay for the cutting and wrapping. This runs about a dollar, so these people are getting that calf for about $2.50.”

Gentz started in 2004. “I sold a couple of calves basically to individuals; sold the calves then got them processed. Then some in 2005, 2006 – but in 2007 I really started pushing it and got my label. I started doubling the number sold – three, January 2011

Often, the meat is a vacuum-packed, frozen product. then six, then 12. Last year I processed 47, and this year 57. I was hoping to get more than that this year, but really, I ran out of calves. I could have sold more, and I wanted to hit 70. Next year I think I will process about 70.”

“This year I bought a few calves from some breeders because I was running short. I had some calves, but they were too small. If I get bigger and bigger, with 200 head me and my daddy own, I might not be able to fill it. The only thing is, I’m advertising these calves as antibiotic free and hormone free, and I know what I’m doing with my calves. But I kinda got in a bind and I bought some, and I don’t know how many I’ll do next year.”

Gentz has been taking his freezers and beef to trade days and farmers’ markets.

This year Beaumont started

a new farmers’ market, which turned out really profitable. “I met a lot of people and sold a lot of beef and basically I couldn’t keep up. I started having to take orders to fill two weeks later. But you have to be careful – we had to go through the city health department and they had to come out and inspect my trailer and make sure my coolers were at the right temperature. But everything was fine, and it was a real good deal for me.”

Gentz looks at his Longhorn cattle different than other breeders – probably more like a commercial cattleman looking for flesh and size rather than length of horn. “I’ve got some big steers with a lot of horn, but for me to make money it’s got to be muscling and the beef. I’ve got a test on my beef similar to the one the TLBAA did for the cholesterol and all that.

The results were very similar, but I can tell my customers this test was on MY beef.

People can come out and see where they were raised, and they have a lot of confidence in what they are getting.”

Each of the producers interviewed for this article have different concepts, different approaches to marketing, even different prospects for customers, but the common thread is when the lean, tasty Longhorn beef is on the plate.

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The IRS Emphasizes Importance of

Business Plans

By John Alan Cohan, Attorney at Law

One of the most important things that distinguishes a business from a hobby is the existence of a written business plan.

In recent years the IRS has ruled that a written business plan is important evidence tending to prove that you are operating in a businesslike manner. The Tax Court has said that in hobby loss cases you should have “some type of plan” for the venture. This applies whether you are involved in horse breeding, racing, other farming activities, classic car refurbishing, multi-level marketing, antique collecting, boat or aircraft chartering, and other areas traditionally under IRS scrutiny.

The IRS takes the view that a written business plan demonstrates your businesslike concern for the success of the venture. People engaged in a hobby do not have business plans. One of the most important things that distinguishes a business from a hobby is the existence of a written business plan.

There are numerous resources, some good and others not, to assist you in drawing up a business plan. It is advisable to have a business plan drafted by a professional, and the fee will depend on the complexity of the facts involved.

Keep in mind that a business plan is one of the best items of evidence to show your true intentions. The IRS Audit Technique Guide asks revenue agents to ask for a business plan in horse and livestock audits, and the absence of a plan is evidence that the taxpayer is not operating in a businesslike manner. In audits, most individuals are caught off guard when asked whether they have a business plan. Some will say that their activity is very basic, that they know what they are doing, and that they don’t “need” a business plan.

What is a business plan? The business plan narrates what your business is all about, what kind of opportunity you see, and how you intend to make money.

It is a guide for carrying forward your

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idea into a successful business operation. A business plan sets forth the overall market that you are targeting, and how your product or services compare with those of others. The length and breadth of the plan will depend on how much time you want to put into developing it.

The language of a business plan is usually simple and nontechnical. For many individuals, writing the plan is easy because of their prior experience in the field. For many, it is fun and creative.

The main focus of a business plan concerns your marketing strategy and financial projections. You should narrate your market strategy, and state why you believe this activity can be profitable.

You could include as an appendix copies of market information you have researched. You should also describe your competition and how you will be able to compete. You should set forth any competitive advantages that you have over other similar ventures.

In financial projections you want to show how much money you will need to spend to get the business going, what equipment, inventory, and materials you will need to obtain, and when you expect to make a profit. There should be an indication as to your reasonable estimate of revenue. This is usually very difficult to project. Just do your best, perhaps with the aid of others experienced in the industry. Your financial projections of profit should be reasonable, not exaggerated.

Preferably, your financial projections should cover a three- to five-year period. Some people hire an accountant or CPA to help prepare the projections, as this can further bolster the businesslike nature of the document, al-

though you will still need to spend time developing the figures.

Most people project operating losses for the startup phase of the activity, which can be from three to seven years or longer, depending on the particular activity.

Prepare your business plan now: don’t wait to get audited. It is too late to muster up a plan once you are audited.

The IRS wants to see business records that are maintained in the ordinary course of your activity, not those that you might prepare once you have been notified of an audit. Ideally, your business plan will be written before you start the venture, rather than midway through it.

If you are audited and you don’t have an existing business plan you should still prepare one, and admit that you have prepared it in connection with your audit. That is better than nothing.

You can explain that the plan has always been in your head, and you thought it would be best at this time to reduce it to writing so that it can be clear how you forecast that this activity can be engaged in for profit.

John Alan Cohan is a lawyer who has served the farming, ranching and horse industries since l98l. He can be reached at: (3l0) 278-0203, by e-mail at johnalancohan@aol.com, or you can see more at his website: www.johnalancohan.com

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The TLBAA Board of Directors voted on December 14, 2010 to offer members an Amnesty Period on cattle registrations for any age cattle at a rate of $15 each beginning January 1, 2011 through February 28, 2011.

All TLBAA members that wish to participate must submit their registration materials to the TLBAA office by the cut-off date of February 28, 2011 to receive the Amnesty rate of $15.

If you have any questions regarding the Amnesty Period, please contact the registration department at (817) 625-6241.

