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FEATURES
14 Let’s Grow The Flock!
18 Dairy Producers of New Mexico Convention Schedule
30 2013 Women in Agricultural Leadership Conference
32 The Shameful & Painful Spotted Owl Saga: Shooting Stripes To Save Spotsby Teresa Platts / Environment and Enterprise Institute
45 Riley Joins NMCGA Staff
DEPARTMENTS 10 N.M. Cattle Growers’ Association President’s Letter by Rex Wilson, President
12 News Update
20 N.M. CowBelles Jingle Jangle
24 To The Point by Caren Cowan
28 N.M. Federal Lands Council News by Frank DuBois
35 Aggie Notes from New Mexico State University
39 On The Edge of Common Sense by Baxter Black
40 New Mexico’s Old Time and Old Timers by Don Bullis
42 Cowboy Heroes by Jim Olson
44 Estrays
44 New Mexico Livestock Board Update
47 NMBC Bullhorn
49 In Memoriam
50 Scatterin’ The Drive by Curtis Fort
53 Seedstock Guide
56 Market Place
58 Ad Index
59 Real Estate Guide
ON THE COVER . . .The majestic scene of fine woolsheep in this Southern Utah /
Northwestern New Mexico setting isfrom the files of the AmericanSheep Industry Association.
VOL 79, No. 6 USPS 381-580
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NMCGA PRESIDENT
Dear Fellow Cattlemen
Another month has come and gone and still no rain for most of us. We are past the time that it reallyshould be raining for at least a few weeks. We will continue to pray.
It is hard not to know that New Mexico is the epicenter of the unwanted/abandoned/feral horse debateif you spend any time at all following the local. Several nights a week horse slaughter and/or animal cru-elty is the teaser story. Animal cruelty complaints, found and unfound, are on a steep incline.
With all of this scrutiny, the stakes could become higher. The horse issue has brought ranchers andranching into sharp focus. Couple this with the severity of the ongoing drought, people are likely look atevery animal, including cattle, on our operations. We all have tough decisions to make, if we haven’tmade them already.
From here way out West it doesn’t look like many are stepping up to the plate to face the reality of themess our country is in. On our ranches, do more with less has been the charge for generations. A five per-cent spending cut is not a big deal.
If leadership was truly interested in addressing spending they ought to give that direction to theirstaffs and let them work it out. The current upheaval in the name of “sequestration” is an embarrassmentto many federal employees who are left with no budget and no direction. Rather than knuckling downand making appropriate cuts, furloughs and other headline-making actions are taking center stagerather than prudent management. We spend a lot of time working with federal employees. There reallyare some good ones working on our behalf of our ranches and our families. They are just as frustrated aswe are.
I would be remiss if I didn’t offer our prayers and support to our friends and neighbors in Oklahoma.I guess we are fortunate that we here in the Southwest don’t suffer from tornados, hurricanes andtsunamis. We just have drought. However one ranch wife made the comment with those sorts of disas-ters, even if you lose everything, you have a point to start over. With drought, it just wears you down.
The Mid-Year Meeting is just a few weeks away. I hope you all have made plans to come and share thefellowship and learning that will sustain us until the rains come.
See you there!
PS, A bit of good news. Membership in NMCGA continues to grow.
Sincerely,
Rex Wilson
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Smithfield Boosting Production of Ractopamine-Free Porkby MEATINGPLACE EDITORS
Smithfield Foods Inc. will soon convert a third plant to rac-topamine-free production as the company positions itself totake advantage of demand for pork without the feed supple-
ment, Chief Executive C. Larry Pope said.When the third plant is converted on June 1, more than 50
percent of the company’s operations will have no ractopamine aspart of its feed rations, Pope said.
Ractopamine is an FDA-approved drug used for many years asa feed additive to produce leaner pork, but China, Russia, the EUand other countries have banned its use.
“We see that as a strong competitive advantage, that we canchange the way we raise the animals on the farms, get access to amarket that the rest of the industry struggles to do,” said Pope,who spoke recently at an investor conference sponsored by BMOCapital Markets.
Smithfield in February said its plants in Clinton and Tar Heel,N.C., together would supply the market with more than 43,000ractopamine-free hogs a day when the Tar Heel facility was fullyconverted by March 1, in time to comply with new regulatoryrequirements from China.
Pope, at the investor conference, did not specify which plantwould become Smithfield’s third ractopamine-free productionfacility.
A Smithfield spokeswoman was not available by press time torespond to a request from Meatingplace for more details.
Michigan Governor Signs Bill Protecting Wildlife Management From Politics
On May 8, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed Senate Bill288 into law. The bill, sponsored by Senator Tom Casperson(R-Escanaba), gives the state’s Natural Resources Commit-
tee the authority to designate animals as game species. Previ-ously, only the state’s legislature had that authority. Senate Bill 88in effect removes the threat of referendum from game species des-ignations and allows science and not anti-hunting politics to beused when making game species decisions.
In effect, game species designations made by Michigan’s Nat-ural Resources Commission can be done through administrativerules. This means that those rules would not be subject to refer-endum, unlike designations made by the state’s legislature.
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sums of money in Michigan and elsewhereto run emotionally driven campaignsaimed at stopping hunting at the ballotbox. These campaigns often ignore scienceand wildlife conservation to push theiranti-hunting agendas.
For example, the Michigan legislaturerecently listed wolves as a game speciesallowing the state to use hunting as a wolfmanagement tool. This prompted theHumane Society of the United States(HSUS) to collect signatures for a referen-dum seeking to overturn the designationof wolves as game species. Senate Bill 288eliminates this type of action, insteadkeeping wildlife management in the handsof the professionals.
“Governor Snyder and the members ofthe Michigan legislature deserve a bigthank you from the sportsmen and womenof Michigan,” said Evan Heusinkveld, U.S.Sportsmen’s Alliance Director of Govern-ment Affairs. “Most of all, we are proud ofthe hard work Michigan sportsmen andgroups like the Michigan United Conserva-tion Clubs did to support hunting and sci-entific wildlife management.”
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Let’s Growthe Flock!It is with great honor that I serve as Sec-retary/Treasurer for the AmericanSheep Industry Association (ASI). It is
also an honor to represent New Mexico onthe national level. N.M. has a proud his-tory of being home to the best wools inAmerica.
The drought is front and center on ouroperation as it is with everyone else. It willrain again. We must remain patient andhold our faith! God said that he wouldnever give us more than we can handle andwe must continue to believe!
I just returned home along withMichelle Frost from the annual ASI Leg-islative trip to Washington, DC. We carriedmany issues all over Capitol Hill and werewell received and made some good con-nections as well. Below are several of theissues that we pushed on behalf of ASI andthe N.M. Wool Growers, Inc.– Mike Corn, Roswell, N.M. Half a day was spent at the U.S. Dept. of
Agriculture (USDA) in dialogue with offi-cials from many of the agencies that part-ner with the ASI for programs importantto wool and sheep production.
“I understand that the sheep industry isbeing confronted by a lot of challengesbeyond imports and predators,” saidEdward Avalos, Undersecretary, Marketing
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& Regulatory Programs. “Things like lambprices and high feed costs come to the topof my mind. I am here to let you know thatthe staff at USDA and I are here to supportyou. Our top priority is to keep the farmeron the farm.”
Avalos pointed out the many tools theagency has available to assist the industry,from knowledgeable, committed employ-ees and Section 32 funding to commend-ing the sheep industry for maintaininglong-term relationships with USDA. Hereferred to a blog what he released thisweek discussing a multi-faceted approachto supporting the sheep and lamb indus-try. The blog is available at: blogs.usda.gov/2013/05/09/responding-to-the-challenges-of-the-u-s-sheep-and-lamb-industry.
“We are committed to using every toolin our tool box to support the sheep indus-try,” Avalos concluded.
John Clifford, DVM, deputy administra-tor for Animal & Plant Health InspectionService’s (APHIS) Veterinary Services(VS), began his presentation by updatingthe sheep ranchers and farmers fromnearly 20 states that the measured preva-lence of scrapie has been reduced by 96percent since 2003. The prevalence ofscrapie is now .006 percent or, more
those agencies towards efforts to opentrade channels.
“A call for nominations to the NationalSheep Industry Improvement Center(NSIIC) and to the American Lamb Board(ALB) was posted this week,” reportedCraig Morris, Ph.D., deputy administrator,Livestock and Seed Division, AgricultureMarketing Service (AMS).
Morris emphasized his excitement thatAMS and the industry, through fundingreceived from ALB and NSIIC, will be con-ducting a field trial very soon on theinstrument evaluation of lamb carcasses.The project will be a two-phased approachto hopefully finalize a USDA/AMS volun-tary standard for yield and quality and toevaluate the benefits and return on theinvestment to the industry.
AMS continues to analyze the currentLivestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) sys-tem for lamb and how it can make morelamb marketing data available to theindustry. Some new reporting recommen-dations will require a change in the regu-lations; therefore, the importance of opendialog between the industry and theagency at this time was stressed.
Current discussions include updatingregulatory guidelines to better reflect the
clearly stated, only one in every 20,000sheep is infected with scrapie. There arecurrently four confirmed cases of scrapiein sheep and goats in the United States –three in sheep and one in goats.
Revisions to the import regulations forsheep and sheep products should be pub-lished for comment by the end of the year,according to Clifford. Sheep and sheepproduct export opportunities will becomeeasier to address when the World Organi-zation for Animal Health (OIE) changesthe BSE classification for the U.S. A voteon a new BSE classification for the UnitedStates is expected at the OIE meeting laterthis month.
Clifford was pleased with the work ofthe federal-state-industry partnership thathas led to the current low prevalence ofscrapie and that the hard work throughthose joint efforts, along with past appro-priated federal funds, got us to this point.He also commented that as the prevalenceof scrapie reduces, it takes more surveil-lance to find the last pockets of infection (aneedle in a haystack scenario) and thusmore funding in the future.
Commenting on sheep meat exports,Clifford stated that he has met with For-eign Agriculture Service (FAS) and U.S.trade representative staff and expressedAPHIS/VS willingness to proceed with
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current industry structure by adjusting thereporting volume thresholds, changingreport categories and descriptors to reflectcurrent marketing practices in an effort toprovide more accurate and usable marketinformation and consolidating reportsand/or sections of reports (internal andexternal) to ensure market data is reported.
“We appreciate the hard work that Sec-retary Avalos and Dr. Morris are doing forthe industry,” said Clint Krebs, ASI presi-dent. “They are in the process of makingchanges to LMR and acknowledged ourrequest for a $5 million section 32 pur-chase to help strengthen lamb prices at thefarm and ranch gate that continue to beunder the cost of production.”
Exports to Japan, Taiwan, Korea andthe European Union (EU) were discussedas the sheep industry has identified thesemarkets as high-priority export opportuni-ties for lamb. Japan has restricted lambimports because of the incident of BSE inan imported cow back in 2003. Eventhough some categories of beef have sincebeen approved for import, lamb remainslocked out of this market. Japan isexpected to continue to expand its list ofimportable products as it opens up its bor-ders to more U.S. products.
Opening up lamb exports to Taiwan isin progress. APHIS has completed its por-tion of a questionnaire received from Tai-wan to allow lamb imports and has for-
warded the paperwork on to the FoodSafety Inspection Service (FSIS) to finalizethe document.
There are a number of challenges whenlooking into the European market. The EUruns a hormone-free program. Eventhough there are no sheep-labeled hor-mones sold in the United States, becausethere is one registered for this country, thecurrent EU regulations disallow sheepmeat imports. It will likely be necessary toeither use a certification program, as isdone in the cattle industry, or eliminatethe approval of a product in order toenable exports to the EU.
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service(ARS) occupies 90 plus locations whileworking on more than 800 separateresearch projects, according to SteveKappes, Ph.D., deputy administrator, Ani-mal Production & Protection. Researchfunding is being squeezed and, therefore,two sheep programs, one in Wyndmoor,Pennsylvania, and one in Booneville,
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The research to understand the relationship between domes-tic sheep and bighorn sheep continues to move forward. Kappesiterated that with 48 percent of all domestic sheep spendingsome time on public lands, this remains a critical area. The sheepindustry provides an economic benefit of $232 million at thefarm gate and $576 million in supported economic activities.
One of the latest findings is that bighorn sheep are not nec-essarily more susceptible to pneumonia than domestic sheep;their immune system has less exposure to it than other animalsresulting in a much different result. The next step in theresearch is to do more proximity testing in range environmentsversus in confinement and investigate potential mitigations todisease development.
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Dairy Producers of New Mexico 2013 Annual ConventionSchedule of ActivitiesAll activities are at the Ruidoso Convention Center (111 SierraBlanca Drive) unless noted
Thursday, June 62 p.m. - 6 p.m. Vendor Registration & Set-up
Friday, June 77 a.m. - 9 a.m. – Vendor Registration & Set-up8 a.m. – Annual Producer’s Meeting, Meeting Room 58 a.m. - 2 p.m. – Silent Auction – Bids Accepted, Meeting Room 1
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. – Trade Show – Refreshments sponsored by: Western Dairy Transport, L.P., & Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
Noon – Lunch – Sponsored by Hi Pro Feeds2 p.m. – Vendor Door Prize Drawings2:30 p.m. – Silent Auction – Item Distribution, Meeting Room 1
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Saturday, June 87:30 a.m. – Golf Tournament – Sponsored by Farm Credit of New Mexico – Inn of the Mountain Gods Golf Course
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ments, the station and its resources will need to be reconfiguredto keep it functional and moving forward.
