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A Look Inside Wyoming Department of Agriculture Director Doug Miyamoto highlights the importance of farmers and ranchers in Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . Page 2 Research teams have provided basis for temperament culling decisions. . . . . . Page 5 Dallas Mount encourages ranchers to stay away from special arrangements on the operation. . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5 Vitamin A deficiencies cause heath challenges for both cows and calves. . . . .Page 11

Quick Bits ACEP Funds The Natural Resources Conservation Service plans to invest $450 million this year in conservation easements through the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). This program helps private landowners, tribes, land trusts and other groups wanting to restore and protect critical wetlands and protect agricultural lands and grasslands.

Invasive control involves cooperation from all concerned parties “Managing pests and invasive species is everyone’s business,” said Maui County, Hawaii Soil and Water Conservation Service District Director Mae Nakahota.

Nakahota and other conservation professionals

across the West presented for the Western Governors’ Association webinar series on invasive species management. Each speaker presented on different issues affecting their area, as well as the importance of cooperation amongst parties.

UNCERTAIN TIMES “It’s hard to find a market that is more emotionally charged than the one we’ve been in year to date, with so many disruptions,” said Don Close of Rabo AgriFinance during BEEF Magazine’s 2019 Beef Market Outlook on March 27.

2019 started with projections indicating record protein production across beef, chicken and pork.

In addition, trade uncertainty with China has caused unrest in the markets.

Close said, “Short term, we’ve had record interest in the live cattle market, the seasonality of that and the impact of open interest going forward.”

“Finally, the severe weather we’ve had all winter long, coupled with the exceptionally severe weather in Nebraska and Iowa in the last several weeks, have also played a role,” he continued. “This market volatility isn’t going to go away anytime soon.”

Cover crops “As conservationists, we have often pushed cover crops without really paying attention to some of the negative impacts they can have,” said Nakahota. “These cover crops created the perfect home for semi slugs.”

Nakahota explained the semi slug is very small and has a structure on its back that resembles a backpack. The slugs can carry a number of diseases including rat lungworm disease.

“Rat lungworm disease Please see PESTS on page 10

Close emphasizes ambiguity as the theme of 2019 Market drivers While all factors impact the market, Close said it’s important to distinguish between true market drivers and temporary noise.

“We started this year expecting to see record production across all species,” he explained. “We looked at broiler production to be up 2.5 percent for the year, and we look at beef production to be up three percent for the year. We also expected hog production to be up five percent.”

While pork and broiler production are not far off of Rabo AgriFinance projections, recent catastrophic flooding in Nebraska has thrown beef estimates off course.

“We’ll probably pull some of the production off the beef side,” Close said. “I do think we’ll still see a dependence on incentivizing packers to maintain aggressive Saturday slaughter. Tonnage will be an issue going into Please see MARKET on page 13

Wheat Report An estimated 120,000 total acres of wheat were seeded in Wyoming in the fall of 2018 for harvest in 2019. Cowboy was the most popular winter wheat variety seeded in Wyoming for the 2019 crop, with 20.6% of the reported winter wheat acreage. SY Monument was second, followed by SY Wolf.

Hay Drops Total exports of alfalfa and other hay dropped from the record 4.2 million metric tons (MT) in 2017 to 3.9 million MT in 2018, a 7.2% reduction. The last time the U.S. had a year-over-year drop in hay exports was 2014, which was precipitated by a West Coast dockworkers strike.

USDA Budget President Donald Trump released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget, which recommended slashing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) budget by $3.6 billion, a roughly 15% cut compared to FY 2019 estimated levels. As a whole, USDA has been allocated $20.8 billion for Fiscal Year 2020, or 15% less funding than the agency is estimated to receive in 2019.

Orphaned calves Paisley: Grafting calves should be done with caution For many ranchers, the inability of a cow to birth a live calf and keep the calf alive is a selection tool for ranchers when it comes to culling decisions, according to University of Wyoming Extension Beef Specialist Steve Paisley.

However, Paisley notes there are benefits to grafting motherless calves to cows in the herd.

Why we graft Paisley explains ranchers often encounter situations where a cow is without a calf or a calf without a mother. Grafting calves is a useful practice to match cows to calves and avoid having to bottle feed.

“Some of the reasons we may graft a calf to a new cow is if the mother dies, is injured or is too old to nurse,” says Paisley. “Sometimes, we might have a cow who loses a calf to neonatal sickness or other issues.

“We need to look at whether or not the death of the calf was an issue with the mother. Cows producing poor colostrum or little mothering instinct may need to be culled as opposed to paired with a new calf,” Paisley explains.

He notes some ranchPlease see CALVES on page 12

Outstanding ranchers sought

Midwest flooding creates hardships for ag

Each year, the Wyoming Livestock Roundup recognizes two Wyoming citizens or couples for their involvement in the state’s agriculture industry by inducting them into the Wyoming Agriculture Hall of Fame. Started in 1992, the Hall of Fame has honored Wyomingites ranging from farmers and ranchers to industry professionals and elected officials.

In 2018, the Roundup honored inductees Dave True and Hight Proffit.

“There are a lot of good people in Wyoming who have done a lot for their communities and the ag industry in this state,” says Roundup Publisher Dennis Sun. “Any rancher who knows someone who fits these characteristics should fill out a nomination form and send it in.”

Nomination forms are available at wylr.net or by contacting the Roundup at 307-234-2700 or roundup@wylr.net.

“It is really important to recognize all of Wyoming’s hardworking citizens for their work,” Sun continues. “We honor Wyoming’s agriculture industry by honoring them.”

After nominations are submitted, a panel of three independent judges will be selected to review applications and select the winners. Hall of Fame inductees will be honored at the Wyoming Ag Hall of Fame picnic, scheduled to be held on Aug. 14. At the picnic, nominees will receive a commemorative poster and belt buckle.

Nominations are due by May 31. Forms can be mailed to Wyoming Livestock Roundup, PO Box 850, Casper, WY 82602 or e-mailed to roundup@wylr.net. Feel free to include any supplemental information with the nomination form, including letters of support. Call 307-234-2700 with any questions.

After snowstorms and rain, with deep snow melting in many areas of the Midwest, more than a dozen rivers have flooded, especially along the Nebraska and Iowa border.

Flooding is severe because of heavy snow accumulations earlier this year, followed by sudden rise in temperatures.

Snow melt, ice jams and rainfall washed away roads and bridges, hindering travel and isolating some communities.

John Wilson of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says several places were severely impacted. Some of these areas went through serious flooding a few years ago, especially along the Mis-

souri River.

“The damage was more concentrated at that time, along that corridor, but not so bad a few miles farther away – depending on how far the river went out of its banks. The flooding this spring is over the whole eastern half of the state and includes Iowa and Missouri,” he says.

Winter weather “We had an open winter in January, with above-normal temperatures, then it turned cold and started snowing,” Wilson says. “We had the eighth coldest February on record, since 1895. The

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What to Eat Now?

In 1980, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) were first released, and then in 1990, Congress passed the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act, which mandated that the Dietary Guidelines be From the published jointly by the U.S. DepartPublisher ment of Agriculture (USDA) and Dennis Sun Health and Human Services (HHS) every five years.

It sounds like a great deal for all Americans, but is it? In the past, nutrition has almost taken a back seat to politics, climate change and greenhouse gas emissions. And as you can guess, red meat and animal-based proteins are not popular. We all need to do our part to help the planet, but how much do we sacrifice nutrition?

The Nutrition Coalition is a group of dietary researchers and others who emphasize results from years of scientific evidence about nutrition’s relationship to human health rather than clinging to and preaching again the failed decisions of the past.

At the 2016 National Food Policy Conference, Nutrition Coalition member and author Nina Teicholz was invited to participate in reviewing the DGA – and then dis-invited.

The decisions made by the Nutrition Coalition were contradicted by Teicholz’ best-selling book, “The Big Fat Surprise,” which explained animal products and fat in particular had been demonized by early nutritionists and then the U.S. government without any scientific data.

Guess who was president in 2016? Since that time, the government stayed the course it had laid out, and much of the funding it has passed out for nutritional research has purchased more of the same faulty results – that is, up to the time President Trump got elected and Sonny Purdue was named Secretary of Agriculture.

Under the present guidelines, Americans’ waistlines and related health have appeared to have been the victims.

The ideas that fat and animal protein are bad have now been disproven by large epidemiological studies and real-world experience with varying dietary regimes.

Studies have shown that the public has bought into the guidelines since 1980, despite claims to the contrary. Studies also show that Americans have cut their consumption of saturated fats and increased their consumption of carbohydrates to follow the DGA. Some say there are only three basic food types – fats, carbohydrates and protein. When we were younger we thought beer was a food group, but maturity has told us otherwise. They say when you cut back on one group, you increase on the others, which has happened in the past.

The percent of Americans who are overweight or obese in the U.S. has shot up from 48 percent in 1980 to 74 percent in 2001. It has since leveled off. Now, with the keto and other protein diets, we’re doing better.

As I understand it, vegetarians made up a majority of the DGA boards in both 2015 and 2020. The deck was stacked against animal protein from the start. If people are looking for America to feed the earth’s growing populations in the future, there has to be a place for animal protein.

People in the U.S. are eating more meat than ever and people across the world are wanting to eat more affordable, good animal protein. I think a good, well-rounded diet is best for everyone. The trick is to push yourself away from the table sooner.

GUEST OPINIONS The People of Wyoming Agriculture

By Doug Miyamoto, Wyoming Department of Agriculture Director The agriculture industry in Wyoming plays a significant role in the success of our state. From the obvious economic benefit it brings to maintaining of the open spaces we all enjoy, agriculture is one of the main factors of what makes Wyoming great.

This industry not only provides food and fiber for many and a direct economic impact in our state, it also sustains rural communities and towns, maintains open spaces, provides habitat for wildlife, is important to our history and culture and facilitates energy growth across our state. The benefits of agriculture to Wyoming are substantial and easily seen in our everyday lives.

With that said, the most

important impact is the people and families of this industry.

As Director of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, I get the opportunity to meet and spend time with producers from across the state. The people of Wyoming ag are a hardworking, dedicated, resilient group of business owners and operators who I consider one of the most important resources in our state.

Many of these producers have been on the ranch for generations. Their greatgrandparents homesteaded here, their families were raised here, and they continue that tradition today. For generations, many of these producers have thrived and succeeded through difficult times

with dedication, hard work, business savvy and a focus on their family and the future.

These producers face difficult challenges every day.

Challenges like our everchanging and harsh weather, increased pressure from cumbersome regulations, difficult markets that create thin profit margins, and more make running an agricultural operation in Wyoming a stressful and difficult job. Through all of this, these producers weather the storms, navigate difficult regulatory situations while being great stewards of the land, find ways to diversify their operations to make their businesses succeed, and more while raising the next generation to come and take the business into the future.

As the weather warms

and the industry moves forward in 2019, I’d encourage you to take the time to visit with a farmer and rancher about their operations. Learn more about where your food and fiber comes from and the challenges they face. Make the effort to put a face on this important industry.

As each generation passes, the general population gets further and further away from the farm. This is the time to learn more about where your food comes from, buy from local producers if you can, and build relationships with these incredible people. This is your chance to learn from the source about this industry that plays such an important role in our state and one that we truly cannot live without.

Food Safety: Important to You and to Agriculture By the Wyoming Department of Agriculture When you think of agriculture, the first thing that comes to mind is probably not food safety.

While it may not be the first thing you think of, food safety and outbreaks have major impacts on agricultural products across the world. Each time there is a significant outbreak of foodborne illnesses, it directly impacts the agriculture industry and sometimes takes years for that product to recover. This is one of the many reasons keeping food safe is such an important effort.

There have been several examples of this in the recent past including

major recalls of cantaloupe, romaine lettuce, beef, eggs and more. While food recalls are a critical step in keeping the nation’s food supply safe and reducing illness, these recalls also have widespread impacts on the agriculture industry.

When these types of recalls happen and illness occurs, a situation is created where consumers actively avoid all producers of these products. This can, and does, have significant negative impacts on the ag industry overall. We currently have a safer food supply than any time in history because of the sciencebased regulation of these

products and safe food handling education and outreach.

These major outbreaks are examples from the national level, but any foodborne illness impacts the industry. To help reduce these outbreaks, the Wyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA) Consumer Health Services (CHS) Division plays a part in this regulatory chain to help protect consumers and the industry.

By focusing on hazard analysis and critical control points plans (HACCP) and encouraging safe food handling practices, WDA works hard

to protect all involved in restaurants, meat plants, and more. HACCP is a systematic preventative approach to food safety from biological, chemical and physical hazards in production processes that can cause the finished product to be unsafe and designs measures to reduce these risks to a safe level. This includes focusing on equipment, cleanliness, temperature controls, reducing cross contamination and more.