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Carolyn Hunter Resigns If you took a look at the staff masthead page this month, you may have noticed an important name missing. Carolyn Hunter has been a part of the Trails Magazine since 1991 and has played an important role in the success and growth of the Trails and in essence the TLBAA. Although she retired as the editor in the summer of 2006, she continued to sell advertising space and service her many clients on a monthly basis. She also would write various updates on Longhorn breeders from time to time and attended TLBAA functions.

Carolyn announced formally in December that she wished to resign from her position as an Account Executive for the Trails. In her letter of resignation she wrote, “For over 30 years (20 with the Trails), I have lived my life by deadlines. That’s long enough. Now I would like to pursue some other interests at my leisure and enjoy time with my husband and family.”

It is difficult to imagine the Trails without Carolyn Hunter. In the June 2006 issue of the Trails, I asked for members to describe Carolyn in one word. These words included: loyal, dedicated, creative, trustworthy, personable, invaluable, reliable, professional, windmill, genuine, steady, sweet, terrific, supercalifragilisticexpialidociaous, considerate, thoughtful, remarkable, total package, kind and superiffic. My word for Carolyn at the time was calm. While I still believe that that word fits her, I now have another word that I am honored to call her - friend.

Carolyn ended her last “Around the TLBAA Water Hole” column in June 2006 with the following, “In closing, I am not going to tell you goodbye. But rather, hasta la vista….until I see you a gain.”

This time, we are not saying goodbye to you Carolyn, but hasta la vista.

-Brenda Cantrell

January 2011

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Nebraska Texas Longhorn Association

Delwin Smeal, President (402) 568-2353 This year’s sale marked our 29th annual sale. It was held on Saturday October 30, 2010. It was a beautiful day… just a slight breeze, sunny, around 60 degrees. The pleasant weather brought out a nice crowd of people to our sale. Again this year, our sale catalog was featured on the Beatrice 77 Livestock Auction Web site: beatrice77.net. Our auction was also shown live. Larry and Mary Ann Long generously donated a heifer. Thank you for this donation to the N.T.L.A. Buyers came from Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, and South Dakota.

After the catalog sale the raffle drawing was held and non-catalog cattle sold. Thanks to all consignors, buyers, members, and friends for making this sale possible.

This year our annual meeting will be held at John and Diane Murphy’s farm, 7333 E. Gage Rd, Firth, NE. John and Diane will host this event on Saturday, January 15, 2011. Our day will start with an audit of treasurer records at 11:00 a.m., 12:00 lunch and 1:00 general meeting. The annual sale will be discussed at length. If you have any concerns bring them to the meeting or send your ideas and concerns to President, Delwin Smeal or any of the board members. Directors at the end of their term are Rodger Damrow, Bonnie Damrow, and Vicki Smeal. Bonnie Damrow and Vicki Smeal are eligible to rerun, Rodger Damrow is not. Consider who you would like to nominate for these 3 positions and bring them to the meeting. All members and guests are invited!

Membership dues are $15/member, $150/lifetime, $5/youth, $10/associate - Due in January 2011. Mail to Vicki Smeal, 410 Hwy 79, P.O. Box 175; Snyder, NE. 68664.

Texas Longhorn Breeders New Mexico

Wade Wilson, President (505) 321-4900 The TLBNM would like to extend best wishes in 2011 to its members and to all TLBAA members and Staff.

Our annual meeting was held December 4th in Ruidoso, NM. Two positions for the Board were available. Robert Smoot was reelected for a second term and Michelle Stearns will serve as our affiliate’s newest Director, replacing Ronna Bryant. Thank you, Ronna, and thank you to Jim and Wanda Taylor and Jerry Stevens for auditing the books of the Secretary/Treasurer. Our Web master, Lynn Starritt reported that the TLBNM’s Web site recorded 10,488 hits as of the meeting date. Lynn encouraged members to purchase a link to a members’ own Web site for just $25 a year. She also reported positive feedback from members regarding cattle sales through this Web site, www.tlbnm.com.

President Wade Wilson announced that the winners of this years’ TLBAA /TLBNM “New Horizon” Awards were Robert and Marilyn Ralston and Bethany Ritter. None of the recipients were able to attend as Bob is recovering from a stroke but he reports that he is doing well and Bethany’s baby is due soon. Good news on both fronts. Our congratulations to the Ralstons and to Bethany and her husband Cecil Rosales.

Wade announced that he and Kristi will host the affiliate’s 2011 Field Day in Capitan towards the end of July-early August and he requested ideas from the membership for educational topics. Congratulations to the Wilsons. Their new home in Capitan is nearly complete and move-in ready.

Sylvia Johnson was acknowledged and thanked for her work on the affiliate newsletter. She again encouraged members to send her the Longhorn “tales” we all experience with our wonderful breed. Doors prizes, donated by the Moellers and the TLBNM, were given out before adjournment and some of these were prepaid entries to upcoming shows.

The 2011 shows will be February 19th and 20th, in Truth or Consequences (David Starritt, Chairman) and Mothers’s Day weekend in Capitan Shows (Wade Wilson, Chairman) and the NM State Fair shows in Albuquerque in September (Tyler Starritt and Michelle Stearns as Co-Chairmen).

2011 looks to be a busy year again for the TLBNM. Please come join us!

South Texas Longhorn Association

Louis Christa, President (210) 863-7003t lchri58@msn.com The STLA will be sponsoring three shows from January through April 2011. All of these shows are TLBAA World Qualifying shows and are very popular events in the Central Texas area, bringing in good crowds to enjoy the Texas Longhorns.

The Texas Longhorn Show at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo - in San Antonio, TX, February 5, 2011 (Show Chair: Annie Morgan); Entry Deadline is December 15. San Antonio is becoming known for having the grandest display of trophy steers.

Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo in Austin, TX, March 19 and 20, 2011 Austin, TX (Show Chair: Louis Christa). This show has expanded and usually includes two youth shows.

Rockdale Three-Day Show - April 1-3, 2010 in Rockdale, TX (Show Chair: Sandi Nordhausen). Deadline for entries is March 23, please mail to Sandi Nordhausen, 3843 County Road 455, Thorndale, TX 76577, (512) 898-2401.