Montana sheepmen expressed their concerns about anythought of closing of this important research station to thesheep industry and posed the question about the possibility ofcollaboration with other grazing sites to at least keep theresearch activities moving forward.
Larry Mitchell, administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers &Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), discussed the open investi-gation underway pertaining to lamb markets. Producers, feedersand processors have been interviewed as well as the data fromAMS and Risk Management Administration.
“Although no conclusions have yet been determined, to date,we have not identified any market manipulation,” said Mitchell.“We will continue to review all of the data and look at any con-tradictory information in hopes of completing our report by theend of the month and making it public after that.”
He believes the result of the investigation will show that anumber of factors caused the price crash including the severedrought in the United States, weather patterns across the world,the value of the U.S. dollar in the international market, thenumber of lambs in the feedlots and the number of large lambs,to name a few.
Covering the issues within APHIS’s Wildlife Services (WS)was Janet Bucknall, deputy director, Wildlife Operations. WS isone of the few agencies anticipating an increase in funding forthe next fiscal year to cover a program to reduce feral swine in
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Dear Ladies,
Just hoping that each of you hasreceived a little rain. Don’t forget tosend your registration for the summer
meeting; I am looking forward to seeingyou all at the meeting. Sounds like we aregoing to have a good meeting.
Just a suggestion, get that new memberand bring her with you. Each person inour organization has a purpose, they areneeded. We need new members; we needtheir ideas and input to improve our orga-nization. We need some new blood thatwill generate enthusiasm, share ideas andbe creative. We are all skeptical of tryingnew ideas, but we never know until we trythem, don’t be afraid, and go for it.
We need each and every one that isinvolved in agriculture to get involved, getout there and tell the world we feed them;we furnish pharmaceuticals and beautyproduct, plus many other things that thebeef cattle contribute to everyday life ofthe American people.
Our cattle not only feed the world but
giate group started, pay their dues or payexpenses to a district or state meeting.These are the future of our organizationand our agriculture, let’s get theminvolved and keep them involved.
Remember each person has a purposehere on earth, each has a talent, some of usfind them and others don’t realize howvaluable there talent is. As CowBelles don’tlet things get in your way, try new and dif-ferent ways of promoting beef, some maywork and others may need to be revised
contribute to conservation, prevention offires. There are 2 percent of farmers andranchers feed the world. We have to getout there explain what we do and wherethe food that goes on their plate comesfrom and what those by-products are howthey contribute to their everyday life.
There are lots of different ways in whichone can promote agriculture and beef.Participate in legislation which is one ofthe very most important things CowBellescan do, write letters, email, phone, go toSanta Fe or Washington, make sure wehave a voice and are heard.
Participate in health fairs, put out fly-ers, information and recipes in doctors’offices. Tell how healthy beef is and what itcontributes to the health of your body.
Help educate the youth, be it in ele-mentary school, high school or college.You can take a tool kit to school and showthe elementary where their beef comesfrom and how cattle are managed. To highschool, get the tool kit and take it to yourFFA advisory and offer to help. Get a colle-
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DATES TO REMEMBERJUNE – BEEF MONTH16 – Father’s Day
16 – Beef Ambassador Contest16 – 19 Summer Meeting17 – CowBelle Board
of Director/General MeetingJULY
27 – Food Truck Throwdown, AlbuquerqueAUGUST
6-8 – Cattle Industry Conference,Denver, Colorado
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but go for it. Each person is important.Importance of one, that one may be you.
Don’t let the chain be broken, be thelink that makes the chain stronger.
See you June 17 in Albuquerque, bringa new idea and share it with us.
Always a CowBelle Friend,– Sharon King, N.M. CowBelle Presi-
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The April meeting of the Luna CountyBorderbelleswas held at Ranchers Grill onApril 17, 2013. Beef Promotion – TheFather’s Day beef promotion was discussedat length. There will be beef items givenaway on the quarter hour and $25 beef cer-
Suites. The group is encouraging all toattend and to talk to people about the BeefAmbassador contest. BorderBelles’ ownCourtney Hurt will be completing her yearas New Mexico Senior Beef Ambassador.There may be changes to the State FairBeef Booth in that it may not be mannedfull time. There will be more informationforthcoming. On July 27 in Albuquerquethere will be a Food Truck Beef Throw-Down to promote beef. It is a state-wideevent and we will need a lot of volunteers.Also please think about participating inthe Pumpkin Patch event at the end ofOctober. Respectfully submitted, TamaraHurt Reporter
The Otero CowBelles have been busypromoting BEEF and the Beef industry
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tificates at the top of the hour. Samples ofMargarita steak, a recipe from the nationalwebsite will be also be provided. Kim Allenis working with Peppers Supermarket onthe promotion for June 15, 2013. Raffle – aSavage 270 rifle will be first place. Thetickets will be $5 each or 5 for $20. Thegroup will work with D & M SportingGoods to facilitate the transfer of the rifle.The second place is a $100 beef gift certifi-cate and the third place a $50 beef gift cer-tificate. The raffle will be drawn at the live-stock auction at the Southwestern NewMexico State Fair. Kim Allen stated thebelt buckle for the steer exhibitor has beenordered. Beverly Butler will be attendingthe Region VI Meeting in Utah at the endof the month. The mid-year state meetingand the Beef Ambassador contest will beheld June 16 at the Albuquerque Embassy
with cooking demonstrations, health fairs,etc. After the April meeting, Debi Rupe,Estelle Bond and Madalynn Lee gave acooking demonstration to the culinaryclass at Mt. View Middle School. Twelvestudents, the teacher and principalenjoyed learning how to prepare a com-plete meal of shish-kabobs, fruit and veg-etables cooked on the grill. Otero CB areout telling the “Beef Nutrition” story atevery opportunity. Madalynn Lee, DebiRupe and Estelle Bond attended theRegion IV meeting in Amarillo. They optedfor that Region meeting as Estelle hopedto be able to have a great-grand-daughterarrive while there and she did! DanikaEstelle Lowe made her appearance righton time. The ladies toured the Tyson Beeffacility at Hereford. They learned that aside of beef goes from the rack to the boxesready to go out in six and a half minutes!Tyson contracts with the Wendy’s chain tosupply the square hamburger patties. Over1.6 million patties are made each andevery day. WOW! May 7-8 saw our local CBparticipating in “Kids, Kows, and More” atthe fairgrounds, with Estelle as the leaderof the BEEF station and Judy Ferguson,
resigned from her section of the “adopt-a-highway” program just outside of TorC.Apparently no one in the Engle area isdoing that section either. Last month $28was collected at the meeting for the foodpantry. Gloria reported on the Women inAgriculture Leadership Conference. Thereis an organization in Santa Fe called“Horses for Heroes” which uses horses tohelp returning veterans suffering fromPTSD. She also advised the RoadrunnerFood Bank out of Albuquerque makesmonthly stops in Arrey and Hatch, andwould more than likely help out with thefood pantry in TorC. Walmart is a big con-tributor to this program. Seven studentsapplied for the scholarship. A scholarshipcommittee met prior meeting and selectedMatthew Welty of Winston, NM, as thisyear’s recipient. Matthew plans to attendNMSU and become an Ag teacher. Con-gratulations, Matthew! Myra has alreadysold numerous beef raffle tickets andwanted to make sure the winner could optfor money rather than beef. Some of herprospective sales were to people who don’thave freezer space for half of a beef sowould prefer the money. Dolores has
Roma Duncan, Barbara Wagner, and LindaMitchum assisting. Debi Rupe and MaddieLee shared the duties of manning theBranding station. Over 700 fourth gradestudents from Otero County schools cameon buses and most of the children werevery attentive. Both days were busy but itis very gratifying to be able to get the“Beef” message out to parents through thestudents. As we are well aware, we muststart with the youngsters. There were 18members and one guest at the May 9 meet-ing. The guest Janet Styger joined ourlocal before the meeting was over. On May11, Otero CowBelles cooked and served thebeef, beans and rolls to the celebrants atthe Old Timer’s celebration at Cloudcroft.It is very rewarding to have our new mem-bers take part in making this a vibrantgroup of BEEF promoters. Barbara Wag-ner reporting for Tena Beanblossom, sec.
The Chamiza CowBelles May meetingwas called to order by President GloriaPetersen with eight members present.Gloria expressed her thanks to all whohelped out at Ag Day and asked if therewere suggestions for any changes in nextyear’s Ag Day. Regarding lunch – picklescould be eliminated because they are verymessy; waste of apples, and water bottleswere tossed on the ground. Jodell has
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already spoken to purchase the other halfof the raffle beef. Kaye Diamond gave anupdate on the wolf situation. Even thoughthe wolves have become a huge problemfor area ranchers and outfitters, the envi-ronmentalists have just released anotherpair believing they would remain in a spe-cific area. The female has remained fairlyclose to the release area because she is dueto have pups, but the male is long gone.They also believe the “problem” wolves canbe captured, rehabilitated, and returned tothe wild. There are now approximately 70wolves in New Mexico and all seem to havesettled in the southwest area of the state.In Idaho and Montana, there is no huntingbecause the wolves have killed all thewildlife. It’s only a matter of time beforethe same thing will happen in New Mexico,and our hunting outfitters will be out ofbusiness. Mention was also made of theupcoming horse slaughterhouse inRoswell. Most of us feel this is greatlyneeded as a humane alternative for starv-ing horses. Meeting adjourned at 12:25 fol-lowed by a delicious potluck lunch. Sub-mitted by Cathy Pierce
With 12 members present, Lariat Cow-
will submit four pies or the equivalent inmoney. Cost to the public will still be $2per slice or $12 per pie. Pies must be fruit,labeled as to type, and put in 2-gallon zip lock bags. Pies should be fresh and not hot.They must be brought to the booth by 10a.m. on the 4th. Beef Council will nolonger have a manned booth at the StateFair. There will be a small booth withhandouts only. The new Food Truck BeefThrowdown will be held July 27 in Albu-querque. Seven trucks will be set up. Beefwill be provided. There will be a competi-tion between trucks with beef recipes. Onethousand tickets will be available to thepublic at $10 per ticket to sample and voteon their favorite recipe. Beef Council isasking for 50 New Mexico CowBelles toassist with this event. A potential new saleitem for New Mexico CowBelles is a trailerhitch cover in the shape of the State ofNew Mexico, with NM colors and the logo‘Enjoy New Mexico Beef.’ 5 States will beheld on Wednesday, October 2 this year.Traci Williams gave an educational presen-tation on Ag in the Classroom. The goal isto encourage teachers at the local level toinclude agriculture in their curriculum.
Belles met on May 8, at the Rabbit EarsCafé. Hostess was Carrell Blakely.Owaissa Heimann has the agenda and reg-istration forms for the Midyear Meeting inAlbuquerque in June. Lariats will donate asilent auction item and a door prize. MaryCoffman is working to set up a Beef Edu-cation table at Ranch Market. Sharon Kinghas distributed information to the schoolson scholarships. Mindy King was the onlyapplicant. Legislation is concerned withupcoming legislation on endangeredspecies. Kathryn Malcolm-Callis has linedup one speaker for 5 States and is workingon getting MicroBeef as another speaker.The theme for 5 States this year is Beef isRelevant Today and Tomorrow. SharonKing gave an update on the Region 3 andRegion 4 meetings. The goal is Legislation,Beef Promotion and Youth Involvement. Z tags have been distributed to the states.Beef Council is sponsoring Beef Speakerseducation. There are beef toolkits availableonline; the next one is for Father’s Day.Beef Ambassador applicants can now sendin videos of their presentations instead ofgiving them in person. July 4 is pie sale inthe fair barn at the fairgrounds. Advan-tages to the move in location are the avail-ability of bathrooms and air conditioning.The barbecue is still free. Lariat members
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Some have thought that I might beoverly suspicious and skeptical ofnearly everything. Given the news
out of Washington, D.C. the past fewweeks, I feel completely vindicated . . . they
referred to as “low information” voters. Itmakes you wonder what it will take towake them up.
Nothing but the truth?
Perhaps more frustrating is the totalabsence of truth in the media. The horseissue remains front and center both locallyand nationally. When I went to journalismschool you were supposed to at least tryand report both sides of a story and/or beable to document what you report. As Ihave frequently pointed out, that appar-ently is not the case anymore.
The last few weeks there have been twostories of extreme cruelty — to the truth— on the horse subject. One aired on NBCnationally, the other on CBS locally. NBC’sTODAY Show did a “report” on wildhorses. As much as it pains me, I will haveto give them some credit. They apparentlywere talking about horses recognized and“wild” by the federal government.
The story was about rounding up thesehorses because of their over-populationand harmful impacts on the environment.Viewers were warned that some of thefootage was graphic and could be upset-ting. What they should have warned any-one concerned with reality.