While we have the safest food supply in history, food can be dangerous if not handled properly, so Please see FOOD on page 6

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NEWS BRIEFS

USDA grants fund urban farms Vertical farms are an innovative new method of growing plants on the walls of existing buildings, and the Wyoming Business Council is now offering grants to communities to buy or build such farms.

Communities can apply to receive as much as $1,450 to purchase a Zip Grow system or build their own system, and they must provide a 25 percent cash match. They also must have participated in placemaking training before they can apply for the grants. Contact Kim Porter at kim.porter@ wyo.gov to sign up for placemaking training or for more information.

The grant money comes from the United States Department of Agriculture and the Wyoming Department of Agriculture. In 2017, the Laramie Main Street Alliance partnered with vertical growing company Bright Agrotech to install several vertical farm systems downtown. The project was the first of its kind in the country.

USDA addresses vND Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is making available an additional $45 million to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and its partners to address the ongoing virulent Newcastle disease (vND) outbreak in southern California. vND has been confirmed in more than 435 backyard flocks since May 2018. It was also confirmed in four commercial flocks in December 2018 and January 2019.

“Virulent Newcastle disease is a serious concern for our nation’s poultry industry, and we need to step up our response in order to keep this disease out of additional commercial flocks,” said Greg Ibach, USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs.

“At this point, the trade impacts of this outbreak are minimal because APHIS has negotiated agreements with many countries to promote the principle of regionalization, or limiting trade restrictions to areas affected by outbreaks rather than entire United States or the entire country. However, if vND were to spread into additional commercial flocks the impacts could increase substantially,” said Ibach.

Wheat markets open in Brazil U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) welcomed the announcement by President Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro that Brazil has agreed to implement a duty-free tariff rate quota (TRQ) for wheat, a longstanding obligation under Brazil’s World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments.

This agreement opens an annual opportunity for U.S. wheat farmers to compete on a level playing field for 750,000 metric tons, about 28 million bushels of wheat under the TRQ. Brazil was the largest wheat importer in Latin America and the fourth largest in the world in marketing year 2017-18.

Most imports originate duty-free from the Mercosur countries of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

USW plans to invest export market development funding in technical support and trade servicing to help demonstrate the quality and value of U.S. wheat for millers and bakers.

The Central Wyoming Tree Care Workshop will be held April 6 in Casper at the Agricultural Resource and Learning Center. Registration is $10 and will begin at 8:30 a.m. with the program 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Lunch is included.

Participants will receive 5.5 hours of continuing education credits from the International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborists.

Mike Garvey, a consulting arborist from Billings, Mont. will present the first program on “Tree Risk Assessment of Hazard Trees.”

Scott Skogerboe, head propagationist from Fort Collins Nursery Wholesale, will present “Trees and Shrubs of the High Plains Arboretum outside of Cheyenne.” Skogerboe will also lead a grafting demonstration to show how to graft tree scion wood onto appropriate rootstock.

University of Wyoming (UW) Extension Horticulture Specialist Karen Panter will discuss “Propagation in a Home or Hobby Greenhouse” and provide tips for the hobby greenhouse.

This event is co-sponsored by the city of Casper, Wyoming State Forestry Division, UW Extension, Natrona County Conservation District and Natrona County Weed and Pest District.

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Scrapie rules updated The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is updating its scrapie regulations and program standards.

APHIS is changing the definition of a scrapie highrisk animal so that it no longer includes most genetically resistant and genetically less susceptible sheep.

Official identification will now be required for goats 18 months of age or older and for all sexually intact goats under 18 months of age moving for purposes other than slaughter or feeding for slaughter, with some exceptions.

Sheep and goats moving in slaughter channels will now be required to have an owner or shipper statement. This statement must include group or lot identification, unless the animals are individually identified with official tags.

States will need to meet scrapie surveillance minimums to maintain their consistent-state status in the eradiation program. If a state does not meet the sampling requirements at the end of Fiscal Year 2019, it must provide APHIS with a plan within one year for coming into compliance and be in compliance within two years of the effective date of the final rule.

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The University of Wyoming (UW) livestock judging team finished in the top four at each of its six contests this spring.

The most recent contests were the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo and Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

This year’s team members include Justin Terry of Grants Pass, Ore., Zackery Schumaker of Sweet Springs, W.Va., Shanan Davey of Bridgeport, Neb., Alexi Goodnow of Craig, Colo., Logan Despain of Laramie, Alexis Wivell of Smock, Pa., Rachel Serrell of Castle Rock, Colo., Shelbie Sperle of Parker, Colo., Tiffaney Connell of Bridgeport, Neb. and Jacob Lacey of Highlands Ranch, Colo. Laurel Rigby of Ronan, Mont. was the assistant coach.

The team placed fourth out of 13 teams and 116 individuals in San Antonio, Texas. They also placed second in hogs, fourth in sheep, fourth in reasons, fifth in cattle and eighth in goats.

In Houston, Texas, the team took third out of 28 universities. As a team, they were first in placings, second in hogs, second in cattle, third in reasons and fifth in sheep and goats. Individually, there were 224 contestants.

Davey placed second overall, first in swine, third in placings, fourth in cattle and seventh in reasons.

“UW is quickly becoming one of the premier programs across the country for students who want to competitively livestock judge,” Coach Caleb Boardman said.

Casper hosts tree event

Low-income Nebraskans recovering from recent flooding could be eligible for food benefits through the Disaster SNAP (D-SNAP) program Households that may not normally be eligible under regular SNAP rules may qualify for D-SNAP, if they meet the disaster income limits and have qualifying disaster-related expenses.

D-SNAP eligible households in the affected areas will receive one month of benefits, equivalent to the maximum amount of benefits normally issued to a SNAP household of their size, to meet their food needs. To be eligible for D-SNAP, a household must live in an identified disaster area, have been affected by the disaster and meet certain D-SNAP eligibility criteria.

Nebraska will share information about D-SNAP operating dates and locations through the local media.

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Hunting opportunity available

Emergency grazing to begin

Weather alerts to be tested

Lincoln, Neb. – USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Nancy Johner announced emergency grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres is authorized for all Nebraska counties, due to the impacts of recent adverse weather.

Johner also announced 45 Nebraska counties have been approved to begin accepting applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) to address damages from recent flooding.

The emergency grazing authorization is effective immediately and ends April 30, 2019. The authorization was granted to address the impacts of the recent extreme weather, including flooding, snowmelt and mud.

CRP contract holders who are interested in using this emergency grazing authorization must contact their FSA county office to complete required paperwork before allowing grazing to begin.

To ensure statewide emergency communications and alerting capabilities are functioning properly, the National Weather Service (NWS) will issue a special routine weekly test of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio broadcast system for tornado drill day for central and western Wyoming on April 3 around 1 p.m.

Broadcasters and public safety alerting points across central and western Wyoming will be participating in the test. Schools, health care and continuing care facilities and other large venues are encouraged to use the drill to test internal emergency procedures.

WBC donates food to schools Cheyenne – The Wyoming Beef Council (WBC) joined hands and efforts with First Lady Jennie Gordon on March 22 in her fight against childhood hunger. WBC donated 1,000 packages of beef sticks and summer sausage to the Friday Food Bag Foundation for school children to have during the upcoming spring break.

WBC Executive Director Ann Wittmann, joined First Lady Jennie Gordon, Gov. Mark Gordon and other volunteers in filling more than 900 bags of food for students who qualify for free and reduced-price lunch in Laramie County School District.

WGFD taking public comments Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) is holding public meetings and has opened a comment period to gather input on proposed big game, wild turkey, upland game bird, small game, wild bison, migratory game bird and light goose conservation order hunting seasons and the general hunting regulation.

Written comments will be accepted through 5 p.m. on April 1, at public meetings, by mail to Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Regulations, 3030 Energy Lane, Casper, WY 82604 or online at wgfd.wyo.gov.

Copies of the proposed regulations are available on the department website and at the address above.

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8080F • REG# 3924849 DECLARATION X IMPECCABLE X DENIRO 221HB, 53GM, 19CED, -2.8BW, 69WW, 118YW, 26MK, -3ME, 13HPG, 11CEM, 17STAY, 0.44MB, 0.18RE

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD), Wyoming Outdoorsmen and a private landowner are partnering for a second year to offer first-time hunters a mentored hunting opportunity this fall. WGFD is currently accepting applications WGFD is looking for kids ages 12-17 and adult women in the Big Horn Basin who are interested in learning how to hunt.

Selected applicants will be paired with a mentor who will guide them through all aspects of a hunt this fall for a doe whitetailed deer. Prior to the hunt, participants will spend a day at the range shooting their rifle and practicing with a simulated hunt. The hunt will occur in September on a private ranch west of Meeteetse. A parent or a designated chaperone must accompany kids under 18 participating in the program at all events.

No previous hunting experience is necessary. In fact, WGFD are looking for first-time hunters. All equipment including a firearm, ammunition and hunter orange can be provided.

Applications are due by April 12. Spots are limited apply today.

For more information, call Tara Hodges at the Cody WGFD Office 307-527-7125.

River levels to increase Casper − The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) cautions Wyomingites to be aware of sizeable increases in water flows in the North Platte River for 10 days beginning March 29 as part of a flushing flow project.

WGFD has requested the flushing flow to maintain fish spawning habitats and to increase production of invertebrates that fish depend on for food. The Bureau of Reclamation will begin releasing additional water from Gray Reef Reservoir in the early morning hours beginning March 29.

Flows will increase from approximately 500 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 4,000 cfs and will then gradually decrease back to 500 cfs each day, with the maximum flow occurring between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m. Flows from Gray Reef Dam will return to 500 cfs at 10 a.m. each day. The schedule will be repeated through April 7.

The flows below Gray Reef Dam will then be stabilized at approximately 500 cfs following completion of the ten-day cycle. This schedule may be modified due to river ice.

EQIP deadlines extended One of the more significant losses experienced by landowners has been livestock death, particularly as a result of recent natural disasters. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has assistance available to help landowners cope with the aftermath of livestock death.

Through NRCS’ Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) farmers and ranchers can apply for assistance to properly dispose of dead livestock. Applications are being accepted now through April 5. The second cut-off date is May 1. Additional application cutoff dates may be announced if there is demand and available funding.

Producers who have not already disposed of livestock can apply for EQIP now. Producers can then get a waiver to allow them to begin working to dispose of deceased livestock before having an approved EQIP contract.

DEFENDER X REDEMPTION X WARRIOR 210HB, 54GM, 15CED, -2.6BW, 71WW, 116YW, 14MK, -7ME, 13HPG, 7CEM, 16STAY, 0.96MB, 0.04RE

One of the Best Prospects to Sell All Spring!

Incredible Caving Ease bull with Growth!

8108F • REG# 3924905 DEFENDER X INDEPENDENCE X EXT 8628 192HB, 53GM, 14CED, -2.8BW, 63WW, 104YW, 19MK, -3ME, 15HPG, 6CEM, 16STAY, 1.10MB, 0.13RE Solid Defender with Lots of Class!

8152F • REG# 3924991 DEFENDER X EXT 7455 X NORSKI 207HB, 51GM, 19CED, -4.1BW, 62WW, 102YW, 18MK, -3ME, 15HPG, 9CEM, 16STAY, 0.65MB, 0.08RE Big Time Calving Ease Sire!

8028F • REG# 3924745 GOLD MINE X REDEMPTION X FAT TONY 197HB, 51GM, 9CED, -0.9BW, 75WW, 124YW, 17MK, -7ME, 14HPG, 6CEM, 18STAY, 0.48MB, 0.18RE The Best Goldmine Son to Date!

8181F • REG# 3925045 COMMANDER X TITONKA X CONQUEST 214HB, 52GM, 17CED, -4.4BW, 68WW, 106YW, 20MK, 0ME, 11HPG, 10CEM, 17STAY, 0.54MB, 0.05RE Over $19,000 $Profit in this Stud!

8129F • REG# 3924945 PLATINUM X ROCKET X P707 237HB, 55GM, 16CED, -1.1BW, 69WW, 117YW, 17MK, -3ME, 15HPG, 8CEM, 19STAY, 0.91MB, 0.05RE The Bull to Check out in this year's Lineup!