All breeders and Texas Longhorn lovers are welcome to join the STLA and we invite you to get involved with the oldest and most-active affiliate of the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association. You can find out more about STLA and upcoming shows and events by visiting our website at www.stla.org.

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ARK LA TEX

Dave Overdorf, President (936) 637-9277 The Ark La Tex affiliate has been busy this fall. We have hosted two shows, had our annual membership meeting and topped the year off with a Christmas party.

On September 18th Dora Thompson, of Sand Hills Ranch in Louisiana, hosted our annual membership meeting.

We all enjoyed fried catfish with all the fixings. David Havard from Cargill Animal Nutrition gave an informative presentation on cattle minerals. We also enjoyed a ranch tour where we saw the heart of Dora’s program. Thanks for the day of food and fellowship Dora. Loved the cookies!!

Ark La Tex had a fall show the last weekend of October, Halloween weekend. Friday night we had a non-haltered show and a points-only youth show.

David Wars of Groveton, TX, was the judge for both and did a super job! It was cold but not nearly as bad as last year’s December show! The weather did get better by Saturday with the non-haltered and haltered shows. Lana Hightower David Havard from Van, TX, was the judge. In between the two shows we had a costume contest with several kids participating. Marilyn Moore and Donnie Taylor had the difficult job of judging this event. Devin Overdorf won by putting some great looking antlers on his calf, dressed himself in camouflage and carried a rifle.

Ellie Bolen also won when she donned a homemade longhorn costume and her steer became a rodeo clown. She sprayed a smiley face on his back end. Ask her for the picture! After a delicious meal of fried catfish and hushpuppies, Lori Perkins judged the stall decorating contest. The participants included the Winkel family, the Ryan family and the Overdorf/Bolen families. They each did a super job and had candy to give out to the little “trick or treaters” that dressed for the occasion. The Overdorf/Bolen families went all out and won by decorating the entire stall with skull lights, skeletons and they even had a fog machine. Jace Bolen’s head was put on a platter and Dave Overdorf scared all the folks who reached in the bowl for candy! Then to keep things interesting, Donnie announced it was time for the annual calf drawings. Fifteen calves were donated and found homes with some eager kids. We had so much fun watching the kids (and parents) catching the calves, putting the halters on and getting them out into the arena.

We finished off the weekend with the youth show Sunday morning. Julie Pack, who Ellie Bolen was once a TLBT member herself, did a wonderful job judging this show. All said and done, we had a whopping 366 entries!! Great show everyone!

The folks from the Louisiana State Fair have missed the Longhorns. They contacted our Ark-La-Tex affiliate earlier this year, inviting us back to have a show at their fair.

It has been many years since Longhorns have shown there and we were happy to do it.

What a great facility. And, they did all they could to make us feel welcome. Randy Allgood judged the Open Halter and Non-Haltered events and Maggie Pfeiffer Salem, a past TLBT Youth President, judged the Youth Show. Plan to attend next fall; you will enjoy it. The food was scrumptious! The shrimp wrapped in bacon was to die for!

Several TLBAA members were seen at that particular food vendor!

The Ark-La-Tex affiliate members just enjoyed a wonderful Christmas party hosted by the Bolen Family at their home. Everyone brought delicious dishes and desserts to eat. We enjoyed a White Elephant Ornament Exchange with no rules! I never knew a Devin Overdorf green shiny frog ornament could be so popular! Looking around that day at all of the good people made me remember how truly blessed we are.

Last but not least, two members of our affiliate were nominated for the TLBAA Board of Directors. Donnie Taylor has served on the Board for 3 years as Director of Region 7 and Brent Bolen will serve his first term as At-Large Director for Division B. They are running unopposed.

Dora Thompson, At-Large Director for Division A, Gene Juranka Director for Region 6 and our current TLBAA Chairman of the Board, Steve Zunker are also members of the Ark-La-Tex Affiliate. Our hats are off to you folks, thanks for your time and effort.

Watch for more information on the Ranch Tour we will have in the spring and the South Texas State Fair in Beaumont March 25th.

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Send Us Your News!

Is your Longhorn Affiliate celebrating a big event, hosting a show, a sale or just having a monthly meeting? If so, spread the news to the entire TLBAA by submitting your information to the Trails each month. Don’t forget to send photos, if you have them.

Simply email your information to the Trails editor, Brenda Cantrell at brenda@tlbaa.org or call her at (817) 625-6241. We want to hear from you to help spread the news about your local Texas Longhorn activities.

For more news from the LONGHORN WORLD read or go to www.tlbaa.org January 2011

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TLBT OFFICER SPOTLIGHT

AND S PE I R T HTS S G I AND TRY N S N AR ST D COU OL Name: Tarah Moore TLBT Office: Parliamentarian Age: 12 Hometown: Hico, Texas School: Hico Jr. High Number of Years in the TLBT: about 10

When and how did you become involved with the TLBT? My parents got into Longhorns when I was about two and I have been hooked ever since.

What is your favorite part of showing Longhorns?

My favorite part is the people. I have made so many great friends.

What is the best advice about showing Longhorns you have received and from who?

I have received a lot of advice from a lot of people, but everyone says that the best advice is to just have fun. Winning is just the icing on the cake.

What do you enjoy doing when you are not showing Longhorns?

When I am not showing longhorns, I enjoy other school activities such as academic events and local FFA.

TLBT President’s Message

Dear TLBT Members, I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and are enjoying the New Year. I pray that at least a few of you have received a little rain these last few months. Our area has been so dry and we seem to miss any rain in the forecast.

Please keep in mind that the TLBT Fashion Show is this month. I would like to have as many participants as possible. We will be kicking off the fashion show at 2:00 pm at the John Justin West Sale Arena in the Will Rogers Complex on January 15, two hours before the Premiere Heifer Sale.

If you would like to participate in the TLBT Fashion Show, please call me or our TLBT Reporter, Sarah Faske by January 5, 2011. Sarah’s number is 979-224-6562 and my number is 979-224-6561.