There were some unpleasant scenes ofhorse roundups. The reality is that Bambidoesn’t live in an old growth forest beingcared for by rabbits. Mother Nature isn’talways sunlight and roses. There are harshrealities that at some point must be faced.
Much more upsetting to me was thewoman in western wear not addressing thereality that wild, feral abandoned andunwanted horses are starving and dying ofthirst all over the West.
Instead she professed the need forhorses to remain with their “families” andbeing allowed to die of old age on therange. Hasn’t she bothered to learn thathorses are not monogamous? That theyrun in herds, not families? That studs havebands of mares and they kill each other infights over those bands? That young studsare kicked out the band?
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Rather than focusing on reality of thestate of the range due to the ongoingdrought or the laws that say “excess ani-mals” means wild free-roaming horses orburros (1) which have been removed froman area by the Secretary pursuant to appli-cation law or, (2) which must be removedfrom an area in order to preserve andmaintain a thriving natural ecological bal-ance and multiple-use relationship in thatarea” the “reporter” questioned onrancher. He noted that he didn’t want thehorses on the land because it reduced hisability to run cattle. I am sure what he saidis true, but he failed to mention the condi-tion of many wild horses or the damagethey are doing to the range.
So much for journalism.
Closer to home . . .
The local CBS news is no better. Theyran a “report” that alleged that there hadbeen a skyrocketing escalation of horsetheft in the area any time that a horseslaughter plant opened, putting all horsesat risk. Their “expert” was a woman who inthe past has sworn on “her dog’s life” thatshe was telling the truth to the New Mex-ico Livestock Board.
It is worth noting that several years agowhen the woman first got publiclyinvolved with the horse issue, she came tothe NMCGA office and told us that all shewanted was just a few populations of 200horses each. When it was pointed out thatranchers had been told the same storywhen elk were reintroduced severaldecades ago, yet today elk populations arein the thousands, her solution was thatranchers could start shooting any overpopulation of horses. That was more than10 years ago.
She has since started a group callWHOA — the Wild Horse Observers Asso-ciation. The group and her passion arebased around the feral horses that havestrayed in the Placitas area and Bureau ofLand Management (BLM) lands from sur-rounding lands.
Several horses were gathered manyyears ago. Although she thinks thosehorses may have been shipped to Mexicofor slaughter, she and her supporters thinkthe animals should roam freely on privateproperty and anywhere else they may wantto be.
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continue to stray and to reproduce to thepoint that many Placitas residents havehad enough. There are car accidentsinvolving these horses, thankfully, thusfar, with only the cost of property damage.Sooner or later there will be a human costif the horses are allowed to continue theirpresence in a human populated area evenif it is suburban.
Our responsibility
With all that said, we are not good attelling our story. As you may have noticed,we have been encouraging our elected offi-cials to let the Roswell slaughter plantopen — with visible success.
I had an email from a lady who couldn’tunderstand why we want to eat horse meatand why we weren’t working on othersolutions. In my abrupt fashion, Iresponded that we aren’t encouraging theeating of horse meat, but had no right todictate what others choose to eat. I furthernoted that our concern was a humane endof life, not starvation or dying of thirst as ishappening RIGHT NOW.
I probably could have left out the “who
stock. The solution of choice is to pass alaw to require all horses in the state indi-vidually identified with a micro chip sothat the person not caring for their horsecan be identified and prosecuted.
That is followed closed by the sugges-tion that a tax be put on feed thatRESPONSIBLE owners purchase to helppay for those who are irresponsible. Thenwe have the suggested mandated spayingand neutering to prevent anyone frombreeding horses without paying a highcost of permits.
While I seriously object to each of thesesuggestions, even if we didn’t, how longwould it take to put any of them intoaction? What good will they do to help thetens of thousands of starving horses inNew Mexico TODAY?
The “swear on my dog’s life” expertchallenges that number, but it has beenconfirmed and documented by manysources including the Navajo Nation andthe BLM.
When I explained these facts to myemail pal, I got a nice “thank you” back.Note to self . . . we need to take the time toexplain everything to those who do not
cares what happens to the meat afterdeath.” But if Hillary Clinton can get awaywith it when talking about the loss ofhuman life, why should I have to restrainmyself? (you don’t have to answer that.)
The why is that I promptly got an emailback calling me “almost rude” and reallycold. I had asked the lady what solutionsshe had. She didn’t have any but was will-ing to work on them. It did not seem to herthat anyone was doing anything otherthan proposing slaughter as the preferredoption.
That night I took the time to send her along email about everything we ARE doingto try and figure out a way out of this prob-lem.
New Mexico Livestock Board ChairmanBill Sauble and New Mexico DepartmentDirector / Secretary Jeff Witte put togetheran unwanted horse working group at leasta year ago that has met several time towrestle with the issue. That group isextremely diverse ranging from NMCGA toAnimal Protection of New Mexico and theNew Mexico Horse Council and has metseveral times during the past year.
There hasn’t been a suggestion yet thatwouldn’t erode private property rights andelevate horses to a status well above live-
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deal with this issues and crises on a dailybasis. We are contributing to that “lowinformation.”
On that note . . .
Our efforts to correct the course of theleadership at New Mexico State University(NMSU) paid off early in May when theBoard of Regents selected former Gover-nor Garrey Carruthers, Ph.D. as the presi-dent of the institution. We in agriculturehave been liberal with advice to theRegents and we need to say thank you forhearing us and taking action.
President Carruthers fits to a tee therequirements NMCGA saw as necessary toput NMSU back on the right track. We lookforward to working with him and theRegents as NMSU takes its’ rightful placeon the land grant university map.
How can you worship Mother Earth . . . and have no respect for Mother Nature?
We have seen another re-emergence ofthe term “Earth First.” Not from theopenly radical environmental group thathas undergone many reincarnations over
to affect the climate . . . but the term globalwarming wasn’t selling so the radicals hadto come up something else.
Apparently because the climate doeschange several times a year, that it seemedto be something easy to sell to the peopleof the world. Proponents were right. Thesell has been easy.
No one has taken into account that per-haps Mother Nature is the controller ofMother Earth But even consideration ofthat theory doesn’t support an ability toregulate dust or the regulation of the kindand size of car that we drive. Nor does itsupport the use of the cheapest energysupply available.
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The 2013 Mid Year Convention is slatedfor June 16 through 18 at the EmbassySuites in Albuquerque. The room block isopen with the great rate of $99. Please call505/245-7100 to reserve yours! The meet-ing gathering NMCGA, Wool Growers,Federal Lands Council, CowBelles and theNew Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau hasa tremendous line up of speakers and top-ics
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the past two decades at least not openly,but from a Moveon.org backed group vow-ing to stop the ravages of climate changeon earth. The campaign entitled Re-Inventing People-Powered Politics hasbeen fully embraced by several Albu-querque area legislators who are lookingfor support to take the agenda to the NewMexico Legislature in 2015.
They aim to bring back the coyotehunting ban as well as the trapping banand probably a whole lot more. Everyoneneeds to keep an eye the “progressive”movement underway.
As a “denier,” I believe that it is fairlyarrogant to think that man has the ability
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My column this month will answer thequestion “Was it a wolf kill or did the cowstomp its calf to death?” Plus items on for-est fires, more Wilderness and sequesterjesters.
The Saga of M113
On January 8th of this year the UnitedStates Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS)released a male four-year-old wolf
named M1133 into the Apache NationalForest near the New Mexico border. Thealpha male of the Bluestem pack had beenshot by a hunter and it was hoped M1133would mate with the pack’s alpha female.However, the pack rejected M1133 and hewandered into New Mexico and outside theBlue Range Recovery Area, resulting inhim being returned to captivity.
M1133 was returned to the SevilletaWolf Management Facility in New Mexico
at this point but died later that afternoon.Joe Bill said the ground was tore up allaround the calf where the now exhaustedcow had been fighting off the wolf.
The FWS made several attempts to dartthe wolf, all unsuccessful. All this time thecow was still standing guard. FinallyWildlife Services was allowed to set trapsfor the wolf and he was captured nearbylater that day. And that cow was still stand-ing guard.
There should be no doubt this was awolf kill, right?
Joe Bill says one lady with the FWS“had mentioned to me when we first mether around noon that they thought thecow may have injured her own calf whileprotecting it from the wolf. She also saidthere was a coyote in the area and she
and was paired with F1108. Tests showedF1108 was pregnant and on April 27 thepair was released in New Mexico’s GilaWilderness. Once again M1133 failed tobond and after travelling over 75 miles andoutside the Blue Range Recovery Area, thewolf was captured on May 11 and returnedto the Sevilleta Wolf Management Facility.
That’s the official version. Here is theinformation I received from NM ranchersJoe Bill and Loren Nunn.
On the morning of May 11 Lorenreceived a phone call from Mike Kelly withUSDA Wildlife Services saying they had awolf on their San Juan Ranch. When JoeBill and Loren arrived at a site just east ofheadquarters and on private land, theyfound one calf down, the cow standingguard and the wolf still hanging around.Also present were two employees of theFWS and Mr. Kelly. The calf was still alive
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Rangeland Insects—Around the Home and Pasture
Managing Horses in Rural New Mexico
Gardening in Central New Mexico Highlands
Wednesday, July 17th Registration at 9:00 am Introduction at 9:30 am
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Please join us at the Southwest Center for Rangeland Sustainability for our sixth “Half Day of College” program. This year we will focus on “living in a rural environment”, with experts on hand to present informa on and answer your ques ons. We will hold concurrent seminars to facilitate smaller group sizes and to give you the choice of a ending what you want — when you want. Registra on begins at 9:00 am; introduc ons at 9:30 am with a brief update on the Southwest Center for Rangeland Sustainability. Seminars will be held at 10:00 and 11:00 with lunch provided at noon. The last seminars will follow lunch at 1:00 pm. There will be plenty of me to visit with neighbors, specialists and research sta . Come join us for an educa onal and informa ve day at Corona.
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ing and grazing” says Senator Udall.
Senator says “Quit Counting Sheep”
Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma haswritten to Interior Secretary Jewell andraised some interesting questions onsequestration. For instance, Interior haswarned that sequestration would shortenpark hours, close hiking trails and camp-grounds and reduce the season of someparks. The U.S. Geological Survey also haswarned it would be forced to shut downhundreds of flood warning gauges acrossthe country. Meanwhile, according toCoburn, Interior plans to keep spendingon low-priority programs that could be cutto spare parks from closing.
A program that uses military drones tostudy pygmy rabbits in Idaho, observe elkin Washington and count sheep in Nevada
tions, access roads are closed, and unrea-sonable restrictions placed on fire suppres-sion actions within Wilderness Areas, earlycontainment and control of wildfires issignificantly hampered which drasticallydamages overall forest health.”And speaking of Wilderness…
Columbine-Hondo Wilderness
NM Senators Udall & Heinrich haveintroduced legislation to designate 45,000acres as the Columbine-Hondo Wilder-ness. The acreage is in Taos County, in theCarson National Forest and is currentlymanaged to protect its wilderness charac-teristics. Representative Lujan is introduc-ing companion legislation in the House ofRepresentatives.
“Designating the Columbine Hondo aswilderness will only increase profitabletourism opportunities and provide for con-tinued traditional land uses, such as hunt-
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thought the coyote may have attacked thecalf and then the wolf just happened toshow up and ran the coyote off.”
That bit of fancy reasoning was put tobed after the calf died. Joe Bill says, “Mr.Kelly removed the head and the hide backover the neck of the calf. It was clear due tothe size of the teeth marks and severedamage to the inside of the mouth and thebites on the neck that it was a wolf kill.” Itwas a “slow, painful and agonizing way fora calf to endure a wolf attack” said Joe Bill.
According to Joe Bill, the FWS thenagreed it was a wolf kill.
Can we in NM look forward to more ofthis? Benjamin Tuggle, the FWS SouthwestRegional Director, says “Our strategy for2013 will be to increase the genetic viabil-ity of the wild population, and implementmanagement activities that support morewolves in the wild. Releases are one of theimportant tools we use for improving thegenetic viability of the wild population.”
And that cow stood guard for severalmore days, her “genetic viability” layingdead at her feet.
Pearce report on NM wildfires
U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce hasreleased a report he requested last sum-mer on recent fires in New Mexico. Pearcesays the report is “a step toward the trans-parent, locally-driven approach to forestmanagement that New Mexico needs.”Pearce also stated “New Mexicans haveexpressed anger and frustration over thehandling of recent fires, which needlesslycost hundreds of millions of dollars,destroyed hundreds of thousands of acresof habitat, and killed countless plants andanimals. By understanding thoroughlywhat has gone wrong with fire manage-ment in past summers, we can work toimprove our fire prevention and forestrypolicies, starting now.”
The report was written by Bill Derr,who retired as special agent in charge ofthe California Region for the US ForestService. The report contains six recom-mendations and among other thingsstates, “This inability of the Forest Serviceto implement sound forest managementpractices helped create some of the “Per-fect Storm” conditions which allowed theWhitewater-Baldy Complex Fire and LittleBear Fire and numerous other fires toescape early containment and control.When the responsible harvesting of forestproducts and thinning of hazardous fuelsare precluded by appeals & court injunc-
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Heroes on the Horizon was thetheme of the tenth Women inAgriculture Leadership Confer-
ence (WALC), held recently in Las Cruces.Over 175 women from across New Mex-ico’s agricultural industry came togetherto discuss current issues, network, andhonor outstanding women in the group.