8027F • REG# 3924743 PLATINUM X OVERTAKE X EPIC R397K 205HB, 56GM, 12CED, -1.2BW, 76WW, 131YW, 17MK, -3ME, 15HPG, 5CEM, 16STAY, 0.55MB, 0.44RE The All Around Bull that Checks off all the Boxes!

www.ludvigsonstockfarms.com Ryan Ludvigson (515)450-3124 rl_ludvigson@hotmail.com

Park Ludvigson (712)229-3431 parkludvigson@hotmail.com

Kellen Ludvigson (515)314-2883 kellen@orionbeefgroup.com

Brian Brigham (970)481-5192 brian@orionbeefgroup.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Heath Hornecker at 307-268-2525, or hhornecker@caspercollege.edu Jeremy Burket at 307-268-2417, or jburkett@caspercollege.edu

Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 30 No. 48 • March 30, 2019

EXTENSION EDUCATION

By Dallas Mount, UW Extension Educator

Special Arrangements Usually Stink I’ve had the opportunity to work with many ranching families this winter around succession issues. Usually these conversations revolve around ranch business decision making, control, financial risk and asset succession.

However, one thing that has stuck out recently is the number of “special arrangements” that seem to be wrapped up in working with family. These “special arrangements” are often the root cause of turmoil in families and deserve discussion.

Some examples follow.

The ranch pays marginal wage but covers an unusual amount of living expenses, which might include vehicles, food, fuel, homes, toys, etc. In that case, the employee

or family member gets to run a specific number of animals for “free.”

• Taking sales of livestock as pay instead of paycheck.

• Use of farm/ranch equipment for personal business.

I certainly understand why these agreements come about. The business wants to entice Junior home but can’t afford to compensate them as they would a “normal” employee. Tax advantages to not paying wages and cash flow advantages are also considerations.

Here is where the problem lies.

When compensation comes in the form of many of these benefits, business decision making can get screwed

up and, perhaps most importantly, spouses, siblings and others in the business develop resentment over the arrangement and misunderstandings arise.

Let’s pick some of these examples apart.

Providing food, fuel, homes, toys There are a number of potential problems when the ranch provides food, fuel, a home and toys.

Related to food, one family’s grocery preferences are different from the others.

As one family says, “I don’t know why they need all these pre-fab meals,” resentment builds.

For fuel, if the spouse gets job in town farther away and fills vehicle up every third day, and then takes off to kids’ sporting events and more, you know the rest.

With homes provided by the ranch, family members or employees may want to do improvements, but if they need to ask “Mother, may I?” for each repair, tension can result.

Families also want to help with toys, like the kids’ rodeo or the ranch bill for horses,

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tack, fuel, trailers, etc., but in one year, that can equal almost another full salary.

I’m sure you could continue to come up with many more potential problems than the few I listed.

Changing situations Each one of these arrangements was likely entered into with the best of intentions in mind.

However, over time, situations change, and one party begins to develop distrust and resentment. What should be a minor thing turns into a big issue that can threaten relationships.

In my opinion, the best solution to these is to pay people what it would cost to hire someone not related to you for the position the person is filling. Put as much responsibility for budgeting and decision making in the hands of the person the decision effects.

Structure benefits as nearmarket value transactions with periodic review.

For example, you may say, “Junior, I’d love for you to come back to the ranch.

The position that is available is a foreman job that we hope will work into a senior lead-

ership role in the next 10 to 15 years. The pay is $50,000 per year. We will structure the house on a contract for deed at a specific amount each year, so after being here 15 years, you will own your home. You’ll be expected to pay all your living expenses on your own, and we will review this agreement every three years.”

Running animals The potential problem with running livestock at no charge are numerous.

Maybe person wants to split off their animals to manage them as a separate herd.

There may be branding and tagging issues, record keeping issues or the challenge of whose calf died or how much time is devoted to own animals versus ranch animals.

However, the bigger deal is that decision-making becomes constrained.

What if you run the economics on the cowherd and the answer is disappointing? Would you be willing to make the difficult changes necessary if part of your compensation is on the line? How is a person to learn the true cost of running a cow and the

economic decision-making skills if they are given rosecolored deals for their own experiences?

A better option might be pay people fairly and offer a way they can invest in an undivided interest in the cow herd, or perhaps the ranch wants to lease a pasture to the individual at near-market value?

Unending concerns I’ll leave the last two for you to paint your own story around.

The key point is that even when dealing with family, perhaps especially when dealing with family, business agreements should allow as much autonomy as possible, be close to market value, encourage proper business management, be written down and undergo periodic review.

Don’t let saving a few bucks in taxes or complacency create toxic relationships with those that you care most about. Let’s build ranch businesses that are profitable enough they can attract and retain quality people whether those people are related to us or not.

Scientifically assessing temperament helps ranchers make culling decisions The importance of temperament in cattle varies from ranch to ranch, but regardless of whether it is a selection factor, Cliff Lamb from Texas A&M University’s Animal Science Department asserts every ranchers has experience with at least one cow that is “a little bit crazy and has a temperament problem.”

Because of the impacts temperament has on reproduction, including their ability to get pregnant and maintain a pregnancy, researcherhave begun to look at scoring temperament in a consistent manner.

“A number of researchers have tried to look at temperament more scientifically,” says Lamb.

Chute score The result of research efforts is a chute score, which assesses cattle restrained in a chute on a scale of one to five. Animals scoring a one are calm with no movement, where a score of five indicates an animal that violently struggles or tries to jump out

of the chute.

“We can measure temperament using chute score or in terms of exit velocity, which is how fast the animals run out of a chute,” Lamb explains. “There are a couple of methods to do this.”

An electronic system can be used to time the animal and determine how long it takes them to reach a certain point after exiting the chute.

“We can also use a visual assessment and look at whether they walk away from the chute, trot away from the chute or run away to get away from us,” Lamb says. “There are a couple of ways we can do this.”

“In terms of temperament, usually we combine our chute score and exit velocity to come up with a temperament score,” he continues.

“Those two values are somewhat correlated. Slower exit velocities and small chute scores have a lower overall temperament score.”

Classification Lamb suggests classi-

fying animals as either adequate or excitable.

“As beef cattle producers, we need to maintain some excitable temperament,” he says. “We need our cows to have some mothering ability and to chase away predators.”

“In cow/calf systems, there are a lot of challenges the cattle encounter, so there has to be some temperament,” Lamb continues. “If we look at the dairy industry, we’ve taken out a lot of the temperament, and dairy cows have much less mothering ability.”

More excitable temperament is also necessary in feedlots to ensure cattle are competing for bunk space and other feedlot challenges.

Temperament factors Other factors associated with temperament include sex, age, breed and the production system type.

“Female cattle tend to be more temperamental, and young animals are a little bit more excitable,” Lamb says.

The Economics of Conservation Planning Workshop with Hal Gordon, NRCS

Water developments, fencing, grazing rotation... evaluating alternatives and cost/benefit analysis for producers When: 4/9/19, 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Where: Sublette County Library, Pinedale, WY Who: Ranch owners or managers interested in learning more about matching conservation management tools with unique ranch needs, for economic benefit Cost: Free, but registration is required

Call 307-367-4380 or e-mail sublette@uwyo.edu to register.

RANGE TEAM

Breed type has the most influence on temperament, and Lamb says Bos indicus cattle tend to be more temperamental than Bos taurus breeds.

Additionally, he notes,

“Those animals that are not used to people – meaning range animals – tend to be more temperamental.”

Lamb spoke during 2018’s Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cat-

tle Symposium, held in New Mexico.

Saige Albert is managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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SALE REPORTS Vermilion Ranch Spring Performance Sale Reported By: Curt Cox, WLR Field Editor March 21-22, 2019 Billings, Mont.

Auctioneers: Roger Jacobs, Joe Goggins, Ty Thompson, Bill Cook and Greg Goggins

444 Registered Yearling Angus Bulls Avg. $6,670 5,154 Commercial Yearling Heifers Avg. $1,186 Top Sellers Lot 85 – Vermilion Sensation F177 – Price: $22,500 DOB: 2/28/18 Sire: S A V Sensation 5615 Dam’s Sire: Connealy Right Answer 746 EPDs: BW: +1.3, WW: +65, YW: +110 and Milk: +25 Buyer: Rocking S Ranch, Meeker, Colo.

Lot 11 – Vermilion Spur F123 – Price: $22,000 DOB: 2/10/18 Sire: Connealy Spur Dam’s Sire: S A V Privilege 3030 EPDs: BW: +3.6, WW: +81, YW: +131 and Milk: +22 Buyer: Flag Ranch, Scottsbluff, Neb. Lot 4 – Vermilion Reride F114 – Price: $20,000 DOB: 2/14/18 Sire: Vermilion Re-Ride Dam’s Sire: S A V Privilege 3030 EPDs: BW: +2.8, WW: +86, YW: +137 and Milk: +26 Buyer: KG Ranch, Three Forks, Mont.

Lot 53 – Vermilion Privilege F148 – Price: $20,000 DOB: 2/14/18 Sire: S A V Privilege 3030 Dam’s Sire: Sitz JLS Game Day 9630 EPDs: BW: +1.6, WW: +79, YW: +135 and Milk: +26 Buyer: Waibel Ranches, Powell Butte, Ore. Lot 52 – Vermilion Privilege F151 – Price: $19,000 DOB: 2/11/18 Sire: S A V Privilege 3030 Dam’s Sire: Sitz JLS Game Day 9630 EPDs: BW: +0.7, WW: +75, YW: +119 and Milk: +23 Buyer: Tommy Dinwiddie, Captain, N.M.

Sinclair Cattle Co. Annual Bull Sale

Lisco and M Diamond Angus 27th Annual Bull Sale

Reported By: Curt Cox, WLR Field Editor March 23, 2019 Buffalo Livestock Auction, Buffalo

Reported By: Curt Cox, WLR Field Editor March 21, 2019 Central Wyoming Fairgrounds, Casper

Auctioneer: Roger Jacobs

Auctioneer: Lex Madden

88 Yearling Angus Bulls Avg. $3,466 12 Registered Yearling Angus Heifers Avg. $2,586

Sale Manger: Marcy Livestock Services 75 Yearling Angus Bulls Avg. $5,000 9 Two-Year-Old Angus Bulls Avg. $5,167 29 Commercial Angus Pairs Avg. $1,784 10 Commercial Bred Heifers Avg. $1,450 30 Commercial Yearling Angus Heifers Avg. $1,000

Top Sellers Bulls Lot 1 – Sinclair Sam 8XX11 – Price: $12,500 DOB: 2/13/18 Sire: Sinclair Emulation XXP Dam’s Sire: Emulation N Bar 5522 EPDs: BW: +0.5, WW: +37, YW: +66 and Milk: +17 Buyer: Risse Half Box V Ranch, Martin, S.D. Lot 94 – Sinclair Express 8V18 – Price: $7,500 DOB: 2/19/18 Sire: N Bar Emulation Ext A1747 Dam’s Sire: N Bar Emulation EXT EPDs: BW: -0.3, WW: +42, YW: +67 and Milk: +22 Buyer: Loyning Ranch, Frannie Lot 4 – Sinclair Rollin Coal 8K17 – Price: $6,000 DOB: 1/29/18 Sire: Sinclair Broker 3RC33 Dam’s Sire: Sinclair Executive 9XV2 EPDs: BW: -2.2 WW: +39, YW: +64 and Milk: +23 Buyer: Joaquin Valdez, Lajara, Colo.

Lot 2 – Sinclair Exquisite 8X1 – Price: $5,750 DOB: 2/13/18 Sire: Sinclair Emulation EXT Dam’s Sire: N Bar Prime Time D806 EPDs: BW: +0.2 WW: +35, YW: +62 and Milk: +25 Buyer: Miller Owl Creek Ranch, Lodge Grass, Mont.

Lot 12 – Sinclair X-Plus 8XX4 – Price: $5,750 DOB: 1/19/18 Sire: Sinclair Emulation XXP Dam’s Sire: R R Rito 707 EPDs: BW: +1.4, WW: +50, YW: +84 and Milk: +14 Buyer: Chris Smith, Blain, Penn.

Heifer Lot 128 – Sinclair Lady 8V16 2X4 – Price: $4,250 DOB: 2/17/18 Sire: N Bar Emulation Ext A1747 Dam’s Sire: N Bar Emulation EXT EPDs: BW: +1.7 WW: +44, YW: +74 and Milk: +22 Buyer: Allen Creek Farm, Westport, Mass.