Robert and Kim Richey have donated a TLBAA metal art sign to be auctioned off at the Premier Heifer Sale. Mrs. Richey made the sign from an old wagon wheel that Johnnie Hoffman had given her years ago. The sign is powder coated pewter, about 44 inches across, and is ready to hang. If you see Mr. or Mrs. Richey, please let them know how much we appreciate them for their generous support of the TLBT. Mr. Kurt Twining of Silver T Ranch has donated a semen lot to be auctioned off at the Premier Heifer Sale, as well. The semen is from his bull, Gringo 158. Please remember to thank him for his generosity. All proceeds from the sign and the semen lot will go to the Texas Longhorn Breeders of Tomorrow. It has been really nice to have support from TLBAA members.

During the Fort Worth Stock Show, the TLBT will be having a general membership meeting. Please make plans to attend if possible.

If you are a TLBT member who will be graduating this year, please let us know so that we can make sure we recognize you at the 2011 World Show. Please send 5-6 pictures of you growing up to faskefamily@gmail.com. We will be using them in the slideshow. Keep in mind that there are a lot of scholarship opportunities out there if you are interested. Now is the time to start applying! We will also be having the Senior Heifer Sale at the 2011 World Show again. Please contact Sarah Faske if you are interested in participating, and she can give you all the details.

I hope all of you do well at the upcoming shows and I wish you all the best this New Year.

Happy Trails,

Jacob Faske TLBT President

Robert Van Liew Robert Van Liew is a Master Sergeant in the US Air Force. He is a new member to the TLBAA. When he got married, he married into Quarter horses, and then the Air Force moved him from Virginia to Oklahoma where they built a small 20 acre farm. He liked the horses, but they were his wife’s hobby and he wanted to find something that he would like to work with. He first got into Longhorns when he saw some at Briscoe Longhorns. Randy and Jamie Briscoe invited the Van Liew’s to their ranch and showed them their herd, answered questions and helped them realize that Longhorns were definitely something they wanted to be a part of. It did take them about a year to buy their first one but they now have six. The Briscoe’s have taken the VanLiew’s under their wing and are mentoring them, and helping them develop a good foundation herd. Randy Briscoe and Robert have had a connection from the start. Both of them served in the US Air Force and retired as Master Sergeants with 20 years in service.

The TLBT theme for the year is “Stars and Stripes and Old Country Nights.” We will be honoring our troops this year. If you are serving or have served in the US Military, please contact Sarah Faske, TLBT Reporter, sarahfaske@gmail.com. We would like to recognize all Longhorn breeders and those serving alongside them that have helped to protect our country and the freedoms that we enjoy.

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Texas Longhorn Trails

GUIDELINE FOR ENTRIES: 1. All cattle must be futurity eligible.

2. All cattle must be TLBAA or ITLA registered.

3. All entries must be paid in full by the due date.

4. No changes or substitutions of cattle once entered.

5. Cattle blood tested on a random basis.

6. A non-refundable fee of $250.00 must accompany all protests.

7. Decisions of the judges will be final.

8. The Millennium Futurity Partners are not responsible for accidents to any persons or animals while at the event.

9. Anyone who is proven to have cheated on genetics or age will be banned for life from the Millennium Futurity or any of its events.

The total amount of the entry fee is $300.00. A nomination fee of $150.00 is due on or before February 15, 2011. A final payment of $150.00 is due on or before April 15, 2011. For animals nominated after February 15, 2011, a late fee of $100 will be applied. Absolutely no entries will be accepted after April 15, 2011.

MILLENNIUM FUTURITY 2011 CLASSES (14 Divisions) BULLS Class 1 ..................Oct. 1, 2010-Dec. 31, 2010 Class 2..................July 1, 2010-Sept. 30, 2010 Class 3.................April 1, 2010-June 30, 2010 Class 4...................Jan. 1, 2010-Mar. 31, 2010 Class 5.................Sept. 1, 2009-Dec. 31, 2009 Class 6 .................May 1, 2009-Aug. 31, 2009 Class 7..................Jan. 1, 2009-April 30, 2009 HEIFERS Class 8 ..................Oct. 1, 2010-Dec. 31, 2010 Class 9..................July 1, 2010-Sept. 30, 2010 Class 10...............April 1, 2010-June 30, 2010 Class 11.................Jan. 1, 2010-Mar. 31, 2010 Class 12...............Sept. 1, 2009-Dec. 31, 2009 Class 13 ...............May 1, 2009-Aug. 31, 2009 Class 14................Jan. 1, 2009-April 30, 2009

PAYMENT SCHEDULE: The total entry is $300. A fee of $150 is due on or before February 15, 2011.

Final payment of entry due on or before April 15, 2011.

Futurity Manager – Bill Davidson 1117 East 16th Street • Chandler, OK 74834 • 405-258-7117 Cell mlflonghorn@sbcglobal.net • www.mlfuturity.com

–ENTRY FORM– Name _______________________________________________ DOB _____ Reg. No. _________ Name of Sire _____________________________________ Sire Reg. No. _________________ Name of Dam _______________________________ Dam Reg. No. ___________________ Sex of Animal ______________ Name of Owner _____________________________________ Address _______________________________________________________________________ Breeder ____________________ Phone/E-mail ______________________________________ Mail to: Bill Davidson, 1117 East 16th Street, Chandler, OK 74834 (Please remit copy of papers)

Monthly Movers & shAkers

Registrations and Transfers from November 1, 2010 to November 30, 2010

Division A

Division B (cont.)

Division B (cont.)

Division C (cont.)

Ken & Charlotte Beler Kathy Kittler Dickinson Cattle Co., Inc. Hudson Longhorns James Bryant Rodney Cooper L & R Longhorns Jimmy L. Jones Mark Hubbell Joe Graddy Sand Hills Ranch Allen or Linda Evans Allen S. Brantley Crazy 8 Ranch Bruce and Carol Curtiss Dave Hovingh Tom Mehlberg Triple Bar Ranch Arch Acres Calvin Deemer Eugene C. Helmstetter Royal Heritage Farm Sidewinder Cattle Co. LLC Coolamon Grazing Co. Mark and Tina Stewart Maurice Ladnier Benjamin C. Gravett Blue Moon Farm Claude or Carole D. Lipscomb Dan Huntington George and Laureen Gennin Jody Shaw Lilly L. Howell NEL-TAM Longhorns Sonny & Angie's Longhorn Straight Arrow Cattle Co. Terry King Tom A. Smith Westfarms Inc.