This year Mary-Esther Grider was hon-
passed that love on to her daughter. Shenever left farming, these days she and herhusband grow alfalfa on a farm south ofLas Cruces. As a retired educator from theLas Cruces Public Schools, Mary-Esthercontinues to involve and educate people inthe value of agriculture via Ag in the Class-room, Dona Ana Soil & Water Conserva-tion District, Earth Team, NM Farm &Ranch Museum, Doña Ana County 4-H,Las Cruces Public Schools Advisory Com-mittee, and the Jornada Resource & Con-servation District. If she’s not officially vol-unteering, rest assured she is stillpromoting the value of agriculture at thegrocery store, the corner café, the doctor’soffice, wherever she goes. Family, friendsand past students all know her favorite say-ing is “You Can’t Have an Ag-less Day.”
Carrie Frances Goss, Weed; WeldaMcKinley-Grider, Carrizozo; Anna Lyles,Las Cruces; Chaddy Robinson, Las Cruces;April Romero, Cuchillo; Becky Smith,Mills; and Fita Witte, Las Cruces, were alsonominated for this year’s award.
This conference, held every two years indifferent locations around the state, drawswomen from all types of agriculture.“Today’s agricultural women are integralparts of their families’ agricultural opera-tions, in addition to their traditionalroles,” said Caren Cowan, Conference Co-Chair. “At these conferences, women are
ored by the group with the Diamond in theRough award. This award is given at eachconference, recognizing outstandingwomen in New Mexico agriculture andhighlighting her efforts and contributions.Mary-Esther grew up on a farm in LasCruces, NM where her family grew cottonand corn and raised horses and cattle. Shecompeted in horse shows and rodeos and
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Agricultural Women Meet, Honor “Diamonds in the Rough”
The 10th Women in Agriculture LeadershipConference boasted over 170 attendeesranging in age from 13 to 88 … two
cabana boys, & one cabana boy in training.
2013 Diamond in the Rough recipient MaryEsther Grider, Las Cruces, (center) is pic-tured with her husband, Billy , daughter, Stefanie, and Erica Valdez, Diamond in theRough Award Committee Chairman, Animas(far right).
given information about issues that areimpacting us all, and encouraged to getinvolved however they can, whether it’sattending a local county commissionmeeting, talking to a state legislator, orwriting a letter to the editor. Every year, wein agriculture become more and more of aminority, and we need to make sure ourvoices are heard.”
This year’s program linked each topicwith one aspect of being a hero. Theseincluded Giving, Inspiring, Courageous,and Generous, to name a few. Participantsheard presentations from CooperativeExtension, Horses for Heroes, RoadrunnerFood Bank, NMDA and saw an inspira-tional show from singer/songwriter BrennHill. New to this year’s program was anoutreach to young women who also sharea love of agriculture and want to improvethemselves to make the industry better.These participants were teamed with amentor, with the goal of teaching themabout the various agricultural opportuni-ties throughout the state and hopefullycreate valuable contacts for them.
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A long term goal for the Women in Agricul-ture Leadership Conference (WALC) has beento generate enough money from the meetingto be able to donate to worthy causes. For thefirst time, WALC was able to make that dona-tion. The group gave $2,000 to the Horses forHeroes Cowboy Up program. The first day ofthe conference was dedicated to militaryheroes who participate in the Horses forHeroes program earning the cowboy versionof the purple heart – the purple wild rag. Con-ference attendees wore lilac or purple. Pic-tured (l to r) Rick and Nancy de Santos Ian-nucci, Horses for Heroes, with ShaceySullivan and Caren Cowan, WALC Co-Chairs.
Nominees for the 2013 WALC Diamond in theRough Award. (l to ) April Evans Romero,Welda McKinley Grider, Mary Esther Grider,Anna Lyles, Fita Witte, Frances Goss, andChaddie Robinson.
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Spots versus stripes? Which do youprefer?Our federal government prefers spots
and is moving forward with a million-dol-lar-a-year plan to remove 9,000 striped owlsfrom 2.3 percent of 14 million Westernacres of protected spotted owl habitat. Ourgovernment is shooting wood owls withstripes to protect those with spots; to stopthe stripes from breeding with the spots.
It had to come to this.The 1990 listing of the Northern spot-
ted owl under the federal EndangeredSpecies Act (ESA) gave the bird totem sta-tus in management decisions.
It didn’t work. Spotted owls declined 40percent over 25 years. Timber sales on fed-eral government-managed lands dropped,
eral court decisions – the Greens just keepsuing until they get what they want.
National forest growth, removals (mil-lion cubic feet). Taxpayers pay for the con-servation plans, recovery plans, and actionplans, many stalled in court.
Taxpayers pay for all the lawsuits too,on both sides.
Taxpayers pay the salaries and pensionsof government workers figthing fire andthose shooting striped owls in order togive, temporarily, an advantage to oneswith spots.
All this sacrifice and the spots just keepdeclining and the stripes just keep on coming.
The Northern spotted owl might verywell be the most expensive avian sub-species on the planet.
Invasive or just mobile?
It is theorized that striped and spottedowls were once the same species of woodowl before separating into East and WestCoast versions during the last Ice Age. Thecommon striped barred wood owl (Strixvaria) has expanded its range westward,establishing itself at the expense of the lessaggressive, less adaptable and smallerspotted wood owl (Strix occidentalis).
By 1909, barred owls were found inMontana. They made their way to thecoast, taking up residence in BritishColumbia (1943), Washington (1965) andOregon (1972).
A spotted owl family. Are any of these“sparred owl” hybrids? Hard to tell. Theowls, striped or spotted, are so closelyrelated they successfully interbreed andtheir fertile offspring, “sparred owls,” arehybrids that look just like spotted owls.The ESA does not protect the hybrids ortheir offspring so the birds are breedingtheir way out of the ESA!
Says Susan Haig, a wildlife ecologist atthe U.S. Geological Survey, is exasperatedby the interbreeding:
It’s a nasty situation. This could causethe extinction of the Northern spotted owl.
The ESA measures and categorizes,then stands steadfast against change. It isattempting, by shotgun, to separate thebirds.
Are these kissing cousins from the Eastinvasive and unwanted when they turn upout West? Or just mobile and happy to mixit up with their spotted relatives?
Whatever, and wherever, they are,striped and spotted owls are not the onlybirds moving around.
too. Oregon harvests fell from 4.9 billionboard feet (1988) to less than 5 percent,240 million board feet (2009). Beyond thejobs and business profits from makinglumber, the Federal and County govern-ments used to benefit from these harvests,too. Harvests down: tax receipts down.Today, with cutbacks in Federal budgetsand sequestration, the States are arguingabout how much of your tax dollars theFederal government should give them tokeep impoverished County governmentsafloat in timber-rich areas.
Beyond competition from barred owls,and after years of not enough logging,mega-fires fueled by too many trees nowthreaten spotted owl survival. Anexhausted veteran of the spotted owl wars,who lives dangerously close to a federally-”managed” forest that is expected to go upin smoke soon, explained:
You have to realize that even moving abiomass project forward takes a court bat-tle. No salvage of dead or burned timber -it just rots. Not much thinning or fuelreduction – without a two-year court fightthe Forest Service usually loses. Hell, theagency is still fighting lawsuits over theSierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendmentstarted in ‘97 – after four revisions and sev-
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government workers from shootingstripes to save spots.
Since the spotted owl wars resulted inthe export of so many timber jobs, North-west timber communities contribute farfewer tax dollars to the communal trea-sury, so the costs of megafires, mudslidesand lawsuits will be borne by Eastern andurban taxpayers. That’s where the people –and the taxes – are.
The striped owl may be relentlesslyworking its way West, but its costs aresteadily moving East.
Teresa Platt is the Director of the Environment &Enterprise Institute at the Nat’l. Center for Public Pol-icy Research & a PERC Enviropreneur Institute alum.
The spotted owl species (Strix occiden-talis) is broken down into three sub-species ranging across the western parts ofNorth America and Mexico. The “threat-ened” Strix occidentalis lucidaof Arizonaand Mexico, the California spotted owlsubspecies, Strix occidentalis occidentalis,and the endangered Northern spotted owl,Strix occidentalis caurina, the sub-speciesof greatest concern. The Northern spottedowl ranges from California, through Ore-gon and Washington, and up into Canada.
The Northern barred owl, Strix varia, isbreeding with the Northern spotted owl,Strix occidentalis caurina, causing hybridhavoc.You can break this down even fur-ther, if you’d like, into regional sub-stocksof sub-species. If you have the time (ourgovernment does) and the money (ourtaxes), you can follow family units, individ-uals, and all the new hybrids, the result ofstriped owls breeding with spotted ones.
The Wise Old Owl Asks, “Who Pays?”
This summer there will be moremegafires in our overstocked Westernforests, often followed by mudslides fromthe denuded hillsides next spring.
Another “green” group will file suit tostop another timber sale or attempt to stop
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One hundred and eleven species,almost 20 percent of the total bird speciesin North America, have expanded into atleast one new state or province with 14species expanding into more states andprovinces than the barred owl. Changingclimates and habitats are the cause of 98percent of range expansions. The birds gowhere the food is. Thirty-eight states orprovinces have gained at least 10 new birdspecies, some moving into a niche inhab-ited by an ESA-listed avian cousin.
Beyond birds, the last Ice Age killed offthe North American earthworm. It’s sincebeen reintroduced, only to be labeled – byour government scientists – as an invasivespecies, an undesirable. And – oh no! –earthworms are beating millipedes in thegame of survival.
The policy we embrace today for stripedand spotted birds can be transferred toother birds and other animals, even earth-worms. If this continues, will we bereduced to digging up and killing earth-worms to save millipedes?
The ESA is written thus and lawsuits by“green” groups – many paid for by our taxdollars – are herding us in this direction.
A spotted owl in Arizona – the Mexicanspotted owl – considers moving East vsWest. Court challenges may kill forestthinning (logging) recommended by sci-entists for his habitat.
Stripes, spots, species, subspecies and stocks
In the Kingdom of Animalia, the Phy-lum of Chordata, the Class of Aves, theOrder of Srigiformes, are two Families ofbirds of prey: the typical owls (Strigidae)and the barn owls (Tytonidae).
The Strigidae Family is the larger of thetwo Families with close to 190 species,covering nearly all terrestrial habitatsworldwide, except Antarctica. 95 percentare forest-dwelling; 80 percent are foundin the tropics.
The Strigdae Family includes 11species of the genus Strix, characterized bya conspicuous facial disk and a lack of eartufts. They are known as screech owls,wood owls, the great gray, the chaco inSouth America. The Ural wood owl aloneboasts 15 sub-species in Europe andNorthern Asia.
Within this Strix genus, in North Amer-ica, the barred wood owl is broken intothree sub-species (the Northern varia, geor-gica in Florida and helveolain Texas), with afourth (Strix sartorii) found in Mexico.
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RangelandManagement:DroughtNICK ASHCROFT, PH.D.EXTENSION RANGELAND MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTEMAIL: [email protected]
While a majority of NM ranchershave experienced and adapted todrought (figure 1) over the last
two years, they remain hopeful the rainwill return in 2013. Many ranchers arealready considering the best plan to pur-sue when the rains return. The NationalOceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationClimate Prediction Center (NOAA) predictthat “Under neutral Pacific Ocean condi-tions, the general winter outlook for muchof the country is for equal chances ofabove-average, average, or below averageprecipitation”(www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predic-tions/long_range/fxus05.html). NOAAalso predicts persistent drought throughJuly (Figure 2). What is clear is that thefuture climatic conditions are unknownand planning for the next year, one way or
products/expert_assessment/seasonal_drought.html
NMSU Extension Animal Sciences andNatural Resources specialists have con-ducted drought management programs, inresponse to county requests, every yearsince 1996. We have discussed droughtmanagement throughout New Mexico andranchers have responded well based ontheir individual needs. Drought manage-ment recommendations included:
1. Monitor forage supply and demand-know what you have and plan. Don’t waituntil it is too late.
2. Don’t try to feed through a droughta. if you are supplementing use energy
dense supplements (you’re short of grass(energy)
b. If you provide all requirements, doso in a pen. On the range they will con-tinue to graze, which won’t benefit therange or the animal.
3. Early weaning, early selling. Lactat-ing animals consume about 1/3 more for-age and prices are usually higher earlier inthe year.
4. Cull cows deeper than normal. Opencows, older animals, poor condition ani-mals.
5. Monitor ponds and dirt tanks. Waterquality and quantity (may not be necessaryafter 2 years drought).
6. Drought reserve pasture – likelyalready used.
the other will be difficult. Figure 1: Drought 2012, 2013
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7. De-stocking plan in writing – proba-bly already implemented, but may needrevise de-stocking plan if drought contin-ues into a third year.