Torrington Livestock Markets PO Box 1097 • Torrington, WY 82240 307.532.3333 Fax: 307.532.2040

Carter Cattle Co. 20th Annual Production Sale

Lex Madden: 307-532-1580 Michael Schmitt: 307-532-1776 Chuck Petersen 307-575-4015

www.torringtonlivestock.com

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019 - YEARLING & CALF SPECIAL

FEEDERS Falls Ranch 222 Fancy, Reputation Blk very few Bwf Hfrs, 750-875#, Replacement Quality, Weaned a long time, Weaned on a Light Grower Ration, 4 Rounds of Modified Live Shots, Bangs Vac., Poured, Green, Strictly Vermilion Angus Genetics, Home Raised Kizzier/VanAnne 114 Blk Hfrs, 700#, Weaned a long time, Running Out, Been on a Light Grower Ration, Complete Vac. Program, Bangs Vac. Irwin Livestock 50 Mx Hfrs, 650#, Complete Vac. Program, Been a Grower Ration CALVES Cody Humphrey 400 95% Blk Hfrs & Strs, 400-575#, Weaned on Nov. 1, Running out on grass w/Supplements, 2 Rounds of Shots, Wintered for grass, High Elev Jack Creek Livestock 380 Blk/Bwf Hfrs, 600#, Vac Program Pryor Livestock 215 Blk/Bwf Hfrs, 500-675#, Weaned a long time, Hay Fed, 3 Rounds of Shots: Vision 7 w/Somnus, Bovi-Shield Gold Bob Swift 170 Blk/Bwf/Herf Hfrs, 575-600#, Vac Program Red Fork Red Angus/Ken & Cheri Graves 147 Red Angus few Blk (14 hd) Strs 400-625#, Weaned a long time, Bunk Broke, Ground Alfalfa & Grass Hay, Shots @ Birth, Branding & Weaning Shots, No Implants, High Elevation, Home Raised, Tagged with the “Yellow” Red Angus FCCP Tags, Mostly April/May Calves Mike & Chris Tobin 90 Blk/Rd Strs, 450-550#, Weaned on Sept. 20, Running Out, Hay Fed, Cake Broke, On Lick Tubs, Branding, Pre-cond & Booster Shots, Green Bar RZ Ranch Co. 90 Red Angus/Red Angus-x Hfrs, 425-500#, Weaned a 100 days, Running out, Hay Fed, Shots @ Birth, Branding & Weaning Shots, Green Boettcher Ranch 80 Red Angus few Blk Angus Strs & Hfrs, 400-500#, Branding & Pre-cond. Shots Don Grenemyer 70 Blk Lim-Flex Strs & Hfrs, 625#, Weaned a long time, Hay/Silage Fed, Home Raised, Bunk Broke Greg & Janett Starck 70 Blk/Bwf few Rwf/Rd, few Herefords Hfrs, 600-700#, Weaned 150 days, Hay Fed, Silage, Little Corn, Branding & Weaning Shots Falls Ranch 20 Mx Strs & Bull Calves, 550-750#, Weaned a long time, Been on a Light Grower Ration, 4 Rounds of Shots, Home Raised Toccoa Canyon Ranch 7 Blk /Bwf Strs, 500#, Weaned 90 days, Bunk Broke, Sugar Beet Pulp & Brewers Grain, Alfalfa Hay, Branding & Pre-cond. Shots

FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2019 - ALL CLASSES SALE RESULTS - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 - 2573 HD

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22 Blk Strs 70 Blk Strs 85 Blk Strs 32 Blk Strs 19 Blk Strs 61 Blk Strs 82 Blk Hfrs 66 Blk Hfrs 16 Blk Hfrs 76 Herf Hfrs 19 Herf Hfrs 136 Blk Str Cf 73 Blk Str Cf 21 Blk Str Cf 16 Blk Str Cf 19 Blk Str Cf 37 Blk Str Cf 3 Blk Str Cf 8 Blk Hfr Cf 17 Blk Hfr Cf 9 Blk Hfr Cf 75 Blk Hfr Cf 11 Mxd Hfr Cf

680 722 742 805 850 978 684 700 814 681 774 649 617 601 584 513 468 373 385 438 621 596 444

166.50C 159.50C 157.25C 142.00C 136.00C 130.00C 142.25C 136.00C 128.00C 144.50C 129.00C 179.50C 180.50C 182.00C 189.00C 199.00C 215.00C 227.50C 176.00C 174.00C 157.00C 154.25C 164.00C

FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY

Lot 1903 - 500 Blk/Bwf Bred Cows; 3, 4 & 5 year olds; Bred to 90% Black Angus & 10% Charolais Bulls; CF: February 1st for 90 days; Safeguard & Poured in the Fall; Take all or gate cut; Located in Central Wyoming Call Lex at 307-532-1580 for more information on Private Treaty TORRINGTON LIVESTOCK AREA REPS

Cody Thompson - Lusk, WY 307-334-3388 or 307-340-0150 Ty Thompson – Lusk, WY 307-340-0770 Zach Johnson Lingle, WY –307-575-2171 Jeff Ward – Laramie, WY 307-399-9863 Tam Staman – Crawford, NE 308-631-8513 or 308-665-1332 Lander Nicodemus – Cheyenne, WY 307-421-8141 Danny Nicodemus – Cheyenne, WY 307-632-4325 Chris Williams - Greybull, WY 307-272-4567 Artie Johnson - Lusk, WY 307-216-0117

SALE RESULTS - FRIDAY, MARCH 22 - 713 HD

B & D Cattle Co B & D Cattle Co Larry Jacobsen Bob Post Larry Jacobsen Pennington & Hall Larry Jacobsen Bob Post Stan Swanson Stan Swanson Stan Swanson James & Sharon Brow Bob Post Rear of the Steer Bob Post

2 Black Bred Cow-3yr/April 1 Black Bred Cow-SM/April 23 Black Bred Cow-3-5yr/March-April 32 Black Bred Cow-SM/March-April 9 Black Bred Cow-SM/March-April 1 Black Bred Cow-SM/April 12 Black Bred Cow-SS/March-April 23 Black Bred Cow-SS/March-April 2 Black Bred Cow-SM/April 3 Black Bred Cow-SS/April-May 11 Black/Red Bred Cow-ST/April-May 4 Black Bred Heifer-May 1 Black Pairs-SM 4 Black Pairs-Hfr 4 Black Pairs-SS

1310 1315 1339 1330 1490 1200 1382 1311 1425 1260 1220 1046 1380 903 1318

1610.00H 1610.00H 1600.00H 1560.00H 1485.00H 1350.00H 1275.00H 1250.00H 1225.00H 1050.00H 960.00H 1250.00H 1525.00H 1500.00H 1235.00H

2019 CCV SALE SCHEDULE

High Plains Showcase - Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019 Goshen County Rendezvous Center - Torrington, Wyoming Deadline: Friday, June 14th Oregon Trail Classic - Tues, Aug 6th & Wed, Aug 7th, 2019 Gering Civic Center - Gering, Nebraska Deadline: Friday, July 19th Sandhills Roundup - Thursday, September 5th, 2019 Goshen County Rendezvous Center - Torrington, Wyoming Deadline: Friday, August 16th www.cattlecountryvideo.com

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Top Sellers Lot 59 – M Diamond Cap 316 128 – Price: $12,500 DOB: 2/19/18 Sire: LD Capitalist 316 Dam’s Sire: S Steamboat 3110 EPDs: BW: +0.7, WW: +64, YW: +105 and Milk: +31 Buyer: Netz Ranch, Douglas Lot 10 – M Diamond Cornerstone 288 – Price: $10,000 DOB: 2/26/18 Sire: S Cornerstone 607 Dam’s Sire: S Steamboat 3110 EPDs: BW: +3.2, WW: +64, YW: +106 and Milk: +28 Buyer: Bridle Bit Ranch, Wright Lot 87 – Lisco Capitalist 718 – Price: $10,000 DOB: 2/18/17 Sire: Connealy Capitalist 028 Dam’s Sire: Lisco Nebraska 839 EPDs: BW: +0.5, WW: +57, YW: +91 and Milk: +21 Buyer: Scott Ranches, Douglas Lot 45 – M Diamond N Plus 918 – Price: $9,000 DOB: 3/19/18 Sire: Marcys Scale Crusher N Plus Dam’s Sire: S Chisum 6175 EPDs: BW: -1.5, WW: +55, YW: +94 and Milk: +19 Buyer: Salt Creek Ranch, Edgerton Lot 11 – M Diamond Cornerstone 428 – Price: $8,500 DOB: 3/1/18 Sire: S Cornerstone 607 Dam’s Sire: S A V Final Answer 0035 EPDs: BW: +2.5, WW: +70, YW: +115 and Milk: +26 Buyer: Bridle Bit Ranch, Wright

Reported By: Curt Cox, WLR Field Editor March 21, 2019 Carter Cattle Company Sale Barn, Pingree, Idaho Auctioneer: Roger Jacobs 54 Fall Angus Bulls Avg. $4,148 128 Yearling Angus Bulls Avg. $3,447 65 Open Commercial Heifers Avg. $1,136 Top Sellers Lot 61 – Carter Payweight 46F – Price: $14,500 DOB: 1/17/18 Sire: Basin Payweight 1682 Dam’s Sire: Sitz Top Game 561X EPDs: BW: -0.1, WW: +69, YW: +131 and Milk: +45 Buyer: Leadore Angus, Leadore, Idaho Lot 7 – Carter Foundation 702 – Price: $7,500 DOB: 8/22/17 Sire: Sitz Foundation 9224 Dam’s Sire: Basin Payweight 1682 EPDs: BW: +0.2, WW: +68, YW: +130 and Milk: +34 Buyers: Fast Angus Ranch, New Salem, North Dakota and Strommen Cattle Company, New Salem, N.D. Lot 13 – Carter Wind Star 710 – Price: $7,500 DOB: 8/28/17 Sire: Carter Wind Star 218 Dam’s Sire: Basin Payweight 1682 EPDs: BW: +0.7, WW: +58, YW: +108 and Milk: +25 Buyer: Larry Fitch, Arbon, Idaho Lot 59 – Carter Insight 31F – Price: $7,250 DOB: 1/15/18 Sire: PVF Insight 0129 Dam’s Sire: Sitz Lightning 659Z EPDs: BW: +2.8, WW: +71, YW: +129 and Milk: +29 Buyer: Lee Munns, Rexburg, Idaho

FOOD continued from page 2 WDA focuses on educating restaurants, processors, consumers and more.

As a consumer, it’s important to follow recalls as they happen and always practice safe food handling practices in your home. The recall system is not perfect, so making sure you are careful with how you handle and prepare what you consume is key to safety. This includes things like making sure you wash your hands and

have clean surfaces to work on, cleaning your produce, avoiding cross contamination of ingredients, cooking products to proper temperatures, keeping food at proper temperatures and refrigerating food promptly.

Safe food handling is imperative. It not only protects you and your family, it also helps protect this important industry.

For more information on food safety, visit agriculture.wy.gov/divisions/chs.

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SALE REPORTS Northwest Wyoming Angus Association 41st Annual Sale

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Altenburg 27th Annual Super Baldy Bull Sale

Hancock Livestock Angus Bull Sale

Reported By: Curt Cox, WLR Field Editor March 16, 2019 Centennial Livestock Auction, Fort Collins, Colo.

Reported By: Curt Cox, WLR Field Editor March 12, 2019 Riverton Livestock Auction, Riverton

March 26, 2019 Riverton Livestock Auction, Riverton

Auctioneer: Wayne Kruse

Auctioneer: Warren Thompson

98 Simmental/SimAngus Bulls Avg. $4,205 32 Simmental/SimAngus Open Heifers Avg. $1,348

43 Registered Angus Yearling Bulls Avg. $3,110 4 Registered Angus Two-Year-Old Bulls Avg. $3,125 Top Sellers Lot 4 – BSC Mr Renown 848 – Price $5,000 DOB: 2/10/2018 Sire: SAV Renown 3439 Dam Sire: Sitz Upward 307 R CED +1 EPDs: BW +2.9 WW +58 YW +104 Milk +25 Buyer: Bill and Julie Haun, Worland Lot 30 – Obsidian HD Duty Calls 584 – Price $4750 DOB: 2/9/2018 Sire: RB Tour of Duty 177 Dam Sire: Hoover Dam CED +10 EPDs: BW +0 WW +62 YW +107 Milk +29 Buyer: Lyman Ranch, Ten Sleep Lot 32 – Obsidian Line of Duty 589 – Price $4500 DOB: 2/22/2018 Sire: RB Tour of Duty 177 Dam Sire: Obsidian Mr Bando 165 CED +8 EPDs: BW +.3 WW +65 YW +108 Milk +33 Buyer: Brewster Ranch, Ten Sleep Lot 48 – Blue Stem 119 of WAG – Price $4000 DOB: 2/10/2018 Sire: Buford Bluestem 9974 Dam Sire: B P F Special Focus 504 CED +7 EPDs: BW +1.3 WW +50 YW +86 Milk +21 Buyer: Steven and Janet Johnston, Thermopolis Lot 24 – Hoggs Reserve 8918 – Price $3750 DOB: 2/18/2018 Sire: VAR Reserve 1111 Dam Sire: Connealy Thunder CED +8 EPDs: BW +.7 WW +45 YW +73 Milk +22 Buyer: Kelly Gardner, Shoshoni

Top Sellers Lot 18 – ASR Birthright – Price: $16,000 red Simmental bull Sire: W/C Executive Order Buyer: TNT Simmental, North Dakota and ST Genetics, Texas Lot 26 – ASR American Patriot F843 – Price: $12,500 black Simmental bull Sire: Hooks Black Hawk Buyer: Bonnydale Simmental, Mike and Rob Introvigne, Bridgetown, Western Australia Lot 27 – ASR Black Hawk F816 – Price: $9100 black Simmental bull Sire: Hooks Black Hawk Buyer: Lyman Livestock, Spanish Fork, Utah Lot 39 – ASR Most Wanted E7202 – Price: $7800 red Simmental bull Sire: CDI Perspective Buyer: X 7 Ranch Merino, Colo.