Dennis and Marylyn High Loyd & Bettie Gibbs Mark and Kara Bradbury Scott and Jami Leonard Bruce and Connie Ollive David Vizza Diamond D Ranch Jim & Marian Cisarik Magna Ott Rugged Cross Ranch Steven Zunker Deborah Taylor-Presson Lazy L Longhorns Mr & Mrs Joachim Schaab Chris Burton Double B Lonestar Longhorns Rex Mosser Tim & Katherine Mazur CalPat Longhorns Cody & Kristi Brunette Pat & Stan Ivicic Stones Throw Ranch Gary & Linda Galayda Stone Broke Ranch Chuck & Rebecca Isbel Gary & Teresa Bowdoin George and Cindi Williams Johnnie & Pat Robinson JR Ranch Kurt Twining Rick & Janis Brooks Robert and Louann Rubel Ron & Kevin Asbill Vincent T. Girolamo Brent & Cynthia Bolen Carla Jo Payne Harry Grmela Paul and Kathy Turner Annie Morgan & Steve Bell Billy Thompson and Gary Jenkins Bow Carpenter Dr. Gene and Lana Hightower Hickman Longhorns Inc JAM Ranch John C. Patton Lazy JP Ranch Lonnie and Lanny Lenzen Rick Friedrich Rick Hager Shawn Stewart Struthoff Ranch T.M. and Jean Smith Trigg & Traci Moore W.A. (Al) Vinson Barrett & Melanie Evans Don & Carol Mitchum

Geo C. Jones Jeff & Patricia Rhodes Jody, Tonya & Patrick Beck Johnny and Barbara Coleman John W. Staffel Makayla Lynn McLeod Steve & Carol Baker 777 Ranch Art & Darlene Schimmelpfening Bernard Hruzek Bill and Conda Plaisance Bob and Cathy Iversen Circle Double C Ranch Clinard Longhorns Clint Ray Birdwell Cloud 9 Longhorns Doug and Darnell Muenchow Dubravka Romano George & Deborah Rosier Guthrie Creek Longhorn Cattle Helm Cattle Company Joe Munsch John T. & Betty Baker John & Ursula Allen Kevin and Laureen Rooker K & T Longhorns Larry & Robyn Lonero Manuel or Sharlyn Gonzales Mark and Keighley Jacobson Mr. and Mrs. John Davenport Odis & Tammy Whitley Pj's Cattle Company Randy Tschacher Red River Longhorn Ranch Richard James Filip Rio Vista Ranch Rockin' A Longhorns Steve and Rene' Azinger Thurmond Longhorns T. Michael Grasha Wes and Carol Chancey

Christopher Herron Jim and Wanda Taylor Steve, Bodie & Chad Quary Triple 9 Longhorns David & Kimberly Nikodym Evans Longhorn Ranch Pace Cattle Company Rockin J Longhorns Double L Mesquite Ranch Dr. Fritz & Rebecca Moeller Fairlea Longhorn Ranch, LLC Floyd & Norma Wise Glen W. Lewis Kenneth J. & Valerie J. Webb Tamara K. Thacker Doug Hunt C C Land & Cattle Co Charley E. and Doris Snyder Cross C Ranch Donnie and Rita Ramer Jordan Ranch, Inc. Kent And Christine Bladen Mike and Carole Koss Mike Mc Clanahan Oren & Dianna O'Dell Sherie Weatherby Big Valley Longhorns David Roberts Joseph Sedlacek Justin Hansen Roland Stack Shawn R & Teresa Kroll Tri-W Longhorn Cattle Co. Bill and Judy Meridith Buckhorn Cattle Company Clint Kimble Frank and Linda Pate Frank & Teresa Locatelli Gary L. Cole Joel and Tamara Kuntz Leo & Jolene Omlin Lucinda K. Christian Melissa Reese Michael L. Tullis Michael Luce Paul & Patti Gilbreth Petersen Longhorn Randy and Jamie Briscoe R-B Farm RC Larson Longhorns Robert and Jenny Smoot Todd and Kelli McKnight William Hank and Debbie Besack Wilson Longhorns W.R. Van Gundy

Division B Doug and Sandy Stotts Ken Harris Dennis Old Saltillo Farm John Oliver Panther Creek Ranch George W. Wilhite Deer Creek Longhorns Matt Hill David & Lynda Bradley William Buck Michael Mc Leod Mike Crawford & Pam Watkins Glenn E Phipps Vida Nueva Ranch Don Blansitt Dr. Zech Dameron III

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Division C Alexandra Dees Semkin Longhorns Elizabeth J. Arbaugh Mike & Debbie Bowman Gene and Delma Murphy Wayne and Ellen Fox Bonnie & Rodger Damrow Gerald and Jane Harris Bill and Jo Le'AN Bob & Pam Loomis Lipperts Exotics Ranch Blair & Donna Waite Folsom Falls Ranch Carole Muchmore

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TLBAA Breed Advisory Committee’s

January - Herd Management Guide Spring Calving: 1. Feed pregnant mature females to consume adequate energy, protein, minerals and vitamins prior to calving. If pasture grass is limited due to overgrazing or poor rainfall during the summer, then energy is your first concern.

Feeding a medium (8-10 percent crude protein) to high quality (1517 percent crude protein) hay free choice will provide an excellent source of energy for the females. If pasture grass is plentiful, but dormant and poor in quality during this time of year, then protein is generally your first concern. If your cows are in good body condition, feeding low levels of a high crude protein supplement (32-40 percent crude protein) is your best alternative. If your cows are thin in body condition, then feeding higher levels of a low crude protein, high energy range cubes

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(20 percent crude protein) will provide increased intake of vital nutrients. If winter pasture is available, then the females should not need additional energy or protein supplementation. A source of salt as well as a good commercial calcium: phosphorus mineral mix with added Vitamin A should be available on a free choice basis.