Prolonged drought has likely caused:1. Plant mortality – previous drought
estimates of up to 50 percent mortalityeven on ungrazed pastures.
2. Decreased production – survivingplants have been stressed and unable toreplenish roots.
3. Tanks and ponds will take time torefill.
4. May see an increase in forbs5. Possible increased risk from poiso-
nous plantsBy now ranches have already reacted to
the range conditions that accompany thedrought, if not it is probably too late. Sowhat should be done if the drought breaksand we can start rebuilding? Researchindicates that if you maintained properstocking rate relative to forage conditionsfrom the beginning to the end of thedrought that range plants will recoverfaster than if you didn’t stock properly.Whether in drought or not, the key is tobalance forage demand and supply.
When we do receive moisture it is goingto take time for the rangelands to recover,soil moisture has been depleted and forageplants have been stressed. Assessing andplanning are important regardless ofdrought conditions. Know what forage andwater you have and how long it will last.This is also a good opportunity to evaluategrazing management, is what you havebeen doing working or is there areas forimprovement. If you have been keepingtrack of precipitation and production anassessment not only provides informationon the current conditions, but also pro-vides an indication of how the resourceshave responded to management. Anassessment is the first step in determiningappropriate actions for recovery of therangelands and any financial considera-tions. Assessment factors include:
1. Vegetation composition – forage andnon-forage plants, desirable and undesir-able.
2. Ground cover – important in main-taining soil and soil moisture
3. Production – important in determin-ing stocking rate
4. Utilization – how much was used andwhere, identifying overused and under-used resources
5. Precipitation records6. Water availability for livestock-
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A few Range Improvement Task Forcepublications that you may find useful canbe found at the following website:(aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/taskforce/).
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Soil properties and conditions areimportant contributing factors in theresponse of vegetation during and follow-ing drought. There is a tool available onthe NRCS website(websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/Home-Page.htm) that may be helpful in yourplanning and assessment. This tool allowsyou to select your area of interest (usingthe AOI button) and provides “suitabilityand limitations for use”, “soil propertiesand qualities”, and “ecological site assess-ments”. It also allows you to add informa-tion to a soils report that can be printed orsaved.
The primary objective is to balance for-age supply and demand yearlong, with orwithout drought. With precipitation, for-age will respond, but don’t assume normalproduction (stocking rates) has returned.Know how much forage is available andstock accordingly, I recommend an initiallight stocking rate as these plants havebeen in survival mode and need an oppor-tunity to recover.
There has been some interest in possi-ble reseeding of rangelands followingdrought. Below are some thoughts to con-sider in determining if reseeding is a real-istic possibility for you.
1. Reasons to reseeda. Ranch objectivesb. Higher quality foragec. Increase seasonal supply of foraged. Stabilize soil
2. When to reseeda. Less than 10-15% desirable forageb. Greater than 60% chance of effective precipitation (0.6-1.0 inches of rain) within 3 weeks
3. Site selection-a. Productive soils- soil depth allows root development and water storage
b. Avoid rocky (>50) barren sites- temperature extremes
c. Plant residue- cover to hold moisture, protect seed.
d. Avoid slopese. Receives runofff. Fits ranch management objectives
4. Seed selection-
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Ihave neighbors I haven’t visited foryears. They were so good to me growingup. They raised walnuts. They are part
of the reason I moved back to Arizona.English was not their first language. Ilearned theirs and encouraged my chil-dren to do the same. Then several yearsago an uncle moved in with them. He wasa bully and intimidated them. He discour-aged them from having visitors. Theybecame afraid but there was nothing theycould do.
Every night the uncle would steal their
the workers on both sides of the border,legal and illegal, who come looking forwork. The risks they take to enter the U.S.are frightening, and yet they continue tocome by the hundreds of thousands everyyear. They are like a school of fish swim-ming through a channel full of sharks.Their continuous march north onlydemonstrates our stubborn denial of theobvious, “We want them and we can’t stopthem.”
Not to mention the biggest elephant inthe room, we desperately need their drugs.We are willing to turn a blind eye to themurderous carnage, the violation andinhumanity that defines our border, aslong as we can feed our voracious addic-tion. The cartels are willing to sacrificetheir own lives and those of the traba-jadores to supply our endless craving. Andthey do their job so well. Just ask any useryou know, he can direct you right to adealer. These precious drugs have becomethe Mexican peon’s version of conflict dia-monds, ivory trade and bootleg whiskey. Isee no end.
I think about my neighbors, their wal-nuts, and the times we used to visit . . . but,whattaya gonnu do?
How do you say walnut in Spanish?
walnuts, drive into the big city and sellthem. He still does. My heart aches for myneighbors but we no longer talk. Theirwindows are boarded up and “no trespass-ing” signs are in their front yard. I havespoken with the police, the border patroland the politicians but there is little theycan do. A sadness has fallen over our wholeneighborhood.
My neighbor is the country of Mexico.I miss it. Living along the border today
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1630s when Álvar Núñez, Cabeza de Vaca,passed through southwestern New Mexicoon his way to Mexico from the east Texascoast. Núñez is said to have heard of thecopper from Indians. The Spanish at thetime, however, were much more interestedin oro y plata (gold and silver) than copper,so no effort was made to develop a mine formany years.
Sometime around 1800, a Spanish mil-itary officer, Lieutenant Colonel JoseManuel Carrasco, learned of the copperfrom an Apache Indian and he came intoownership of it, but he was not able todevelop it because it was located in Apachecountry, and the Indians did not approve ofhim tampering with what they consideredtheir property. A few years later, Carrascosold his interest in the place to Don Fran-cisco Manuel Elguea, a Chihuahua mer-chant. Don Francisco called the mine Cri-adero de Cobre (which simply means amining vein of copper) and the townwhich sprang up there Santa Rita delCobre. Don Francisco was able to work outan agreement with an Apache band led bya chief named Juan José Compa who hadlearned to read, write and speak Spanishby earlier missionaries. (Note: one sourceindicates that Colonel Carrasco and DonFrancisco were partners in the venturefrom the start.)
The agreement was relatively simple.Juan José would allow the mining to pro-ceed, unmolested, as long as the Spanishminers did not leave the immediate area.The chief would also allow freight wagonsto haul the ore to Mexico, and supply wag-ons to Santa Rita. He also allowed the con-struction of a triangular fort. Juan José didnot apparently object to the use of some ofhis people, children included, as minelaborers. Some sources say he abided slav-ery of his people. In return, he personallyreceived many gifts, including copiousamounts of liquor. The agreement workedfor many years. Don Francisco died in1809 and his widow operated the mineuntil about 1825 and after that there wereseveral short-term managers before
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Robert McKnight took over in 1826. Heremained there until 1836.
Not everything was as ideal as it mightseem. Another Apache band chief namedChuchillo Negro (Black Knife) had enteredinto no agreement with the Spanish, andcontinued raiding into Chihuahua, eventhough he seems to have avoided raidingwagon trains in and out of Santa Rita. Hisactivities became so onerous that by the1830s, the Mexican government felt calledupon to take action, and rewards wereoffered for Apache scalps: $100 for adultmen, $50 for adult women, and $25 foreach child. McKnight simply ignored theoffer, but there was no shortage of otherwhite men in the area willing to accept thedeal. One of them was James Johnson, saidto have been a trapper. Rather than faceApaches in combat, he looked for a way totake scalps with little risk to himself andthe troop of men he gathered. His methodwas simple: he would simply ambush andslaughter them.
Legend holds that while visiting thetown of Santa Rita, he noted the presenceof numerous Apaches loitering about thesmall community. He invited them all to abig fiesta he held in a clearing near thetown. Once the Indian people gathered inone place, he simply blasted them with acannon loaded with “musket balls, nailsand pieces of glass.” Johnson and his menthen went about killing those who hadonly been wounded in the initial blast.Numbers vary, but about forty Apacheswere killed, including Juan José Compaand three other tribal leaders.
Johnson, in his own account, assertedthat he encountered a band of eighty or soApaches in the Animas Mountains andbecause he only had seventeen men he wasobliged to attack using the cannon as anoffensive weapon. Other sources at thetime were far less generous in their ver-sions of what came to be called a massacre.One source even reported that ChiefCompa was not killed in the initial blast,but was chased down and murdered byJohnson himself.
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this; in fact survived Johnson’s massacre.He was called Mangas Coloradas. MangasColoradas was a leader fueled by the needfor revenge. He possessed a talent for lead-ership which allowed him and his follow-ers, the Copper Mine band, to wreck havocon Mexican people initially and Americansafter the American Occupation of 1846.Numbers are not available, but they killedall non-Indians with whom they came intocontact. One story goes that the Apacheslaid siege to Santa Rita, and when the four-hundred Mexican miners and their fami-lies were obliged to seek refuge in Chi-huahua, they were slaughtered along theway. Only six of them reached Chihuahua.Other historians simply note, “there was along hiatus in mining activities at SantaRita.” The Apache war against Mexico andthe United States lasted for nearly a halfcentury; from what came to be called theJohnson Massacre of 1837 until Geronimofinally surrendered in 1886. Hundreds oflives were lost along the way, on bothsides.
As an aside, Johnson never collectedany bounty for the Apache scalps. Depend-ing on the source, he was either forced toleave the scene of the slaughter by acounter attack by the Apache survivors(lead by Mangas Coloradas), or he was sub-sequently put to flight by the Apaches andescaped to California where he died inpoverty.
In modern times, Santa Rita is wellknown as the birthplace of Harrison “Jack”Schmitt who as a NASA astronaut was thefirst, and only, civilian to walk on themoon (1972). He also served as a UnitedStates Senator from New Mexico (1977-1983).
Santa Rita is a town that is no longerthere. As the open-pit mine grew, the townwas literally moved out of the way, untilthere was nothing left. One can view thehuge mine and imagine a town some-where out there in space.
Selected sources:
Howard Bryan, “Off the Beaten Path,” AlbuquerqueTribune, December 30, 1957
Fugate & Fugate, Roadside History of New Mexico
Robert Julyan, The Place Names of New Mexico
William C. McGaw, Savage Scene
John L. Sinclair, “Santa Rita – the town that van-ished into thin air,” New Mexico Magazine,March 1985
Apretty little galnamed MabelDelong was
born in 1897 nearWallula, Washington. Her parents wereMr. William F. Delong, a shoe shop ownerand guest columnist for the local paper(The Wallula Gateway) and Mrs. Anna F.Delong. The Delong’s homestead is nowunder the waters of Lake Wallula, on theColumbia River, behind the McNary Dam— since 1954.
It was her father who first introducedMabel to horses, at about age three. Shetook to them immediately. Within a fewshort years, the young horsewoman wastraining with Bill Donovan, a local trickrider. In 1913, she entered her first rodeo,the Walla Walla Stampede and won thetrick riding. After winning the next twoconsecutive years as well, she was asked byGeorge Drumheller of “Drumhellers” WildWest Productions fame, to hit the roaddoing trick riding and relay races acrossthe country. Her parents agreed to let hergo only on the condition she be accompa-nied by a chaperone. After all, she was abeautiful young lady — just coming of age.So began the professional rodeo career of
the early days of rodeo. It has been saidthat she was the most photographed cow-girl of all. Photographers loved to take pic-tures of the lovely little lady as she com-peted in trick riding, relay racing, romanriding, steer and bronc riding and calf andsingle steer roping! She was also a RodeoQueen and was likely to win at a number ofdifferent events on any given day.
Mabel looked more like a model than achampion cowgirl, but her winning waysput her in tight competition with the cow-boys. She could rope as fast as most of thethem and set several records during hertime. (It should be noted here that before1929, cowgirls competed right alongsidethe cowboys at most shows. Separate girlsevents were few and far between.)
There was a growing national concernback then over how competitive sports,such as rodeo, could harm women. Mostcowgirls competing in those days weremore of the brutish sort, not necessarilyportraying the proper image of a lady. Fewwere delicate and feminine looking likeMabel. The debate reached even the smalltown (back then) of Pendleton, Oregon,where Mabel had been named 1927 RodeoQueen. The following was written in herdefense: “There is nothing masculine inher appearance and she does not wearmannish clothes. She dresses with excel-lent taste, whether in the arena or on thestreet.” – The East Oregonian 1927
Without ever intending to, she wasbeing mixed up into a women’s liberationmovement. She responded to a newspaperreporter once, “I know you think I’m aparadox, but I belong in the saddle for I’vebeen there since I was three. I love theopen, dogs, horses, guns, the trees, theflowers . . . Still I love dresses and every-thing that goes with them. I can’t toleratethe mannish women anymore than I canstand the womanish man.”
When asked about her and Hugh’s rela-tionship she was quoted, “Now, here’s theway it is with Hugh and me: He’s a one-woman-man, and — well, I’m a one-man-woman. My home is my heaven. Hugh’smy husband, and that doesn’t meanmaybe; he’s my manager; he’s my daddysweet-heart and we’re pals right down tothe heel of our boots.”