Lot 29 – ASR Black Hawk F8252 – Price: $7500 black Simmental bull Sire: Hooks Black Hawk Buyer: Byrd Family, Douglas

Reported by: Cody Negri, WLR Field Rep March 20, 2019 Gray's Angus Ranch, Harrison, Neb.

50 Two-Year-Old Angus Bulls Avg. $4,325 71 Yearling Angus Bulls Avg. $3,447 Top Sellers Two-Year-Old Angus Bulls Lot 55 – Gray’s Black Granite 9827 – Price: $6,000 DOB: 5/17/17 Sire: Gray’s Black Granite 265 Dams Sire: Gray’s Emblem 419 EPDS: BW: +4.4, WW: +70, YW: +120 and Milk: +22 Buyer: Nicole Pfrang, Goff, Kan. Lot 16 – Gray’s Great Falls 2487 – Price: $6,000 DOB: 2/17/17 Sire: Granger Great Falls 053 Dams Sire: Gray’s Total 1228 EPDS: BW: +1.2, WW: +52, YW: +92 and Milk: +22 Buyer: Dean Cap, Toledo, Iowa Lot 27 – Gray’s Black Granite 4227 – Price: $5,750 DOB: 2/26/17 Sire: Gray’s Black Granite 265 Dams Sire: WK Designers Pride 1612 EPDS: BW: +2.2, WW: +57, YW: +94 and Milk: +23 Buyer: Todd Peterson, Edgemont, S.D. Yearling Bulls Lot 112 – Gray’s Pioneer 3278 – Price: $9,250 DOB: 2/19/18 Sire: Gray’s Pioneer 903 Dams Sire: Baldridge Waylon W34 EPDS: BW: +1.9, WW: +67, YW: +113 and Milk: +21 Buyer: Bryan Palm, Mitchell, Neb. Lot 100 – Gray’s Pioneer 2519 – Price: $6,500 DOB: 2/13/18 Sire: Gray’s Pioneer 903 Dams Sire: Gray’s 044 772 EPDS: BW: + 1.7, WW: +48, YW: + 87 and Milk: +24 Buyer: Bryan Palm, Mitchell, Neb. Lot 77 – Gray’s Aviator 1178 – Price: $5,750 DOB: 1/31/18 Sire: Musgrave Aviator Dams Sire: Gray’s Black Granite 364 EPDS: BW: +1, WW: +64, YW: +111 and Milk: +26 Buyer: George Etchemendy, Douglas

36 Yearling Angus Bulls Avg. $3,853 Top Sellers Lot 6 – H L Fortunate Son 8MS6 307 – Price: $11,000 DOB: 1/22/18 Sire: Mc Cumber Fortunate 307 Dam’s Sire: N Bar Prime Time D806 EPDs: BW: -0.7, WW: +43, YW: +76 and Milk: +22 Buyer: Kash Livestock, Sheridan Lot 5 – HL Fortunate Son 8MS2 307 – Price: $7,500 DOB: 1/4/18 Sire: Mc Cumber Fortunate 307 Dam’s Sire: Rito 707 of Ideal 3407 7075 EPDs: BW: +0.8, WW: +44, YW: +77 and Milk: +21 Buyer: Lazy S Ranch, Farson Lot 7 – HL Locomotive 8CF3 623 – Price: $5,000 DOB: 1/10/18 Sire: Connealy Forward Dam’s Sire: Sinclair Emulation XXP EPDs: BW: +2.1, WW: +58, YW: +116 and Milk: +25 Buyer: Gerald Devries, Thermopolis Lot 9 – HL Freight Train 8CF4 623 – Price: $5,000 DOB: 1/25/18 Sire: Connealy Forward Dam’s Sire: Connealy Capitalist 028 EPDs: BW: +3.3, WW: +60, YW: +113 and Milk: +24 Buyer: Gerald Devries, Thermopolis

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OBITUARIES

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Dr. Melvin M. Fillerup June 19, 1952 – March 10, 2019

Melvin McNiven Fillerup, 66, of Cody, died March 10 in Salt Lake City, Utah due to complications resulting from surgery for a routine operation.

Melvin was born June 19, 1952 in Laramie, while his parents Ruth Mae McNiven and Melvin McDonald Fillerup were attending the University of Wyoming.

Mel grew up in Cody where his father practiced law. His siblings include

Selvoy, James, Sharon, Karen, Pete and MaryBeth. The family fun place up Wapiti provided lots of adventure on Table and Jim Mountains.

Mel graduated from Cody High School in 1972.

He then served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Lima, Peru.

In 1974, he returned to attend Northwest Community College in Powell and was elected student body president.

While at Northwest, he met Judy Anderson of Burlington, and they were married in 1976 in the Salt Lake City Utah Temple. He took his small family on to Washington State University where he received

Bachelor’s of Science degrees in microbiology and public health, summa cum laude. He was then accepted into the College of Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University. He graduated with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1982.

Mel’s first “real” job came in Killdeer, N.D. in a clinic that was mainly cattle and horses. After two years in Killdeer, the family moved back to Cody working with Malcum Blessing and Scott Moore.

That practice split, and Mel built his own clinic, which remains today.

He and his wife, Judy Anderson, had 11 children, including five daughters and six sons.

Mel loved his work in veterinary medicine including the clients and patients he met. It was never hard

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to get him to cook, especially in the mountains at hunt camps, if it meant riding horses and fishing. He got a big kick making cowboy fare for the Prince of Monaco a several years ago.

He hunted with a camera but could be seen more often drawing or watercoloring in his adventure journals. He trained four different teams of oxen and survived.

He was very active in Boy Scouts of America, where he served as a leader locally and at the Central Wyoming Council level for years. His favorite thing to plan and execute were 50-mile canoe trips. He has been awarded the Silver Beaver. He swam four days a week, and he rode his bike to work most of the time.

At the time of his death, Mel had been serving as a Bishop in the Cody Second Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. He loved serving the Lord and did so in his daily actions throughout his life. He always saw the great potential of each of person he met, treating them accordingly.

Mel was preceded in death by his brother Peter (Lisa Otteson) of Heber City, Utah.

Mel is survived by his wife Jane Anderson; siblings Selvoy (Kristen Peterson) of Denver, Colo., James (Diane Kerr) of Chester, Idaho, Sharon of Layton, Utah, Karen (Dan) Flores of Sandy, Utah and MaryBeth (Dane) Robertson of Orem, Utah; daughters Lette (Layne) Stewart of Cody, Gwynne (Ben-

nett) Milloy of Redlands, Calif., Abby (Jake) Watson of Nampa, Idaho, Katrina (Andy) Shivley of Cheyenne and Laura Kaitlyn of Cody; and sons Kruse (Stacy) Aagard of Sahuarita, Ariz., Mel (Nynke) den Hollander of Katy, Texas, Jesse of Cody, Keefe (Annie) Hurst of Laramie, Joseph of Tucson, Ariz. and Isaac of Powell.

His funeral was held at the Cody Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. on March 15. A graveside service was held in the Burlington cemetery, where he was buried near his mother and father in the family plot.

Mel would want us to tell all of you “Thank you,” “Happy un-birthday and many more” and “Keep the faith.”

USDA allowing dairies retroactive coverage The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that dairy producers who elected to participate in the Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy Cattle Program (LGM-Dairy) now have the opportunity to participate in the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPPDairy) for 2018 coverage. Sign-up will take place March 25 through May 10, 2019.

Producers enrolled in 2018 LGMDairy previously were determined by the 2014 Farm Bill to be ineligible for coverage under MPP-Dairy, a safety net program available through USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA).

The MPP-Dairy program offers protection to dairy producers when the difference between the national all-milk price and the national average feed cost falls below a certain dollar amount selected by the producers in dairy operation.

This retroactive sign-up is only for dairy producers with 2018 LGM coverage who produced and commercially marketed milk in 2018 but did not obtain full year MPP-Dairy coverage. FSA will notify eligible producers by postcard and provide a one-time payment for all of the months in 2018 that had margins triggering MPP-Dairy assistance.

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FLOOD continued from page A1 ground was frozen, and the snow got deep and didn’t melt.”

He continues, “Then, we got rain and rapid melt.

It was the perfect line-up of things that could go wrong to create the flood.”

“Many people got hit with the flood right in the middle of calving season, so that was a problem, along with the loss of pasture.

Some of pastures are silted over and buried in debris,” Wilson says. “There have been some huge losses.”

Anecdotal reports Wilson says he has heard reports from near the South Dakota border in Nebraska where a dam that feeds into the Missouri River broke.

“The flood washed out the dam. The rancher had about 250 cows that were soon to calve, and he was going to lead them to higher ground. He went out to their pasture with his tractor and a round bale to lead them to higher ground,” Wilson says.

The cattle were following the rancher, when he looked back to see a wall of water coming at them, right after the dam broke.

“He dropped the bale and got out of there as fast as he could with the tractor. He got away from the water, but it swept away all 250 cows,” Wilson says.

“In the days following, they found dead cattle for miles downstream.”

Continued impacts The flooding isn’t over, with more rain in the forecast, Wilson adds.

“With all the rain in the Dakotas, some of that snow pack will be melting and coming downstream. Many places still had one to two feet of snow in late March.

Whatever doesn’t drain into the Red River will be coming our direction,” he says.

With all the mud and moisture, there is concern for diseases like foot rot, pneumonia, mastitis, etc. Wilson emphasizes the stress these cattle have gone through makes them more vulnerable to many diseases.

Feed impacts Feed supplies have also been damaged.

“Hay was scarce to begin with, just because of the deep snow we had earlier. Fall pastures were snowed under, and ranchers couldn’t run cattle on cornstalks as long as they wanted to,” he explains.

“They had to supplement hay and tried to find hay.

Hay is even more scarce now, with the floodwater damaging a lot of what was left.”

“I recently talked with a guy who runs a dehydrator plant, processing alfalfa hay into pellets, and it is situated right along a creek that goes through our county,” Wilson says. “He had 700 round bales of alfalfa plus a large pile that had already been ground up, and all of that has been ruined by the flood.”

Now, the challenge is disposing of damaged feed products.

Another property on Logan Creek had piles of cornstalks, stored for feed this spring, but all the feed was washed away and is caught in fence lines bordering his fields, Wilson says.

There were many cornstalks floating around in the flood, jamming into and taking out a lot of fences.

Roadways Country roads were also damaged.

“A road near my place now has gullies in it several feet deep. Where the main track was and the ground firmer, we can still see the

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gravel, but on each side of those tracks, the softer ground washed away. It will be a huge expense to the county to repair these roads,” he says.

Fortunately, there were no highways in Wilson, Neb. area that washed out.

However, the rest of the state hasn’t been so lucky.

One of the larger communities south of Lincoln was isolated for almost three days because all the highways leading in were impassible or washed out or a bridge had washed out.

“Finally, the National Guard sent a convoy with big trucks to bring in groceries because the store shelves were bare. About one-quarter of the town itself flooded, with terrible damage to infrastructure,” he says.

Access Farmers and ranchers in many parts of the state were unable to get to some of their animals to feed them.

Some of the available feed is no longer safe for live-

stock to eat.

“Anything that was exposed to floodwater now has to be destroyed, according to our Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality. Ranchers can burn it if it’s on their own ground or a contiguous piece of ground, but they can’t haul it five miles down the road to another piece they own to burn it there,” according to Wilson.

Feedstuffs that can’t be burned may be disposed of via composting, or they must be hauled to landfills.

“This is a huge expense,” says Wilson.

Livestock health Nutritional stress is going to be a big problem for many animals.

“Some cattle in various parts of the state are now isolated because of roads and bridges out, and people can’t get feed to them,” Wilson reported.