2. Check first calf heifers (due to calve) daily for possibility of calving difficulties.

Provide assistance as necessary.

3. Weigh yearling heifers and make sure that the heifers have the necessary nutrition available to weigh 65 percent of their mature weight prior to the start of their breeding season in late spring and early summer.

Fall Calving: 1. Fertility check bulls prior to the start of breeding season.

2. Provide sufficient supplemental

feed to bulls in breeding pastures to keep the bulls in good body condition to insure good, aggressive breeding behavior.

3. Continue supplemental feeding to cows nursing calves to insure good rebreeding performance and good weaning weights of calves.

Lactating cows grazing dormant range grass require approximately 3-4 pounds of a 40 percent range cube or 6-8 pounds of a 20 percent range cube daily to meet their protein requirement. If winter pasture is available, forage intake should be sufficient to meet nutrient requirements of lactating females.

4. Consider limited creep feeding (16 percent crude protein) for calves nursing older cows, first calf heifers or any calves needing additional nutrition.

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Join Us! We’re Growing Fast! a small group of concerned cattlemen banded together to preserve the unique heritage of Texas Longhorn cattle. With this goal, they established the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America (TLBAA) to maintain the breed registry and to promote the magnificent breed to as many persons as possible.

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the purposes of the TLBAA remain the same. In addition, the Association has expanded its membership services as the number of Texas Longhorn enthusiasts has increased to an all-time high.

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USDA Scientists Discover How Foot-And-Mouth Disease Virus Begins Infection In Cattle WASHINGTON—U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have identified the primary site where the virus that causes foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) begins infection in cattle. This discovery could lead to development of new vaccines to control and potentially eradicate FMD, a highly contagious and sometimes fatal viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals that is considered the most economically devastating livestock disease in the world.

The discovery was made by scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Foreign Animal Disease Research Unit at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center at Orient Point, N.Y. ARS is USDA’s principal intramural scientific research agency, and this research supports the USDA priority of promoting international food security.

Veterinary medical officer Jonathan Arzt, research leader Luis Rodriguez and microbiologist Juan Pacheco found that after just six hours of exposure to the FMD virus through the cow’s nasal passages, the virus selectively infects epithelial cells in the nasopharynx, a specific region of the back of the cow’s throat.

“Because we have determined the actual route the FMD virus takes in infected cattle, we can now begin to target the virushost interaction in an effort to develop better vaccines and biotherapeutic countermeasures against the disease,” Arzt said.

Although the United States has not had an FMD outbreak since 1929, the disease is still considered a serious threat. Epidemics in other countries have resulted in the

slaughter of millions of infected and uninfected animals to prevent the virus from spreading. Outbreaks of this disease in previously FMD-free countries could cause billions of dollars in economic losses related to eradication efforts and trade bans.

Vaccines that offer temporary immunity for livestock have been developed, but there is no universal FMD vaccine against the disease. Because there are seven different types of FMD viruses and more than 60 subtypes, vaccines must be highly specific, matched to the type and subtype present in the area of an outbreak, to protect animals against developing clinical signs of disease.

Blocking the initial site of infection may be the most effective way to achieve complete protection.

The research was published in the November issue of Veterinary Pathology and featured on the cover of that issue.

The findings have allowed Arzt and his colleagues to answer some basic, yet longstanding mysteries regarding how the FMD virus first invades and propagates in susceptible cattle. The scientists now are conducting further research to answer questions about why the particular epithelial cells are susceptible, and how the initial infection site can be blocked.

“The answers to these questions will result in a new era of FMD prevention in which highly effective vaccines will provide rapid and long-lasting immunity to even the most virulent strains of FMD virus,” Arzt said.

Source: Sandra Avant, USD

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Panorama Meats Introduces Local Organic Grass-Fed Beef to Whole Foods Market's Pearl Street Store in Boulder Panorama Meats, Inc., the nation’s largest producer of USDA Certified Organic and 100 percent grass-fed and grass-finished beef, introduced local beef raised by Kiowa Valley Organics in Ft. Lupton, Colo., to Whole Foods Market’s Pearl Street store in Boulder this week.

Kiowa Valley Organics is a familyowned farm that raises USDA certified organic grass-fed beef, and also organic produce, on 700 acres on Colorado’s Eastern Plains. Panorama characterizes beef from Kiowa Valley Organics as local because it is raised and processed within 50 miles of Whole Foods Market’s Boulder store.

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“We make a real effort to find local ranchers that meet Panorama’s and Whole Foods Market’s high standards for organic grass-fed beef. Kiowa Valley Organics is an exciting addition to our program in the Rocky Mountain region,” said Mack Graves, CEO of Panorama Meats.

Panorama cattle are raised entirely on pastures of natural grasses, legumes and range forage. Cattle are never implanted with hormones, fed animal by-products or treated with antibiotics. All animals are raised in compliance with the Born and Raised in the USA® verification program.

Panorama’s ranchers treat their animals humanely in low-stress environments and

employ pasture-rotation and land-management practices that promote animal health and protect delicate rangeland ecosystems.

About Panorama Meats, Inc. Panorama Organic Grass-Fed Beef is produced by a group of family ranchers in Northern California, Southern Washington, Southern Oregon, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico and Colorado who raise cattle on natural grasses, legumes and range forage. It is sold through Whole Foods Market stores in Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Nevada, Kansas, New Mexico and Colorado and through other independent retail grocers.

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At SAND HILLS RANCH we enjoy working with NEW BREEDERS & offer QUALITY GOOD HORNED STRAIGHT BUTLER & BLEND cattle, many to choose from & an attractive OWNER FINANCE PKG, Dora Thompson (318) 8726329 echoofambush@aol.com Mansfield, LA www.sandhillsranch.com Located near the Texas Line & Shreveport.

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The very best of good health, happiness and prosperity in the New Year. May it be your BEST ever! Here at the ranch, 2011 promises to be the year of… BULL POWER… featuring the proven great genetics of Sure Shot FD, Measles Super Ranger, Overwhelmer, Oklahoma Quixote, Bail Jumper, Impressive, Rangers Impact and Playboy. We have an excellent choice of outstanding young virgin herd sires to choose from.