One of the most famous photographs ofMabel was when she appeared on the cover
Mabel Delong.She was a petite gal of five-feet, four-
inches and around one-hundred pounds.Newspaper accounts from the day calledMabel, “The Lovely Lady of Rodeo” andsome said she looked more like a “Folliesbeauty” than a rodeo cowgirl. Author andRodeo Historian, Gail HughbanksWoerner once wrote, “Her features weredelicate, her hair was always done in themost attractive style and her westernclothing fit perfectly and was always of themost flattering styles.” She soon caughtthe attention of rodeo champion, HughStrickland of Bruneau, Idaho. The twowere married in 1918.
After having a daughter (April) and anattempt at settling down to become Idahofarmers, the couple decided to hit therodeo trail to earn some money as they hadgone broke farming. Hugh taught his wifeto ride broncs, rope calves and steers andeven steer wrestling. The duo paid theirdebts with rodeo winnings, gave up thefarmer’s life, and never looked back —they were making more money on therodeo trail.
Mabel went on to become one of themost recognizable and popular cowgirls of
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of the 1926 Cheyenne Frontier Days pro-gram, featuring her as a bronc rider, fromthe same rodeo in 1924. Amazingly, shewas smiling and waving to the crowd whileriding a bad bronc named, Stranger. Shewas the first woman ever to grace thecover of Cheyenne’s rodeo program.
In all her years of riding, she was onlyseriously injured once. Mabel was per-forming in trick riding at the MadisonSquare Garden “World Championship”rodeo. She attempted to pass under thehorse’s neck and grab the saddle on theother side as they go around the arena full-speed. Even though she had done thisnumerous times before, somehow, she losther grip, fell beneath the horse and wastrampled. She was severely injured andreported as “near death.” She recoveredhowever, and went on to continue her win-ning ways.
A few championships credited to Mabelinclude: Pendleton, Oregon; Cheyenne,Wyoming; Walla Walla and Ellensburg,Washington; Dewey, Oklahoma and Madi-son Square Garden, New York.
Once, when asked in an interview if shehoped her daughter, April, would follow inher footsteps, Mabel said, “I don’t want herto follow my game. It’s too hard for awoman, and then, maybe when she is oldenough, there won’t be any contests.”
Mabel was right, by depression years ofthe 30s, rodeo opportunities for womenhad all but disappeared. It wasn’t until theformation of the Women’s ProfessionalRodeo Association (WPRA) in 1948 thatwomen began competing in all rodeoevents once again. (Although this time itwas only against other women, not men aswell, like back in Mabel’s day.)
During the 1930s, Hugh and Mabelrelocated to Hollywood to work in themovies as many rodeo cowboy of that daywound up doing. They were in highdemand for bits in Western movies, whichwere becoming very popular. Mabel pre-formed stunt work and had minor actingroles in many films; her pinnacle partbeing in Rhythm of the Range with BingCrosby.
While filming a scene for Rhythm, a setwas duplicated to look like the arena atMadison Square Garden — where she hadbeen badly injured in 1926. As Mabelwalked on set, she fainted in front of a gatelooking just like the one where she hadbeen trampled. She was rushed to the hos-pital where physicians reported a hemor-rhage had reappeared at the site of the old
wood scenes.She has been inducted into the
National Cowboy & Western HeritageMuseum Hall of Fame, the ProRodeo Cow-boys Hall of Fame, the National CowgirlHall of Fame, the Pendleton Hall of Fameand the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall ofFame. Unfortunately, only the inductioninto Pendleton’s Hall of Fame happenedduring her lifetime. Today the MabelStrickland Cowgirl Museum is active inCheyenne, Wyoming.
Mabel Delong Strickland Woodwarddied in 1976, at age 79, after a long battlewith cancer. Her ashes were spread at herhome in Buckeye, Arizona. She will for-ever be remembered as the first lady ofrodeo.
wound!Later Mabel, along with Bonnie Gray
and Bertha Blancett, founded the Associa-tion of Film Equestriennes, an associationof women stunt riders and actresses. Mabelestablished herself as a sought-after movieactress and stunt woman in Hollywood.
In 1941, Hugh Strickland passed awayfrom a heart attack and Mabel then remar-ried to a man named Sam Woodward. Thecouple lived in Buckeye, Arizona whereMabel served the Appaloosa Horse Club ontheir Board of Directors from 1949through 1965. As one of the first womenelected to the board, Mabel was active inboth the local and national levels. She wasrespected by her colleagues because of herdetermination and extensive experience asa professional horsewoman. Mabel owned,bred and showed Appaloosas for manyyears after leaving the rodeo and Holly-
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that tradition as much as possible, depend-ing on those states’ policies, according toRay Baca, NMLB Interim Director. “We arehere to protect and serve the integrity ofthe industry. We can’t just be a regulatoryagency, we need input from producers onthese issues up front, because they are theones who will be affected.”
Both the NMLB and NMCGA workedhard as the ADT regulations were devel-oped to have brand identification includedin the final version. “We are hopeful thatbetween the industry and the state veteri-narians, we can reach an agreement withthe other brand states,” said Caren Cowan,Executive Director of the New Mexico Cat-tle Growers’ Association (NMCGA).
Speed of commerce is the big concernfor Charlie Rogers, who owns the Clovis-Livestock Market and represented NewMexico at the Western States’ AnimalHealth Meetingearlier this year where thisissue was discussed between states. “Thereis a certain time of year – between Septem-ber 15 and November 15 – when there area lot of calves and yearlings moving out ofNew Mexico. If you had to have a healthcertificate on every delivery, you could notfind enough veterinarians in the state whowould be willing to leave their practice forthat time to write health certificate forthose cattle. It becomes almost an impos-sibility.”
“The ADT rule allows states to maketheir own agreements,” he continued.“We hope to get the brand law states toband together and use what we have – ourbrands – which has been successful in thepast, especially on cattle under 18 monthsof age.”
“This is a work in progress, and we areasking for industry input,” Baca said. “Iencourage anyone with questions, ideas,concerns or suggestions to contact me at505/841-6161 or [email protected]”
have individual identification and beaccompanied by a certificate of veterinaryinspection, greatly increasing the time andcost involved in shipping a load of cattle.In most cases, feeder cattle can move with-out restrictions. However, those regula-tions also provide for the option of usingbrands as identification, as long as anagreement has been reached between thestates involved.
The NMLB and New Mexico CattleGrowers’ Association have started work byreaching out to bordering states like Col-orado, Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona towork on an agreement. Currently, the pro-posal would require:
1.) Official ID and Interstate VeterinaryHealth Certificate on all cattle 18 monthsand older, excluding cows going directlyfrom farm or ranch to slaughter.
2.) Calves and yearlings under 18months of age can travel on a brandinspection or other official documents asstates agree. Prior entry permit numberscould be part of thebrand inspection orother official documents if receiving statesso desire.
3.) Cows going directly from farm orranch to slaughter can travel on a brandinspection or other official documents asstates agree. Prior entry permit numberscould be part of the brand inspection orother official documents if receiving statesso desire.
The NMLB has strong ties with otherbrand states, and will continue to follow
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estraysNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following described estray animalshave been taken under the provisions of Chapter 77, Article 13 of New
Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978, and sold for the benefit of the owners ofsaid estrays as provided by law. The proceeds will be subject to claims andproof of ownership as provided by law. New Mexico Livestock Board
Ray Baca, Interim Director · Albuquerque, N.M.
All current estrays can now be found on the New Mexico Livestock Boardwebsite at www.nmlbonline.com. Lost, missing and stolen reports will be
available on our website for 30 days.
Please note that there is a misprint of our address in the new 2012 NMLB Brand Book. Thecorrect address is: NMLB, 300 San Mateo Blve NE, Suite 1000, Albuquerque, NM 87108
NMLB, CattleIndustry WorkingTogether on Brand Identification for Cattle Movement
In response to a request from the state’scattle industry, the New Mexico Live-stock Board (NMLB) voted at its April
meeting to move forward on a proposal tostart working with other brand states touse brands as official identification underthe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s(USDA’s) new Animal Disease Traceability(ADT) rule.
Under the new ADT rule, most cattlethat are moved interstate currently must
in the New Mexico Stockman.Call: 505/243-9515.
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Riley Joins CattleGrowers’ & WoolGrowers’ Staff
Zach Riley recently joined the staff ofthe New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Asso-ciation (NMCGA) and New Mexico
Wool Growers, Inc. (NMWGI).“Zach hit the ground running, coming
to work for us during one of our busiesttimes of the year, and fit right in. We areglad to have him on board,” said Rex Wil-son, NMCGA President, Carrizozo.
“With his strong background in leader-ship and agriculture, Zach will be a greataddition to the staff. We are looking for-ward to working with him,” said Marc Kin-caid, NMWGI President, Hope.
Riley will be working as an administra-tive assistant to both associations, focus-ing on policy and working through socialmedia to reach a different demographic.
Prior to joining the NMCGA andNMWGI, Riley worked almost two years asa field representative for CongressmanSteve Pearce, serving as a liaison betweenthe Congressman and constituents, orga-nizations and local government entities.Before joining the Congressman’s staff,Riley worked as Executive Director of boththe Lubbock and Amarillo IndependentElectrical Contractors.
“Over the past two years, I have workedclosely with some of the issues the associ-ation has been engaged in,” Riley said. “Ihave been around cattle my whole life,when this opportunity arose, going towork to help safeguard the industry that Iknow and love seemed like the right direc-tion for me.”
A New Mexico native, Riley grew up inMelrose, near Taiban where the Riley fam-ily operates a cattle ranch, and graduatedfrom Melrose High School. He received an
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Jimmie Dee Fox, 44, Fort Sumner, diedof a heart attack on May 14, 2013 at herhome. She was born January 6, 1969 inPortales, the daughter of Jimmy H. andLaHonda (Prather) Fox. She attended FortSumner schools, graduating in 1987,attended South Plains Junior College inLevelland, Texas and later computerschool in Albuquerque. She worked forTeam Builders in Fort Sumner. She servedas a 4-H leader, President of the CountyFair Board, Chairman of the Old Fort DaysRodeo, and Chairman of the De BacaCounty Democratic Party. She was a mem-ber of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, andthe Valley Quilting Club. She wasappointed by Governor Bill Richardson tothe Eastern Plains Housing Authority.Jimmie Dee was a member of the Profes-sional Bull Riders Association, she lovedProfessional Bull Riding. Survivors are herfather Jimmy H. Fox of Fort Sumner; sis-ter Robbie Andes, Portales; brother RickAndes, Clovis; two aunts, Maurcenia Cross,Fort Sumner, Cloreta Hawk, Clovis; twonephews, two great-nieces, and a greatnephew. Also surviving is a cousin raisedin the family home, Tell Montoya, Artesia;along with several cousins, other relativesand many friends.
Jack B. Bruton, 85, passed away on Sat-urday, May 18, 2013 at the Bruton Ranchwith his family at his side. Jack was bornon April 7, 1928 in T or C to Wesley andAllene (Gauwain) Bruton. His parentswere Socorro County pioneer ranchers.Five generations of the Bruton family haveranched in New Mexico. Jack’s grandpar-ents, Charlie and Agnes Bruton, ranchedfor a time in Texas and began ranching inNew Mexico in the 1880s. Jack married hishigh school sweetheart, Grace Harriet, in1948. In 1952, Jack and Grace startedranching on the San Augustine Plains. TheBruton family has ranched on those plainsever since. Jack served on the SocorroElectric Cooperative Inc. Board for 40years. He was on the Salado Soil Conserva-tion Board for 15 years and on the GoodSamaritan Planning Board for SocorroCounty. Jack was also a member in theNew Mexico Cattle Growers’ Associationand the New Mexico Farm LivestockBureau. He enjoyed roping in the “RoundBelly Roping Club,” a group of rancherswho practiced roping on weekends for fun,and the Datil-Pietown Cowboy Polo Club,friends who played polo without the stan-
farmers and ranchers during his sixteenyears as a State Representative, havingbeen elected by voters from Luna, Hidalgo,Doña Ana, and Sierra counties over thecourse of his political career. In a fittingtribute to a man who ‘finished’ high schoolat the age of 14 and lacked the financialwherewithal to attend college, G.X.received an honorary doctorate from NewMexico State University in 2003. He alsoreceived the Philip J. Leyendecker Agricul-turalist of Distinction Award from NMSU’scollege of Agriculture in 1991. As afarmer/rancher and as a legislator, G.X.was one of the staunchest advocates ofNMSU (and going back to the days of NewMexico A&M), participating in extensionactivities and eventually securing legisla-tive funding for expansion of research andeducation facilities at the university.Another indication of his indelible supportfor education was his insistence that everyone of his seven children received a uni-versity degree. G.X. was proud to be part ofa dynamic border community and used hisbilingual and bicultural abilities tostrengthen relations with business, politi-cal and service organizations in Mexico.His cross-border identity made him amuch sought-after advisor to Governors,Congressmen and businessmen. One of hismany important contributions to bilateralrelations between the U.S. and Mexico washis work on the New Mexico Border Com-mission, which eventually led to the devel-opment of the international port of SantaTeresa, New Mexico. G.X. was a past presi-dent of the local Rotary Club. He was bap-tized in San Jose Church in Faywood, butwas a strong supporter of Holy FamilyCatholic Church since 1945. G.X. was alsoa Knight of Columbus and a long-timecontributor of beef to barbecue and cottonto the annual Parrish Klobase.G.X. is sur-vived by Jody, his wife of 67 years, andseven children: Paul, Patricia, Michael,Marcia, David, Keven and Rod, theirspouses, plus seventeen grandchildren andthree great-grandchildren. Two sisters,Rose and Vera Jo, also survive him.