“In some places, livestock don’t have access to water now that the snow has melted and the floodwater

“In some places, livestock don’t have access to water now that the snow has melted and the floodwater receded.” – John Wilson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln receded.”

Some water sources may also be contaminated.

Feedlot operations have a problem with lagoons full and overflowing.

Wilson says, “It’s too wet to pump manure and

BLM hosting public meeting Kremmling, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hosting a meeting April 3 in Cheyenne to discuss future management of the North Sand Hills Special Recreation Area in northern Colorado. The meeting will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Laramie County Community College.

The public can stop by any time during the open house to ask questions and provide written comments.

The Recreation Area Management Plan update will guide the specific management of the North Sand Hills Special Recreation Management Area. BLM is closely coordinating with Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado State Land Board, who manage lands interspersed with BLM lands in the North Sand Hills.

BECKTON’S 74th Anniversary BULL and HEIFER SALE Tuesday, April 9, 2019 Selling 300 Red Angus

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PESTS continued from page 1 originates from rats and is passed to amphibians such as frogs and slugs and then onto humans,” said Nakahota.

“Recently, 60 people became ill after consuming a beverage left outside that had a slug crawl into it.”

“The islands have been highlighted as a source of the worms,” Nakahota said.

“Cover crops need to be sprayed as an absolute noamphibian zone.”

Purpose gone wrong We also have to remember not all invasives start as an accident. Some species are brought in for a specific purpose and get out of control.

“After massive pasture die-off, we brought in glycerin to help, and it got completely out of control,” said Nakahota. “What appears to be okay today may not always be

okay tomorrow or in the distant future.”

“The axis deer was brought to the islands as a gift to the King of Hawaii and has wreaked havoc ever since,” explained Nakahota.

“The deer were in very limited numbers at first but became very popular among hunters, and their numbers have exploded.”

She noted the deer compete with native species and livestock and have caused massive damage to watersheds.

“The deer not only physically damaged the watersheds and caused erosion, they also spread disease by defecating in the water,” said Nakahota.

“We have to have boots on the ground and be proactive when it comes to any nonnative species that we intro-

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duce purposely or is brought in accidentally,” said Nakahota.

Collaboration is key In Oregon, the Clackamas River Invasive Species Partnership (CRISP) is using their numerous partnerships with local organizations to fight the ever-growing issue of garlic mustard, said Lindsey Karr, program coordinator.

“CRISP meets twice per year to discuss concerns regarding invasive species within the area,” said Karr.

“Through this collaboration, we are able to discuss successes and failures with control and set priorities for controlling garlic mustard.”

Aside from trading ideas and information, the group is also able to secure more funds to aid in the control of invasive species, according to Karr.

She explained the group took the watershed approach and divided the area into smaller zones and set habitat priorities.

“We want to focus on areas that have good habitat

and human recreation interest,” she noted. “Human activity can be a major source of spreading for species such as garlic mustard.”

“The trickiest part of this area is there are a lot of island,” said Karr. “Ownership is difficult to determine, and management history has been problematic.”

She explained through their partnership they collaborated with local partners to figure out ownership of islands and who and how they had been treated. Local partners in the area donated use of a boat, enabling CRISP to treat invasive on the islands.

Analysis and treatment “When we looked at garlic mustard, we found that 23 percent of the infestations outside our area were within the floodplain, and 87 percent were within the area were in the floodplain,” Karr pointed out.

“What this shows is the advanced survivability of the seeds,” she said. “They do really well with disturbances and can spread around in a

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Karr explained this analysis allowed for their team to create an educated plan to go about controlling the plant.

“We spray in the spring in the fall,” she explained. “In the spring, we do two sprays and try to catch the plants before they seed.”

She continued, “The plant flowers in its first year and in the second year is a rosette. We also utilize pulling, which allows for greater flexibility with the weather and to catch any plants that

missed the initial spray.”

She noted they would also spray in the fall because it is useful for carpets of seedlings or those mixed in with native annual seeds.

“By treating in the fall, we allow native annuals to go to seed so they can regenerate it makes spring treatments lighter, as well,” according to Karr.

Callie Hanson is the assistant editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup.

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Prescribed burns possible Worland – The Bureau of Land Management Wind River/ Bighorn Basin District tentatively plans to conduct four prescribed fire projects within the Lander and Worland field office areas this spring. These projects are contingent upon fuel moisture and weather meeting optimal treatment conditions.

The projects may be conducted in April and May in a number of locations including Hooligan Springs, Medicine Lodge, Noon Point and Philp.

Removing over-story shrubs and trees through the use of prescribed fire opens up areas for grasses and forbs and provides for new growth with more palatable and nutritious forage. Removing understory vegetation through prescribed fire reduces encroaching, competing species and clears the area of heavy fuels, which improves the overall health of the area.

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Vitamin A deficiency can cause health, reproductive issues in calves, cowherd

Weak calves - Ranchers that see weak calf syndrome that isn’t the result of a disease may be experiencing vitamin A deficiencies in their calves. Vitamin A, which is derived from carotene in green and yellow plants, is important in maintenance of epithelial tissue, including in the skin and in the lining of the respiratory, digestive and reproductive tracts. Saige Albert photo

“Green grass can solve a lot of issues with vitamin deficiencies, but when we don’t have access or are in a drought situation, it may need to be supplemented,” said Kansas State Clinical Toxicologist Steve Insley.

Insley noted vitamin A deficiencies can be particularly damaging to cattle and are often magnified in poor forage situations.

Following a rough season surrounding vitamin and mineral deficiency, Insley was invited to speak on the subject for Kanas State University’s “Ag Today with Erik Atkinson” radio program.

Vitamin A “Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin stored in the liver of animals,” Insley explained.

“When we look at a death loss, we want to find the issue as soon as we can,” Insley commented.

“One of the first places we look is the liver because of the stores of vitamins found there.”

According to University of Missouri (UM), vitamin A is only found in animals but is sourced naturally from plants.

“Plants are the natural source of vitamin A activity for animals,” said UM. “Green and yellow plants contain carotene, a pigment which animals convert to vitamin A.” UM also noted young animals will have lower body stores of vitamin A and are fed longer than older animals.

“Vitamin A requirements are greater per unit of body weight,” UM said.

“The stress of hauling, handling, disease and parasites can also increase requirements.”

Vitamin A deficiency “Vitamin A deficiency is driven by high nitrates in the forage,” Insley said.

“High nitrate levels are driven by drought conditions.”

He explained having late-term pregnancy cows on high-nitrate forages can be difficult. These situations lend themselves to vitamin A deficiencies in calves, which can be a cause of weak-calf syndrome.

“If we have a calf that’s carried to term with a normal birth but still doesn’t want to get up and nurse, we usually look to different neonatal diseases as the cause,” said Insley. “Once we rule out these diseases,

we want to start looking into whether a vitamin deficiency as the cause.”

Insley noted some calves might be born completely normal and display no signs of deficiency but can experience complications later in life.

Some common signs of vitamin A deficiency include reduced feed intake and growth, rough hair, night blindness, diarrhea and seizures.

“One of the most notable issues associated with vitamin A deficiencies is night blindness,” Insley said. “Night blindness is most easily determined by putting an obstacle in the path of cattle and watching if they trip over it at twilight.”

Roles of vitamin A “The chief role of vitamin A is the maintenance of epithelial tissue,” according to UM. “This tissue is found in the skin and lining of the respiratory, digestive and reproductive tract.”

Insley also noted the

health of these tissues is vital, especially in cow/ calf herds where reproductive health is a top priority.

“Signs of vitamin A deficiency in breeding herds include lowered fertility and calving percentages,” said Insley. “Cows will abort, drop dead or be very weak and difficult to settle.”

According to UM, vitamin A is essential for proper kidney function and the normal development of bones and nerve tissue.

“Vitamin A also functions in visual purple,” UM pointed out. “This compound in the eye is needed for sight when animals adapt from light to dark.”

Fixing vitamin A issues “We can diagnose deficiencies in both dead and

“One of the most notable issues associated with vitamin A deficiencies is night blindness,” – Steve Insley, Kansas State University live cattle,” says Insley.

“Liver biopsies in live cattle sound a lot more invasive than they really are.”

“Liver biopsies are a non-invasive way to determine the vitamin and mineral status of cattle if we suspect an issue.”

Insley explained if issues arise, the best option for producers is to supplement the vitamin via injection.

“Even though it may

not be ideal to work lateterm cows, injections are the fastest way to deal with vitamin deficiencies,” said Insley.

“We want to deal with these issues sooner rather than later, so they don’t become fatal,” noted Insley.

Callie Hanson is the assistant editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup.

Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

To listen to Kansas State University’s “Ag Today with Erik Atkinson” program, visit agtodayksu.libsyn.com.

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CALVES continued from page 1 ers will purposely breed older cows to have extra calves to match up to able cows that lose a calf.

“Grafting to a new cow allows calves to meet their nutritional needs better than if they were bottle-fed,” Paisley says. “People have yet to be able to replicate cow’s milk.”

He comments having the calf on a cow as opposed to bottle feeding also allows him to eat their normal five to seven times per day.

With bottle-feeding, calves will generally eat less

and wean lighter than if they were on a cow.

Precautions “A lot of times, the kneejerk reaction when we lose a calf is to run to the sale barn to pick up an orphan calf,” Paisley explains.

“I always caution producers against going straight to the sale barn and purchasing a calf for the sake of a cow having a calf to nurse,” Paisley stresses.

Paisley explains calving season and the subsequent breeding season are a very

volatile time for cattle producers.

“When we bring a calf from the outside into the herd, we run the risk of introducing outside diseases into the herd,” Paisley cautions. “Young calves are really susceptible to diseases anyway, and we don’t want to add to it.”

He notes if a rancher feels it absolutely necessary to bring in an outside calf, they should look into the vaccination schedules and health of the herd the calf is coming from. Private treaty sales amongst neighbors or other familiar parties is better than purchasing a random calf

from the sale barn.

“If we can get a calf from within the herd, that is the best-case scenario with grafting,” says Paisley.

“We also need to remember that not every cow is going to be willing to take on a new calf right off the bat,” he says.

“Keep in mind, it’s all about the smell and getting her to start licking the calf.”

Methods “There are a lot of different ways to get a cow to nurse an orphan calf,” Paisley notes.

“The method I use personally is pretty old fashion and, in my opinion, is pretty bulletproof,” Paisley says. “If the cow lost a calf, skinning the dead calf and affixing the hide to the new calf will give the cow a familiar smell, and she will begin licking the new

“Grafting to a new cow allows calves to meet their nutritional needs better than if they were bottlefed.” – Steve Paisley, University of Wyoming calf and allowing it to nurse.”

Paisley says the idea is to get the cow to start licking the new calf and giving him attention as she would her own.

Aside from the labor-intensive process of skinning the dead calf, there are other methods to introduce the orphan calf.

“Some ranchers will put finely ground cornmeal on the calf’s back to attract the cow to start licking it off,” Paisley explains. “There are also commercially available products to assist in the process.”

Commercially available products include O-NoMore™, previously OrphanNo-More™. This product con-

sists of 95 percent animal protein and five percent ammonia. According to their website, the product is designed to mask the smell of the calf and replace it with a highly desirable scent to the cow.

On the same basis of hiding smells, Paisley explains using Mentholatum can also be an effective method.

“Mentholatum has such a strong smell it covers up pretty much all smells,” Paisley comments.

Callie Hanson is the assistant editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup.

Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

Grafting calves - If cows lose their calf, grafting an orphan may be a possible solution that allows the calf to receive better nutrition than bottle feeding and also utilize the milk produced by the cow. Photo by Madeline Robinson, Lucky Lyn Photography

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MARKET continued from page 1 the year.”

“With record domestic protein production by itself, I don’t think producers have any choice but to have a conventional risk management strategy in place,” Close said.

U.S. cattle herd In 2019, only a onehalf percent increase in total beef inventory was seen in the U.S., but Close said he believes the herd is still growing, albeit slowly.

“Our view is, we think we could see beef cow numbers peak out somewhere close to the 32 million level,” he explained.

At the same time, an abundance of winter moisture in 2018-19 means the year will start with “incredibly good sub-soil moisture,” said Close, noting there will be incentive to run as many cows as possible, even adding replacement heifers to the mix.

He summarized, “I think we’re still growing, but at a very modest pace.”

Prices At the beginning of 2019, Close projected a high of $1.25 in steer prices, which he bumped to $1.30 following a string of severe weather events across the country.

“But, with $1.28 to $1.30 market we had last week, and trade on March 27 at $1.26, I think we’re in the process of seeing this market roll over,” he said. “I think it is as good as it’s going to get right now.”