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HOME & RANCH REALITY TRIGG MOORE Ofc: (254) 965-5500 Fax: (254) 965-5532 Cell: (254) 396-5592

Co-Owner/Agent 936 S. Hwy 281 Stephenville, TX 76401 Email: trigg@c21homeandranch.com

www.c21homeandranch.com

M.P. & K.D. HORN and LEATHER SHOP 408 E. Drew • Ft. Worth, TX 76110 817-927-8061 • Fax: 817-927-7970 E-mail: MPKDhornshop8061@msn.com Web site: www.hornandleather.com

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A DVERTISERS ’ I NDEX A A Splash of Color Longhorns......48 Adcock, Terry & Sherry..................48 Anderson, Frank Jr and III..............9 Anchor D Ranch......................39, 41

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BT Farms....................................31, 33 Beadle Land & Cattle................8, 46 Beargrass Ranch..............................47 Best At West Sale ..........................IBC Billingsley Longhorns ............13, 48 Bladen, Kent & Christine ..............21 Blooming Grove Farm..................47 Bolen, Brent & Cindy .................. 22 Bond Ranch ....................................46 Box Z Ranch................................8, 48 Briscoe Longhorns ........................47 Buckhorn Cattle Company ....8, 47 Bull Creek Longhorns............26, 48 Butler Breeders ..............................8-9

C C.C. Land & Cattle Co. ................46 C R Ranches ....................................47 Carpenter, Bo & Sylvia ..................48 Champion Genetics ......................43 Concho Ranch ..................................9 Crossed T’s Cattle Co.....................33

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Futurity......................37 M Millennium Miller, Tim ......................................46 Morgan Livestock ..........................43 Moriah Farms ............................9, 47 Mosser Longhorns ................IFC, 48

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Eagles Ridge Longhorns..................8 El Coyote Ranch ........................1, 48 End of Trail Ranch .......... 11, 22, 46

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4 Gone Ranch ................................47 4T Longhorns....................................9 4 Star Ranch ....................................46 Falls Creek Longhorns ....................8 First Financial Bank........................33

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Panther Creek Longhorns ..........23 Prairie States Insurance ................43 Premier Heifer Sale........................15

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JT Wehring Family Ranch ............48 Jack Mountain Ranch....................48 Jane’s Land & Cattle Co. ................9 Junction Hill....................................47

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777 Ranch........................................47 Safari B Ranch ................................46 Sand Hills Ranch ............................21 Semkin Longhorns ........................47 Shamrock Land & Cattle LLC........8 Sidewinder Cattle Co.......................9 Smith, T.M. & Jean ........................47 South Texas State Fair....................43 Star Creek Ranch ..............................7 Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo ..........17 Stotts Hideaway Ranch ........48, BC Struthoff Ranch........................22, 48 Tallgrass Cattle Co. ........................46 Taylor, Donnie ................................31 Texas Longhorn Ranch Supply....39 Three Circle Ranch ........................33 Trinity Creeks Ranch......................48 Triple M Ranch ..............................46 Triple R Ranch (MI) ......................46 Triple R Ranch (TX)..........................9 Triple T Longhorns ........................47 T Spur Longhorns ..........................46

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DeceMber PHoto First-Place Winner: I know it’s in here…

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Underwood Longhorns................46

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V&J Longhorns..................................9 Vida Nueva Ranch ........................48

Is there something to eat??

John Farr, Atlanta, GA

W Westfarms, Inc...................................8 Wichita Fence ..................................31 Winchester Fut. of the North ......39

Kittler Land and Cattle Co...........46

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Red Peak Ranch..............................48 Red Tree Farms................................48 Rio Vista Ranch..........................8, 48 Rocking G Longhorns......................9 Rocking P Longhorns ......................8 Running Arrow ..............................33

Ranch ....................................8 H Harrell Helm Cattle Co. ............................47

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Ranch ......................................46 R R&R Rafter H Longhorns..........................8

Star Longhorns ....................33 G Gold Gross, Ray ........................................45

Hickman Longhorns ....................48 Hughes, Gary ..................................43 Husky Branding Irons ..................42

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Northbrook Cattle Co...................47 No-Bull ............................................42

D DNA Longhorn Ranch ................ 47 Dalgood Longhorns ........................9 Deer Creek Longhorns....................2 Diamond D Ranch........................23 Diamond Q Longhorns ..............47 Diamond S Longhorns ................46 Dick’s Ranch Supply......................45 Dixie Classic ......................................7

La Pistola Ranch................................3 Lemley Longhorns ............Cover, 48 Linda Weber Realty........................43 Little Ace Cattle Co...........................8 Lone Wolf Ranch............................46 Loomis Longhorns ..........................9

YO Ranch ........................................43

Coming Next Month:

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Save the date! Texas Longhorn Coming Events JANUARY 2011

JAN 14-18 • Fort Worth Stock Show, Fort Worth, TX. Trigg or Traci Moore-Showchairs. Qualifying Haltered and Youth.

JAN 14 • TLBAA Affiliate President’s Meeting, 8 a.m., Radisson Hotel Fossil Creek, Fort Worth, TX. Kim Barfield (817) 625-6241 or kim@tlbaa.org.

JAN 14 • TLBAA Annual General Membership Meeting, 10 a.m., Radisson Hotel Fossil Creek, Fort Worth, TX. Kim Barfield (817) 625-6241 or kim@tlbaa.org.

JAN 14 • 2011 Awards Reception & Banquet, 6 p.m., Radisson Hotel Fossil Creek, Flat Iron Room, Fort Worth, TX. Kim Barfield (817) 625-6241 or kim@tlbaa.org.

JAN 15 • Premier Heifer Sale, John Justin West Sale Arena, Will Rogers Complex, Fort Worth, TX. Kim Barfield (817) 6256241 or kim@tlbaa.org.

JAN 21-22 • National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO. Mountain and Plains Texas Longhorn Association, Glen Lewis (719) 2674010. www.nationalwestern.com. Qualifying Haltered, NonHaltered and Youth.