Tommie Pauline Bennett, 91, Rogers,passed away on April 28, 2013, following ashort illness. Tommie was born July 5th,1921 on her ranch, the land which washomesteaded by her father. Tommie lived
dard rules. Jack was honored as GrandMarshall of Magdalena Old Timer’sReunion in 2008 and featured in the NewMexico Magazine article and the book,Making a Hand: Growing up Cowboy inNew Mexico in 2005. Jack is survived byson, Jack W. Bruton (wife, Bonnie) Datil;daughter, Doreen Threet (husband, Bill)Jonesboro, Arkansas; daughter, SharonBruton, Belen; brother Neil Bruton (wife,Pauline) San Antonio; sisters MariannePorter (husband, Al) Socorro; AliceDuquet (husband, Bob) Socorro; and SueHarriet, Datil. He is also survived by eightgrandchildren and 15 great-grandchil-dren, many nephews, nieces, and friends.
Grover Xavier (G.X.) McSherry, 88,Deming, passed away surrounded by fam-ily members on May 5, 2013. He started hislife on November 23, 1924, in Dwyer, theson of Grover Cleveland McSherry andMary Ellen (O’Connor) McSherry. G.X.grew up on the Mimbres River Valley dur-ing by the Great Depression and the falloutof the Dust Bowl. He was always proud ofthe acres of apple trees that he helped hisparents plant in the valley, a traditionalcrop that followed both lines of his par-ents’ families from Pennsylvania and WestVirginia. G.X. met his future bride, ClaraJo (Jody) Remondini, during World War II.They married in December 1945 and set-tled on Remondini the homestead east ofDeming, to expand the farming and ranch-ing operation. In the nearly 70 years thathe farmed in Luna county, he increased hisfarming operation five-fold, moved fromhorse-drawn to high-tech methods, andwas a constantly vigilant steward of thesoil and water around his feet. G.X. wasonce quoted that his farm focused on pro-ducing the Three C’s: cattle, cotton andchildren. G.X.dedicated years to improvingthe marketing of crops and livestock(including serving on state and nationalcommodity boards; being a foundingmember of the local cotton cooperative;and leading the New Mexico HerefordAssociation); he worked for 35 years onadvising Luna County banks on agricul-tural financing; he was committed to sen-sible and balanced water use for agricul-ture and communities in the local,interstate and international arenas (serv-ing on committees, commissions andholding national appointments to conser-vation bodies). He defended and expandedthe rights and protection of New Mexico
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About the end of May I got word frommy friend Wallace Cox, to come andhelp them brand a couple thousand
calves at Tequesquite Ranch. I first knewWallace and his wife Sandy when we allwent to school at New Mexico State Uni-versity. He was a few years ahead of me,and when he finished college he becamethe Luna County Agent at Deming. In Mayof 1978 Wallace was hired as assistantmanager at the Tequesquite Ranch, and heand Sandy moved to headquarters. So Irolled my bed, gave my saddle a good oil-ing and pulled out for that good cow coun-try north of Logan, New Mexico. The ranchhas been owned by the Mitchell familysince the 1890s. From working at the BellsI was aware of the legendary status ofAlbert K. Mitchell, and I was fortunate tomeet him once. Thanks to George Ellisand the Mitchells, I was given the T. E.Mitchell Scholarship for my junior andsenior years at NMSU. When I was regis-tering for my fall classes in 1969, as Istarted to write a check for my tuition andbooks, the secretary, as she poured overpaper work, smiled and said, “Wait! Youhave the T. E. Mitchell Scholarship!” I’vealways been grateful for that and it helpedmy folks, also, who had been payingtuition and books. I wrote A. K. a letter andthanked him . . . and still have his returnletter. I knew that George had somethingto do with it but never really heard the fullstory until I talked with Linda Davis at aWill James get together at Santa Barbara,California in 2011.
Linda said she happened to be at theTequesquite when George called about thepossibility of giving me the scholarship. Itseems the scholarship was set up to helpyoung folks from ranches in northeasternNew Mexico. She said her dad askedGeorge a few questions, such as . . . was hegood with a young horse, did he come inon the drive where he was dropped off? . . .
bag in a corner. Then I drove a little waysover to the horse corral and Wallaceshowed me an empty saddle rack, where Iput my kak and all my cowboy stuff. Aboutthat time Albert J., who ran the outfit,walked into the corrals and up to that neatrock saddle house. I had met him at theNew Mexico Cattle Growers’ Convention afew months before in Albuquerque. “Lil’Al”, as we called him, was a nice fella, andfun to be around. He had come over fromthe office to welcome me. That’s rare onmost outfits as he was the “big dog”, and Iwas another cowboy who had justunloaded most all that I owned. Over thenext few years, I had many an enjoyableevening at the ranch with him and his wifeSherry, when I would come by and spendthe night. The next morning we had break-fast at the cook-house, we saddled up,jumped our mounts into a couple ofgoose-necks and went to the Sabino Camp.It was way north of headquarters, up ontop, above the head of TequesquiteCanyon. The next several days we workedseveral hundred yearlings in that country.As we put the last ones through the gateand loaded our mounts, Al called on thetwo-way in the helicopter, and asked me ifI wanted to fly with him. About that timehe set the chopper down by the road andMetti Gutierrez, a good hand, stopped thepickup and let me out. As Al flew us southfrom the high plains, the TequesquiteCanyon became a big gash below us andwe saw wild burros. Soon we were at head-quarters.
The next morning Wallace roped outour mounts from the remuda, all wellbred. There was a cowpuncher workingthere from the Deming range named SteveAllen, who was just out of high school. Hewas a good hand and fun to work with, ashe always had his rope down, and a mis-
or at least most of the time. With George’spersuasion he said, “Okay let’s do it!” TheT. E. Mitchell and Sons history is quite alegacy in the cattle industry. T. E. was bornin 1864 at Cripple Creek, Colorado,became a cowpuncher and was wagon bossfor the Huerfano Butte Cattle Company asa young man. In the early 1880s hebecame manager of the Bar T Cross,located on the Tequesquite [alkali] creek inNew Mexico. In the 1890s Mitchell boughtthe Bar T Cross and over the next sixtyyears the family built it to around 300 sec-tions. T. E.’s son Albert K. is a legend him-self. He was born in 1894 at Clayton, NM,and was a cowpuncher from the word “go”.He was educated at the ranch by privatetutor, then attended college at Cal Poly andCornell. He also enlisted in the army toserve his country, and when finished,returned to the Tequesquite outfit in 1919.He became manager in 1925, also manag-ing the Bell Ranch, which was one thou-sand sections from 1933 to 1947. He was afounder of The American Quarter HorseAssociation and had a long, productivecareer. He passed away at the TequesquiteRanch on May, 28 1980. AK’s daughter isLinda Davis, of the CS Outfit. Linda hasplenty of cow and horse in her veins and itwould take a book to tell of it.
As I turned off the highway at the bot-tom of David Hill and headed for head-quarters, I was impressed with the condi-tion of the range, fences andimprovements … a ranch well managedfor years! The cattle were big boned, wellbred horned Herefords, from wellrespected lines of the breed. As I pulledinto headquarters, established in the mid-dle of the Tequesquite Valley in the late1890s, I was impressed with the buildings,and all. It was just like pulling into theForks, Sixes or any other well run cow out-fit! A chore man pointed me to thebunkhouse, and I threw my bed and war continued on page 51
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chievous grin! We went south to the CerroCamp, or as they referred to it “Tony’sCamp”, as Tony had held that camp for 40years or so. We started branding the regis-tered herd calves. We branded five-hun-dred or so calves over the next ten days.There were an average of forty cows toeach pasture and we held them up “out-side”. They would pair up and the ropercould see the horn brand on the mothercow. He would then pass that along to thebookkeeper and the guy doing the tattoosin the calves’ ear that corresponded to itsbreeding through that horn number.There was the Revol, Tejano, Rincon andseveral other smaller pastures with regis-tered cows, calves and a bull in them. Allthat record keeping is what took so muchtime. So, if we got eighty or less calvesbranded each day we did good working outof headquarters. Besides the Cerro Camp,there was the Bar T Cross Camp in thesouthern part of the ranch, where weworked those registered calves. I remem-ber one pasture, named the Carrizo, fromthe creek that flowed through it from thewest side of the ranch to the Tequesquite
sharpen our knives and get the brandingrig all ready for the commercial herd. So afew days later we would make a drive eachday on some big pastures, and brand two-hundred or so calves a day. Every body gotto drag calves. It was a good and fun crewto work with. The range was in excellentshape with the Gramma grass heading out,and we threw thirty heifers in the horsepasture as the yucca blooms were thick!After fifteen-hundred calves we werethrough and I went south to help work theQuestion Mark. I’ll never forget a greatworks at the Tequesquite, with greengrass, good horses and good men.
Creek. We would usuallymake a big corral withsome panels and apickup and trailer. Thatway they would pair upand Al usually ropedthem. A calf got throughthe fence at the start butworked its way back andwas just outside thefence as Al had roped thelast one. He eased overto the fence a-horseback,with his loop made, try-ing not to scare the calf.Al could throw a good “Hoolahan”. As hestood up in the saddle and leaned forwardto throw the loop, he also stuck that chest-nut colored horse in the flank. The horsepromptly fell apart and threw Al plumbover the fence, with Al not even touchingthe top wire. The calf ran through the loopas Al was too busy sailing through the airto jerk his slack. He usually tied on, but itwas good that he had untied it to reachthat calf, or it would have been a badwreck. I really had fun over the next fewyears reminding Al of that incident!
When we finished the registered cattle,Wallace said we’d take a few days to
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Ken Babcock Sales . . . . . . . . . . . .43Bar J Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Bar G Feedyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Bar M Real Estate . . . . . . . . . .61, 66Tommy Barnes Auctioneer . . . . . . .57Barzona Breeders Assn of America .37Beaverhead Outfitters . . . . . . . . . .67Big Mesa Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61BJM Sales & Service, Inc . . . . . . . .56Border Tank Resources . . . . . . . . .56Bovine Elite LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Bradley 3 Ranch, LTD . . . . . . . . . .53Brennand Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
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C Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Mike Casabonne . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17The Case Company Real Estate & .63Casey Beefmasters . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Caviness Packing Co Inc . . . . . . . .20Cattleman’s Livestock Commission .36 Don Chalmers Ford . . . . . . . . . . . .31Charter Capital Realty . . . . . . . . . .64Clovis Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . .14Coba Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Coldwell Banker Legacy/Howard Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Conniff Cattle Co LLC . . . . . . . . . .69Cooper Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17Cowboys Real & Imagined . . . . . . .25Cox Ranch Herefords . . . . . . . . . . .54
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D Squared Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . .39David Dean/Campo Bonito . . . . . .62Dan Delaney Real Estate . . . . . . . .64Desert Scales & Weighing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Domenici Law Firm PC . . . . . . . . .40
MMajor Ranch Realty . . . . . . . . . . . .59Manford Cattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Mathers Realty Inc/ Keith Brown . .63Paul McGillard / Murney Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Merrick’s Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Mesa Feed Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Mesa Tractor Inc . . . . . . . . . . .24, 57Michelet Homestead Realty . . . . . .62Chas S. Middleton & Son . . . .59, 65Monfette Construction Co . . . . . . . .57
NNM Beef Industry Initiative . . . . . . .58NM Cattle Growers Membership . . .45New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Insur. .46New Mexico Property Group . . . . . .62NM Purina-Land O’ Lakes . . . . . . .72NMSU Animal & Range Sciences . . . . . . . . .18, 22, 26, 28,
NM Wool Growers Membership . . .16
OJim Olson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42O’Neill Land LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
PPhase-A-Matic Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Phillips Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Pratt Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Cattle Guards/Priddy Construction .17
RRanch For Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67The Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Red Doc Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3D.J. Reveal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56Riley & Knight Appraisal, LLC . . . .62Rim Fire Stock Dogs . . . . . . . . . . .26Robertson Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . .57Roswell Livestock Auction Co . . . . .12Roswell Wool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
SJames Sammons & Associates Inc . .67Sandia Trailer Sales & Service . . . .56Santa Rita Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Scott Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
EElgin Breeding Service . . . . . . . . . .53
FFBFS / Monte Anderson . . . . . . . . .17FBFS / Larry Marshall . . . . . . . . . .16Farm Credit of New Mexico . . . . . . .8Farmway Feed Mill . . . . . . . . . . . .23Five States Livestock Auction . . . . .30Freeman Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Fury Farms Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
GGallup Lumber & Supply . . . . .41, 57Giant Rubber Water Tanks . . . . . . .17Grau Charolais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
HHall-Gnatkowski Inc . . . . . . . . . . . .17Harrison Quarter Horses . . . . . . . . .56Headquarters West Ltd . . . . . . . . .61Headquarters West Ltd/Hubbell . . .62Henard Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43Hi-Pro Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Hubbell Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Hudson Livestock Supplements . . .27Huguley Co. Land Sales . . . . . . . . .67Hutchison Western . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
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JJaCin Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Jarmon Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53JMT Pipe & Service Company, LLC .57Joe’s Boot Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
KKaddatz Auctioneering . . . . . . . . . .56Kail Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Kern Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64David & Joan Kincaid . . . . . . . . . . .19Bill King Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
LL & H Mfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Lakins Law Firm PC . . . . . . . . . . .14Lazy D Ranch Red Angus . . . . . . . .53Lazy Way Bar Ranch . . . . . . . . . . .55
ADVERTISERS’ INDEX Singleton Ranches . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Stallard Real Estate Services . . . . .63Stockmen’s Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . .66Southwest Ag Inc . . . . . . . . . . .33, 67Southwest Red Angus Assn . . . . . .53Joe Stubblefield & Associates . . . . .63Swihart Sales Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
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Yavapai Bottle Gas . . . . . . . . .35, 57Yocom-McColl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
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b. Available and affordablec. Certifiedd. Easy establishmente. Palatablef. Productivity of grasses and pre-vents erosion under moderate grazing
g. Mixes- shallow and deep rooted, cool and warm season
5. Costs and Opportunity Costsa. Seedb. Seedbed preparation- remove competition
c. Brush control, herbicide used. Seeding methode. Protection from grazing-i. 1 growing season with good conditionsii. 2-3 growing seasons with less than optimal conditions
f. IrrigationFor more info visit aces.nmsu.edu/
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Some consideration regarding reseed-ing rangelands under drought conditionsare a lack of current soil moisture and a lowprobability of effective precipitation post-seeding. Additionally, preparation of theseedbed may destroy drought resistant for-age that would be needed if seeding isunsuccessful.