One interesting piece Close sees is markets are performing on par with expected prices, and prices have reflected the market drivers in the industry.

“I think that should give

us a degree of comfort that the price forecast will hold up reasonably well,” Close said.

Looking out As he analyzes the fed cattle market throughout the rest of 2019, Close re-emphasized the market was at its seasonal high in late March.

“The period of time that has given me concern throughout most of the winter is the May to June or May to July window,” Close said.

“I think there are enough cattle that have been on feed this winter and that have been delayed, and as a result of that, from May 1-15, whether they’re ready or not, I think we’ll see the first of the new crop calves come to market at the same time we’ll be struggling to clean up the remainder of the long yearlings.”

He continued, “So, in the May to July period, I’m concerned we’ll be trying to force two sets of cattle through the market at the same time.”

The result will be a hefty initial drop in prices, which may be more severe than Rabo AgriFinance’s predictions. Currently, he projects a seasonal low at $1.05, which he believes is a solid forecast.

“There is a tremendous amount of uncertainty in our seasonal low, however,” he said. “The real impact will come in the second half of the year.”

Feeder cattle For feeder cattle, looking through market noise, weather conditions and seasonality of the market, Close said he is surprised to see such aggressive placements in cattle.

“I think feeder cattle are going to be vulnerable,” he

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continued. “In a recent trip, I also saw a larger number of cattle still out on wheat than I expected to see.”

A number of feedyards are “jammed up,” working to get cattle through while dealing with mud and weather challenges.

Close summarized, “We’re going to have enough cattle going through that we see pressure on feeder cattle. Once we get through the

spring low, I’m looking at a very seasonal trend going into an August high at roughly the $1.50 level.”

He added, “I think it’s time to get some price protection in place, if producers haven’t already.”

Calf market For Close, calf prices provide the biggest area of uncertainty.

“The price rally we have seen in the last two weeks,

along with soil moisture and expectations for the summer grazing season means grass fever has kicked in over the last couple of weeks,” he said.

Before that, however, lightweight cattle trading and hedging offer opportunity for producers, but Close cautioned that producers may be getting overzealous for demand for calf prices.

“With so much uncer-

tainty, I’m going to take a rain check on a price forecast for calves right now, because there are just too many unknowns in the market today,” Close said.

The 2019 Beef Market Outlook was sponsored by BEEF Magazine.

Saige Albert is managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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“In the last week and a half, we started to see some inversion,” he said.

When comparing three-month bonds against 10-month bonds in the financial markets, inversion trends can be seen, but Close noted it’s important to have a benchmark.

He also added, “Looking at number from the St. Louis Fed, the two-year to 10-year bond market has not inverted yet, but we’re right there.”

With global economic softness, weather disruptions and softened housing markets in Australia, as well as the slowing of both European and Chinese economies, Close said, “Not only do I see reasons for concern in the U.S. economy, but I think we’re seeing enough softness in the global economy that will bleed over to the U.S. sometime before the U.S. is out.”

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CALENDAR

Submit your events to: Editor, Wyoming Livestock Roundup, P.O. Box 850, Casper, WY, 82602, or e-mail to roundup@wylr.net.

April 3 April 3-4 April 3-4 April 9 April 11 April 11 April 12 May 17-19

EVENTS

Soil Seminar, Albin, Albin Community Center, 10 a.m. RSVP for lunch or find more details by calling Caleb Carter at 307-532-2436.

State Loan and Investment Board and State Board of Land Commissioners Meetings. Contact Jessica at jessica.murkin@wyo.gov for more information.

Western Governors’ Association Working Lands Roundtable, Denver, Colo. For more information, visit westgov.org or e-mail zbodhane@westgov. org.

The Economics of Conservation Planning Workshop, Pinedale, Sublette County Library. For more information call 307-367-4380 or email Sublette@ uwyo.edu.

Focus HEMP, Casper. More information coming.

What Are Your Minerals Worth?, Cheyenne, Archer Complex Community Center, 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Reba at 307-701-1073 or Craig at 970-580-0335.

Wyoming Beef Symposium, Newcastle, Weston County Event Center, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information or to RSVP by April 5, call 307-746-3264.

Rocky Mountain Leather Trade Show, Sheridan. Visit LeatherCraftersJournal.com for more information.

SALES March 31 April 2 April 4 April 4 April 4-5 April 5 April 5 April 5 April 6 April 6 April 6 April 6 April 8

Final Drive Focused Custis Show Pigs 14th Annual Sale, Carbon County Fairgrounds, Rawlins, 307-760-0327 Webo Angus Annual Turning Grass into Greenbacks Bull Sale, at the ranch, Lusk, 307-334-3006, 307-216-0090, weboangus.com Bar 69 Angus 31st Annual Production Sale, Belle Fourche Livestock, Belle Fourche, S.D., 605-892-2875, bar69angus.com Arntzen Angus Ranch 43rd Annual Production Sale, at the ranch, Hilger, Mont., 406-462-5557, 406-462-5553, arntzenangus.com Midland Bull Test, Columbus, Mont., 406-322-5597, midlandbulltest.com Utah Angus Association All Breeds Bull and Female Sale, Weber County Fairgrounds, Ogden, Utah, 801-369-1030, 801-391-6993, utahangus.org Kammerer Livestock 13th Annual Bull Sale, St. Onge Livestock, St. Onge, S.D., 605-923-6381, 701-898-1583, 308-665-1163 Hot Shoe Red Angus Bull Sale, Producer’s Auction, Salina, Utah, 435-8519594, hotshoeredangus.com Platte Valley Producers Spring Consignment Auction, Goshen County Fairgrounds, Torrington, 307-532-4976, 307-534-5156, mcnameeauctioncompany.com Big Country Genetics Bull Sale, Northwest College Ag Complex, Powell, 231-878-1908, xlranch.org Casper College 39th Annual Lamb and Pig Sale, Grace Werner Agriculture Pavilion, Casper College Campus, Casper, 307-268-2525, 307-268-2417, caspercollege.edu Brooks Chalky Butte Angus Ranch 2019 Production Sale, Bowman Auction Market, Bowman, N.D., 701-523-5391, 701-523-3730, brookschalkybutteangusranch.com Baker’s Lemar Angus Ranch Spring Performance Production Sale, St. Onge Livestock, St. Onge, S.D., 605-642-9785, bakerlemarangus.com

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Garrigan Land and Cattle Annual Bull Sale, Faith Livestock Commission, Faith, S.D., 605-280-9220, 605-739-3901, garrigancattle.com Colorado State University 33rd Annual Yearling Commercial Angus Bull Sale, One Bar Eleven Ranch, Saratoga, 307-710-2938, 307-327-5339, 970491-2722 Raile Charolais and Red Angus Bull Sale, St. Francis Auction Market, St. Francis, Kan., 785-332-2794, 970-630-7016, railebeef.com Beckton’s 74th Anniversary Bull and Heifer Sale, at the ranch, Sheridan, 307-674-6095. 307-674-8162, becktonredangus.com Hilltop Angus Ranch Annual Production Sale, Edwards Sale Facility, Denton, Mont., 406-366-3461, 406-366-4049, hilltopangus.com Pass Creek Angus Ranch 45th Annual Bull Production Sale, at the ranch, Wyola, Mont., 406-620-7165, 406-343-2551, passcreekangus.com Rock Lake Land and Cattle Bull Sale, K2 Red Angus Sale Facility, Wheatland, 307-331-1175 McClun’s Lazy JM Ranch Annual Production Sale, Torrington Livestock Sale Barn, Torrington, 307-837-2524, 307-575-2113, 307-575-3519 Reich Charolais Ranch 62nd Annual Bull Sale, Bell Fourche Livestock Market, Belle Fourche, S.D., 605-892-4366, 605-580-2393

POSTCARD from the Past

Compiled by Dick Perue rrichardperue@gmail.com

The Grant Six The Best Car Ever Built to Sell at a Popular Price The increase in the price of the Grant Six from $825 to $875 effective March 1 was not a great surprise to dealers, says C.R. Tilton, local representative of the Grant Six. Last fall when other

manufacturers started to raise prices, it was soon apparent that the average increase would be about 10 percent since the labor and materials have steadily advanced. On the face of things, the increase in the Grant Six prices should have been at least $75, making the price $900.

Top-notch automobiles – In the early 1910s and 1920s, the Grant Six was evidently a popular vehicle. Advertisements for the 1917 “Grant Six” ran in newspapers across the nation, including this one in the June 17, 1917 issue of the “Northern Wyoming Herald” in Worland. According to Wikipedia, “The Grant Motor Co. was an American automobile manufacturing company which produced automobiles from 1913-22. The company was based in Findlay, Ohio. The company produced several thousand four- and six-cylinder automobiles and even exported cars to England as the Whiting-Grant. In 1916, a five-passenger touring car produced by the company sold for $795 across the USA.” The above advertisement appeared in many Wyoming newspapers, according to our research through the Wyoming Library “Wyoming Newspaper Project” website. Historical Reproductions by Perue

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March 28, 2019 - 65 Head Cows $5 to $7 Lower • Bulls $6 to $9 Lower BULLS Open Lock Ranch, Inc. - Worland 1 Blk Bull, 2025# ........................................ $7550 Zeller Ranch - Meeteetse 1 Blk Bull, 1705# ........................................ $7200 Red Canyon Ranch Partners - Shell 1 Blk Bull, 2200# ........................................ $6900 1 Blk Bull, 2425# ........................................ $6750 COWS Starbuck Ranch LLC - Ten Sleep 1 Blk Cow, 1085# ....................................... $9600 1 Blk Cow, 1060# ....................................... $9300 Brown, Matt & Teresa - Thermopolis 1 Blk Cow, 1015# ....................................... $9100 Pacheco, Horacio or Kathy - Basin 1 Red Cow, 1135# ...................................... $7200 Schwede, Walter - Manderson 1 Blk Cow, 2040# ....................................... $6150 1 Blk Cow, 1655# ....................................... $6150 1 Blk Cow, 1955# ....................................... $6100

But as everybody knows, the new Grant factory, with a yearly capacity of over 20,000 cars, has such exceptional manufacturing facilities that it has been able to offset to a large degree the increasing costs. Of course, the limit would have to be reached sooner or later, but it is characteristic of Grant policy that they did not take advantage of conditions to increase the price more than was absolutely necessary. The increase, in fact, amounts to only six percent of the former selling price.

Beyond any question the cost of materials and labor have advanced 15 to 20 per cent in the past two years.

The difference between the actual advance in the price and the actual advance in costs is a present to the buyers of Grant Six. The greater economies of manufacture made possible by the new factory are being passed along to buyers of our cars.

At $875, the Grant Six remains practically as big a bargain as it was at $825.

Not a thing has been taken out of the car. Not a detail has been cheapened.

The good faith of the factory is evidenced by the short notice given us dealers. Instead of announcing the increase a long time ahead and using it as a sales stimulant, the factory has followed the opposite course. This fact must impress the public and convince them that Grant policies are always conservative and in good faith.

– Advertisement from the March 18, 1917 issue of “The Saratoga Sun.”

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April 11, 2019 Consignments Hessenthaler – 120 heifers, 675-725#, weaned, two rounds of shots.

Walter Schwede – 15 heifers, 725-750#, weaned, two rounds of shots.

Dustin Linebaugh – 50 mixed calves, 700-850#, weaned, two rounds of shots.

Bruce Thurgood – 35 black steers, ramdur charx, two rounds of pour on, all natural.

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ANTLER MARKET STEADY TO STRONG!!! APRIL 17-21 PETSKA FUR WILL BE BUYING ALL GRADES OF ANTLERS and late season fur in the following towns and locations: APRIL 17: Newcastle 8:30-8:45 p.m., Voelker’s Body Shop.