FEBRUARY 2011

FEB 5 • San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, San Antonio, TX. STLA, Annie Morgan (210) 885-8653 or annieoakley64@aol.com.

Qualifying Non-Haltered and Youth.

FEB 17-20 • Autobahn Classic, Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, TX. Larry Barker (817) 988-6110 or lbarker@abahn.com.

FEB 19-20 • Sierra County Show, Truth or Consequences, NM. David Starritt (915) 240-5902 or Lynn Starritt (915) 252-4118.

Qualifying Haltered, Non-Haltered and Youth.

FEB 26-27 • San Angelo State Fair, San Angelo, TX. Dennis Urbantke to register online: www.sanangelorodeo.com(325) 655-3500.

Qualifying Haltered, Non-Haltered and Youth.

MARCH 2011

MAR 5 • TLBAA Best at West Membership Sale, West, TX. TLBAA (817) 625-6241 www.tlbaa.org.

MAR 11-13 • North Texas Longhorn Breeders Spring Show, Somervell Co. Fairgrounds, Glen Rose, TX. Kevin or Laury Rooker (940) 748-1031 or krooker@centurylink.net. Qualifying Haltered, Non-Haltered and Youth.

MAR 13-14 • Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Houston, TX. www.hlrs.com Qualifying Haltered, Non-Haltered and Youth.

MAR 19-20 • Star Of Texas Fair and Rodeo, Austin, TX. STLA, Louis Christa (210) 863-7003 or lchri58@msn.com. Qualifying Haltered, Non-Haltered and Youth.

MAR 25 • South Texas State Fair, Ford Park, Beaumont, TX. Morgan Michael (409) 313-0059 or Carolyn Abney (409) 284-9881 Qualifying Haltered, Non-Haltered and Youth.

MAR 25-27 • Oklahoma Shootout, Payne County Expo Center, Stillwater, OK. Bodie & Steve Quary (405) 567-3093.

Qualifying Haltered, Non-Haltered and Youth.

APRIL 2011

APR 1-3 • STLA Spring Show, Rockdale, TX. Sandy Nordhausen (512) 898-2401 or email: sandi@nordy.com. www.stla.org.

Qualifying Haltered and Youth APR 8-9 • Dixie Classic, Gulfport, MS. Maurice Ladnier (601) 9285387 or (601) 762-5194 or Matt Westmoreland (985) 7951539 or (985) 515-3172.

APR 8-9 • Three Amigos Ranch Sale & Social, Red River Sale Barn, Marietta, OK. Social at Loomis Ranch, Marietta, OK. Event Coordinator Ashleigh: ashleigh@lestewart.com or (432) 561-5879.

APR 8-10 • Texas Longhorn Breeders Gulf Coast Association, Washington Co. Fairgrounds, Brenham, TX. Doak Parker (281) 761-5215. Qualifying Haltered, Non-Haltered and Youth.

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APR 22-23 • Midwest Longhorn Sale, Winfield, KS. Mike Bowman (316) 778-1717.

APR 29-30 • Red McCombs 32nd Anniversary Fiesta Longhorn Sale, Johnson City, TX. Alan Sparger (210) 445-8798 or www.redmccombslonghorns.com.

MAY 2011

MAY 7 • TLBAA Best at West Membership Sale, West, TX. TLBAA (817) 625-6241.

MAY 7-8 • Capitan Show, Capitan, NM. Kristi Wilson (505) 3215213 or Lynn Starritt, TLBNM Sec./Treas. (915) 252-4118 or (915) 886-7063 fax. Qualifying Haltered, Non-Haltered and Youth.

MAY 14 • Winchester Futurity of the North, Logansport, IN. Scott Simmons (618) 729-2004 or ssimmons@copeplastics.com.

Entry forms: Deana Sanders (618) 780-5365 or dsanders71@hughes.net.

MAY 20-21 • Texas Longhorn Breeders Gulf Coast Association Cattle Barons Premium Sale, Navasota Mid Tex Auction Barn, Navasota, TX. George Wilhite (281) 435-1311.

JUNE 2011

JUN 3-4 • Millennium Futurity, Glen Rose, TX. Bill Davidson (405) 258-7117 or mlflonghorns@sbcglobal.net. www.mlfuturity.com.

JUN 7-12 • TLBAA World Show & National Youth Show, Will Rogers Complex, Fort Worth, TX. Pam Galloway (817) 625-6241 or pam.galloway@tlbaa.org. Qualifying Haltered, Non-Haltered and Youth.

AUGUST 2011

AUG 3-7 • Autobahn Super Stakes Youth Show, Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, TX. Larry Barker (817) 988-6110 or lbarker@abahn.com.

AUG 6 • TLBAA Best at West Membership Sale, West, TX. TLBAA (817) 625-6241 www.tlbaa.org.

SEPTEMBER 2011

SEPT 9-10 • Winchester Futurity, George Henderson 2nd Expo Center, Lufkin, TX. Donnie Taylor (936) 414-1401 or Bruce Ollive (936) 674-5180.

SEPT 29-OCT 1 • East Texs State Fair, Tyler, TX. Dr. Gene & Lana Hightower (903) 963-7442 or glcattleco@aol.com. Entry form and info at www.etstatefair.com. Qualifying Haltered, NonHaltered and Youth.

OCTOBER 2011

OCT 12-18 • TLBAA Longhorn Weekend & Horn Showcase, Fort Worth, TX. Kim Barfield (817) 625-6241 or kim@tlbaa.org or Pam Galloway pam.galloway@tlbaa.org or (817) 6256241. Entry Deadline: Sept. 15, 2011. www.tlbaa.org.

OCT 17 • Horn Showcase Sale, Fort Worth, TX. Kim Barfield (817) 625-6241 or kim@tlbaa.org or Pam Galloway pam.galloway@tlbaa.org or (817) 625-6241. Consignment deadline: Aug. 1, 2011,www.tlbaa.org.

DECEMBER 2011

DEC 3 • TLBAA Best at West Membership Sale, West, TX. TLBAA (817) 625-6241 www.tlbaa.org.

Let us know about your upcoming events!

(817) 625-6241 or email us at brenda@tlbaa.org.

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