APRIL 18: Newcastle 7:45-8 a.m., Voelker’s Body Shop; Upton 8:30-8:45 a.m., Joe’s Grocery; Moorcroft 9:15-9:30 a.m., The Coffee Cup; Sundance 10-11 a.m., Rapid Stop; Beulah 11:30-11:45 a.m., Truck Stop (drive thru); Spearfish, S.D. 1212:30 p.m., Butcher Shop; Belle Fourche, S.D. 12:45-1 p.m., Runnings (NE parking lot); Aladdin 1:30-1:45 p.m., General Store (drive thru); Hulett 2:10-2:30 p.m., Tower Valley Ag Supply; Gillette 6:30-6:45 p.m., Rocky Mountain Sports and Howard Johnson Motel room 340 7-8 p.m. APRIL 19: Gillette 7:15-7:30 a.m., Rocky Mountain Sports; Kaycee 9:40-10 a.m., Sinclair; Sheridan 12-12:45 p.m., Sportsman’s Warehouse; Buffalo 1:30-2 p.m., Good 2 Go; Ten Sleep 3:30-3:45 p.m., Pony Express; Worland 4:30-5 p.m., Co-op One Stop; Basin 5:30-5:45 p.m., Overland Express Mart (drive thru); Greybull 6-6:15 p.m., Overland Express Mart; Lovell 6:40-7 p.m., Good 2 Go. APRIL 20: Lovell 7:307:45 a.m., Good 2 Go; Powell 8:30-9 a.m., Linton’s Big R; Cody 9:45-10:45 a.m., Nature’s Design Taxidermy; Meeteetse 11:30-11:45 a.m., Elk Horn Bar; Thermopolis 1-1:30 p.m., Renegade Guns; Shoshoni 2-2:15 p.m., Powder Horn Bait; Riverton 3-4 p.m., Vic’s Body Shop (behind the dollar tree); Hudson 4:30-4:45 p.m., Wyoming Custom Meats; Lander 5-5:30 p.m., Zander’s Cov. Store. APRIL 21: Jeffrey City 8-8:15 a.m., Split Rock Cafe; Muddy Gap 8:45 a.m., 3-Forks (drive thru); Alcova 9:30-9:45 a.m., Sloane’s General Store; Casper 10:1511:15 a.m., Wagner Outdoor Sports; Glenrock 11:45 a.m.-12 p.m., east exit on I-25; Douglas 12:30-12:45 p.m., Douglas Feed; Orin Junction 1-1:15 p.m., Truck Stop; Lusk 2:152:30 p.m., Decker’s Grocery; Guernsey 3:30-3:45 p.m., Crazy Tony’s; Wheatland 4:15-4:30 p.m., Wheatland Travel Center; Chugwater 5:15-5:30 p.m., Stampede Saloon (drive thru); Cheyenne 6:10-6:40 p.m., Home on the Range Processing; Pine Bluffs 7-7:15 p.m., lot north of Sinclair (drive thru). For more information call Greg, 308-750-0700 or visit www. petskafur.net......................4/6

ANTLER MARKET STEADY TO STRONG!!! APRIL 6-9 PETSKA FUR WILL BE BUYING ALL GRADES OF ANTLERS and late season fur in the following towns and locations: APRIL 6: Ft. Bridger 5:15 p.m., Cash Store; Evanston 6:30-7 p.m., Prairie Inn. APRIL 7: Evanston 8-8:15 a.m., Prairie Inn; Kemmerer 9:15-9:30 a.m., Ham’s Fork Station/Sinclair; Cokeville 10:15-10:30 a.m., Flying J Truck Stop; Afton 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Gardeners Country Village; Thayne 12:30 p.m., Farmers Feed (drive thru); Alpine 1-1:30 p.m., Tack & Treasure Gun Shop; Hoback Jct. 2-2:15 p.m., Hoback Market/Exxon; Bondurant 3 p.m., post office parking lot (drive thru); Pinedale 4:155:15 p.m., Gannett Sports.

APRIL 8: Big Piney 8-8:15 a.m., Fairgrounds; La Barge 8:45-9 a.m., All American Fuel; Fontanelle 9:45 a.m., Fontanelle Store (drive thru); Green River 11:00-11:15 a.m., under the Viaduct by Wildhorse Saloon; Rock Springs 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m., WY Wool Warehouse; Wamsutter 1:40 p.m., Wamsutter Conoco (drive thru); Rawlins 2:40-3 p.m., Trails West Meat Processing; Saratoga 3:45-4 p.m., Saratoga Feed & Grain; Medicine Bow 5 p.m., JB’s (drive thru); Rock River 5:30 p.m. Ranchers Supply (drive thru); Laramie (after 8 p.m. available by appt. call Greg) APRIL 9: Laramie 8-8:30 a.m., West Laramie Fly Shop.

For more information call Marty, 308-870-4887 or visit www.petskafur.net....... 3/30

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Saturday, April 13, 2019

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Vehicles, Trailers, Motorcycles, & Boat • 2007 Chevy 3500 crew cab pickup w/ Duramax diesel eng. auto trans, 4WD, & equipped w/ a Bradford Beds flatbed w/ crane arm. Sells w/ 203K miles • 2002 Chevy 2500LT Super cab pickup w/ Duramax diesel eng., 4WD, auto trans • Kenworth semi-truck w/ day sleeper, 805K miles & Cat eng. • 2011 Hitchcock model APL 36 live floor trailer. Trailer is in excellent shape, on 700/4022.5 floatation tires 425-65R-22.5 fronts. Chain drive is good, has both solid lift & spreader rear gate, scales attached • 1991 Fontaine 48’ flatbed semi-trailer • Model C35L-J2 30’ semi flatbed w/ an 8’ over-the-hitch deck • 1992, 24’ Tandem dual axel flatbed trailer. 19’ deck & 5’ dovetail & ramps on 9.5-R16.5LT rubber • 8 Point Trailer Corp. Model EV-CV pup trailer • 2, Harley Davidson Motorcycles • 1978 Triumph motorcycle • Bayliner, Cobra motorboat w/ a Volvo Penta 280 in/ outboard motor. Status of eng. unknown Implements & Farming Misc. • Aer-Way model JU38N 24’ aerator • Brillion 24’ roller packer w/ crowfoot fronts & solid rears.

Solid unit • JD 230 24’ folding disk • Bush Hog, 24’ hyd.

Folding chain link meadow drag • JD, 10’ dozer blade • wheel loader, 3pt. mount big square bale mover • Armor Metal Products, Anderson rock picker in good shape • 16’ land packer • JD 7 shank ripper plow • 2, Kirschner 3 pt. mount, Hyd. windrow turners • Eversman land plane Shop Equipment & Tools • Hobart Champion 10000 w/ generator, 230 Amp DC/CC welder w/ 192 hrs. on meter • Miller Roughneck 2E CC/AC arc welder generator • ESAB MigMaster 250 wire feed welder w/ bottle • Craftsman 5600/8600 surge watt generator • Husqvarna 1365GN gas generator • Oxy-Acetylene torch set w/ Victor torches & gauges • Coleman Power Mate Magna Force upright air compressor w/ 6.5 HP motor & 80 gal. tank • Like new, Homak tool cabinet • 115 gal. L shaped pickup fuel tank w/ Fill-Rite, 15GPM elect pump • 80 gal. chrome diamond plate pickup fuel tank.

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Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 30 No. 48 • March 30, 2019

It’s the Pitts

by Lee Pitts

Bully for You “How much would you take for that old bull there in your pasture?” asked the stranger.

I could tell that the trespasser currently standing in my bull field was an admirer of fine animal flesh.

“Yes, Stanley is quite a piece of work, isn’t he? A great breeding bull, if I may say so.”

“I wasn’t interested in him for breeding,” said the interloper.

“Well surely you don’t want him for eating?” I asked.

“I imagine his meat would be tough and stringy.”

“No, no. I am an artist,” he said. “I dabble in bulls instead of oils.”

Now that he mentioned it, I realized that this intruder was an artsy kind of a guy – pony tail, bare feet, earrings and all.

“I got started initially in dehydrated cow pies,” he explained. “I did quite well selling them as gag gifts back East. But I longed for more serious art.”

“I can certainly understand that. I don’t suppose there are too many cow pies in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. But I must admit that I am a little confused. If you don’t

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want Stanley for his breeding ability or his meat, what could you possibly want him for?”

“His legs. I want to saw off his legs, actually.”

“I’ll admit they’re great legs but wouldn’t that kill him?” I asked.

“Of course it would.

You didn’t actually think I wanted that sway-back bag of bones to breed other animals did you, as if he were a sex slave or something? No, I want your bull purely for artistic purposes. I want to paint a nice Indian scene on his bleached skull. I want to stretch Stanley’s hide over a piece of plywood, and then I’d nail his four legs to the board to make a table. They make absolutely delightful coffee tables and sell for $3,500 back East. A matching skull and table bring five grand in the finer department stores.”

Then, the artist took one more look at Stanley and proceeded to get insulting.

“You have to admit that Stanley would look more like a bull as a table than he

does now. At least he’d have a straight back with a leg under every corner.

“You’d kill Stanley just for his legs?” I asked the table taxidermist in disbelief.

“Oh, heavens no. I create art out of other anatomical parts, as well.”

Now I was getting real suspicious.

“What other anatomical parts?”

“Oh, how should I say this?” the weirdo asked.

“You see his, uh, central heating and cooling system there between his back legs? Well, I make purses out of those.

I call them ‘Bull Bags,’ and women use them as accessories to hold their personal belongings. They go well with evening wear when a woman wants to go out on the town.”

“You’ve got to be kidding,” I asked the pervert.

“I never make jokes about my art. I’ll have you know that my bull bags are bringing up to $750, and several movie stars are collecting them. I use other male repro-

“I want your bull purely for artistic purposes.”

– Lee Pitts ductive parts, as well. My newest line is a fine collection of golf putters at $2,000 a copy.

I call them ‘Bully Clubs,’ and they are quite unique.”

I had a good idea what he made those out of. That did it.

I refused to sell Stanley to the artist. Heck no. What kind of an idiot do you think I am? At $3,500 for his legs, $750 for his bag, $2,000 for his, well, you know, and $1,500 for his skull, well that adds up to –

well, it’s more money than I paid for all five of my bulls put together.

Heck no, I won’t sell Stanley. But you’ve given me an idea. When he dies, I’m going to start my own mail order catalog company. I’ll call it “Bully for You.” I’ve got a couple creative ideas of my own you know?

Besides, Stanley never did like golf that much anyway.

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RIVERTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION Tuesday, March 26, 2019 Market Report • 576 Head Sold Representative Sales COWS THERMOPOLIS 1 Cow, 1120# ...................................$81.00 LANDER 2 Cow, 1167# ...................................$76.00 7 Cow, 1050# ...................................$74.50 RIVERTON 1 Cow, 1145# ...................................$72.50 LANDER 1 Cow, 1215# ...................................$62.00 SHOSHONI 3 Cow, 1088# ...................................$60.00 RIVERTON 2 Cow, 1190# ...................................$58.00 1 Cow, 1295# ...................................$55.50 LANDER 1 Cow, 1355# ...................................$54.00 4 Cow, 1491# ...................................$52.00 CASPER 2 Cow, 1190# ...................................$46.00 BULLS CROWHEART 1 Bull, 1155# ..................................$105.00 POWELL 1 Bull, 1045# ..................................$103.00 RAWLINS 1 Bull, 1115# ..................................$101.00 ARAPAHOE 2 Bull, 2150# ....................................$76.50 2 Bull, 2130# ....................................$73.00 RIVERTON 1 Bull, 2100# ....................................$70.00 1 Bull, 1710# ....................................$68.50 KINNEAR 2 Bull, 2260# ....................................$67.00 STEERS POWELL 5 Steer, 475#..................................$190.00 FARSON 19 Steer, 515#..................................$189.00

POWELL 12 Steer, 547#..................................$178.50 FARSON 63 Steer, 620#..................................$174.75 8 Steer, 680#..................................$156.50 THERMOPOLIS 5 Steer, 724#..................................$143.50 HEIFERS RIVERTON 10 Heifer, 574#.................................$152.00 5 Heifer, 665#.................................$136.00 BRED COWS CROWHEART 5 Bred Cow, 1218# (SM).............$1,575.00 RIVERTON 1 Bred Cow, 1120# (SM) .............$1,385.00 BIG PINEY 3 Bred Cow, 1101# (SM) .............$1,350.00 HEIFERETTES CROWHEART 1 Heiferette, 810# .......................... $112.00 THERMOPOLIS 4 Heiferette, 907# ..........................$107.00 7 Heiferette, 902# ..........................$100.00 RIVERTON 10 Heiferette, 986# ............................$96.50 1 Heiferette, 1090# ..........................$89.00

TUESDAY, APRIL 2 FEEDER SPECIAL W/ ALL CATTLE CLASSES, START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS, FEEDERS @ 11:00 AM FEEDERS Ron & Jackie Lucas - 75 Blk Ang & AngX Hfrs 650-700#. Sired by Registered Blk Ang bulls, in the top 15% of the Breed for growth & carcass.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 9 BRED COW SPECIAL, START TIME 9:00 AM W/ WEIGH UPS, BREDS @ NOON Lazy S Ranch - 25 Blk Ang & AngX Mixed Age Bred cows. Calving now.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 30 FEEDER SPECIAL W/ ALL CATTLE CLASSES & SHEEP & HORSES START TIME 9:00 AM W/ SHEEP & WEIGH UPS

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