was one of several singled out by Coburn“While these studies may provide some
interesting information about rabbits,sheep and other animals, cancelling ordelaying them is not life threatening. Yetshutting down vital flood gauges, by theagency’s own admission, could be,”Coburn said.
Is it just me or is Interior becoming theKing of Sequester Jesters?
Till next time, be a nuisance to the deviland don’t forget to check that cinch.
Frank DuBois was the NM Secretary of Agriculturefrom 1988 to 2003, is the author of a blog: The West-erner (www.thewesterner.blogspot.com) and is thefounder of The DuBois Rodeo Scholarship(www.nmsu.edu/~duboisrodeo/).
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Little Cayuse Ranch – Horse & cow ranch operation near Cedarvale has 1,680deeded acres + 230 ac state grazing lease, HQ home, foreman’s home, barn,sheds, tack room, 3 excellent wells, 4 pastures. 80 acre pivot waters hay land.Priced at $850,000 Villanueva Ranch – on Hwy 3 has 285 deeded acres + 4,450 acre NM state graz-ing lease. Fenced, several dirt tanks, 10,000 gallon water storage tank & pipelinedrinkers. Price reduced to $698,900 Anderson Ranch – also on Hwy 3 has 9,024 total acres w/HQ home, Foreman’squarters, equipment shed, 3 excellent wells, 3 pipelines, working pens and 1,000deeded acres all for $1,600,000 You can’t ranch any cheaper than this one...La Cueva Canyon Ranch – 1,595 deeded acres w/240 acres of BLM. Scenic par-cel has tall pines, canyon springs, dirt tanks, new fence on NE corner. Turkeys,deer & other native specie abound. Priced reduced: Now $677,875 Owner willfinance! Trigg’s Ranch – 720 deeded acres lies adjacent to La Cueva Canyon ranch onApache Mesa. Good access & incredible views. Off the grid in the tall pines Pricedat $306,000. and a smaller 200 acre parcel available! Owners will finance... Ledoux, NM – Perimeter fenced 60 acre dry land terraced farm has overheadelectric, sub-irrigated pasture county road access! Located ½ mile north ofLedoux. Price Reduced: $228,000Dilia, NM – 35 acre fenced & irrigated farm for sale, 35 ac/ft water rights plusfarm equipment. Stocked fish pond, mobile home on site w/community water &septic. Priced at $548,000Anton Chico – BUYERS’ MARKET!! 65 acre irrigated farm has 100 + ac/ft ditchrights. HQ home on historic register. Bunkhouse, storage shed, shop + irrigation& farm equipment go w/sale. Great value in this sale price! Price is $698,900Jaymar Rd. Stanley, NM – 77 acre horse property has 3 pastures fenced & crossfenced, 1 trap, 3 loafing sheds, hay storage & tack room. Incredible views fromHQ home. Owner will lease back. Make an offer we can’t refuse.Near Roswell, NM – 58,000 acre cow operation has reduced their price to $204per acre. Call for details.
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O’NEILL LAND, LLCP.O. Box 145, Cimarron, NM 87714 • 575/376-2341 • Fax: 575/376-2347
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Good inventory in the Miami, Springer, Maxwell and Cimarron area. Great year-round climate suitable for horses. Give yourself and your horses a break and come on up to the Cimarron Country.
Miami Horse Training Facility.Ideal horse training facility w/large 4bedroom 3 bathroom approx 3,593 sqft home, 248.32± deeded acres, 208irrigation shares, 30' X 60' metal sidedshop/ bunk house, 8 stall barn w/tackroom, 7 stall barn w/storage, 10 stallopen sided barn w/10 ft alley, 2 stallloafing shed, 14 11' x 24' Run-InShelters, 135' Round Pen, Priefert sixhorse panel walker. Many more fea-tures & improvements. All you need fora serious horse operation in serioushorse country of Miami New Mexico.Additional 150 acres available on southside of road. Miami is at the perfectyear round horse training elevation of6,200. Far enough south to have most-ly mild winters. Convenient to I-25.Miami Horse Heaven. Very privateapprox. 4,800 sq. ft. double-walledadobe 4 bed., 3 bath home w/manycustom features, 77.5± deeded acres &77.25± water shares, large 7 stall horsebarn, large insulated metal shop, large
haybarn/equipment shed, all for$1,700,000, plus an additional 160+/-deeded acres w/142 water shares avail.$560,000 (subject to purchase of77.5± deeded acre parcel.)
Miami Mountain View. 80± deededacres w/80 water shares & house.$550,000.Miami. 10± deeded acres, awesomehome, total remodel, awesome views$295,000.Miami WOW. Big home in Santa FeStyle great for family on 3 acres.$274,900.Miami Tangle Foot. 10.02± deededacres w/water shares & meter.$140,000.Maxwell. 19.5± deeded acres, water,outbuildings, great horse set up.$269,000.Canadian River. 39.088± deededacres, w/nice ranch home & river.$288,000.
O’NEILL AGRICULTURAL, LLC“Offers computer-generated color custom mapping service on digital USGS base maps.
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TERRELL LAND & LIVESTOCK COMPANY
NEW MEXICO RANCHES– A Premier Ranch,Approx. 30,000 Ac. with 1/3 Deeded & 2/3State Lease, two great headquarters, running creeks and irri-gated pasture, Union County.
– Mixed land status on this good summer yearling operationfor 850-1,200 hd. 14,680 acres, open rolling country, well watered, good corrals with scales.
– Private Hunting Retreat, 5,000 Ac. Deeded + State, no pub-lic access, Mule Deer, Elk, Bear, Lion, Quail & Turkey, beautiful& rugged, electricity & phone.
– Just east of Moriarty, 1,365 Deeded & 1,810 State, MobileHome, barns & small set of corrals, has irrigation rights for50 Acres, good accessibility.
– San Lorenzo, only 15 miles SE of Silver City, beautiful, treedcountry, fronts on paved highway, has over 63 Acre Feet ofvery valuable water rights, for residential development, 1,273Deeded Ac. & 1,320 Acres of State Lease.
– Nogal Canyon, between T or C and Socorro just off of I-25,a scenic ranch with complete headquarters offering fantasticviews, 2,068 Deeded Ac., 837 Ac State & a small Forest Permit.Good Hunting in this area, especially in the Canyon! Beingfarmed.
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AGUA NEGRA RANCH
16,400 Deeded AcresSanta Rosa, New Mexico
Call forPrice
Headquarters is anHistoric Stagecoach Stop
3 Additional Houses
Extensive Improvements
Indoor Arena
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Horse Walker
Running Water
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Rolling Hill Country
Sub-Irrigated Meadows
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Pomerene Ranch – Benson AZ, 81head yearlong, 92 Acres Deeded,7650 acres AZ State Lease, niceranch with many new improve-ments. Ask Scott Thacker about thecurrent FSA loan, EQIP Projects, &the Range Rest Rotation payments.Asking $425,000
Marana Farm – 130 Acre farm, 22acres irrigated, pecans & pastures, 2shops, nice large house, spa, pool &huge tree lined pond. Great lifestyleranch, Close to Tucson & conve-nience. Asking $995,000
New Listing! Dripping SpringsRanch – Globe AZ, 202 Head YearLong, 1687 Deeded Acres plus Stateand BLM, some irrigated pasture,manufactured home, mineral rights.Asking Price Greatly Reduced, CallAgent for Details!
The Historic Fourr Ranch –Dragoon AZ: 225 Head Year-Long
on 1200 Deeded Acres, State andForest leases. Perfect mix of a func-tioning cattle ranch, rich history, andamazing headquarters. 4 Housesplus a main house and an indoorswimming pool. The ranch might bea guest ranch or large family estate.Asking $2,800,000
Split Rock Ranch – Paradise AZ.:6,000 acres deeded, 200 head yearlong, State, BLM, Forest, IncreasedAG production could be developed,basic ranch housing, beautiful set-ting. Asking $3,631,800
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CHERRY CANYON RANCH: Secluded ranch located inthe foothills of the Capitan Mountains in southeasternNew Mexico. 10,000± total acres located in limestonehill country. Grazing capacity estimated at 200 A.U.syear- long. Improved with a two residence, mobile home,barns and corrals. Livestock water provided by threewells and pipelines. Abundant wildlife to include muledeer and Barbary sheep. Price: $1,800,000 – call formore information.
SOUTH BROWN LAKE RANCH: Southeastern NM cat-tle ranch for sale. 5,700 total acres located in good grasscountry. BLM grazing allotment for 164 A.U.s year- long.Nicely improved with a modern residence, barns andcorrals. Livestock water provided by three wells andpipelines. Easy to manage and operate. Sellers wouldlike to retire. This is as good a buy as there is around.Call or view the information on my website.
ENJOY A PRIME VIEW OF UTE LAKE in this 3100 plus square foot home with many extras and spaciousrooms. Must see to appreciate. Or choose from 8 additional lots at +/- 40acres starting at $100,000
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SOLDC6 Ranch: Sonoita/Patagonia AZ. 165 head, 45 acres deeded,8700 acres forest lease great water, good improvements.$725,000. Sam Hubbell-Tom HardestyStockton Pass: Beautiful SE AZ Ranch North of Willcox,Mountain Ranch 145 head AU, Deeded Surrounded by forest.$975,000. Walter Lane Red Top Ranch: 3,800 deeded acres in SE AZ. Priced at $225per deeded acre. Walter Lane Perkins Ranch: Yavapai County, NE of Chino Valley, 214deeded acres, 51,625 acres forest lease, 266 AU, located onthe Verde River $8,575,000. Andy GrosetaWildhorse Basin Ranch: Yavapai county, 864 deeded, 6701State Lease, $3,900,000. Con EnglehornLa Cienga: Mohave county, 122.83 deeded acres, 166,234State/BLM Lease, 490 head $1,200,000. Paul GrosetaCrooked H: Central AZ, 126 Sections, 450 head WinterRange/664 summer Range. $2,375,000 Traegen KnightLazy EH: Western AZ, 122.5 deeded, 300,000 BLM/StateLease, 17,486 AUM ephemeral/500 AU yearlong. 18 wells, 4pumps on CAP Canal. $600,000. Con EnglehornNI Ranch Tombstone AZ: The ranch consists of 6555 deed-ed acre & 6650 state lease, 250 head annually; all improve-ments are in top condition, the ranch is well watered w/8 wells,& pipelines. Good strong grass country. The Ni Ranch is one ofthe last working cattle ranches in the state with the majority ofthe land being deeded. Priced at $3,150,000
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MAHONEY PARK – Just 10 miles southeast of Deming, N.M. The property consists of approx. 800 acres Deeded, 560 acresState Lease, & 900 acres BLM. This historic property is located high up in the Florida Mountains & features a park like set-ting, covered in deep grasses with plentiful oak & juniper covered canyons. The cattle allotment would be approx. 30 head(AUYL). Wildlife includes deer, ibex, javalina, quail & dove. This rare jewel would make a great little ranch with views &a home site second to none. PPrriiccee rreedduucceedd ttoo $$555500,,000000..
SAN JUAN RANCH – Located 15 miles south of Deming, N.M. east of Highway 11 (Columbus Highway) on CR-11.Approximately 24,064 acres consisting of approximately 2684 acres Deeded, 3240 State Lease, 13,460 BLM, & 4,680 uncon-trolled. The cattle allotment would be approx. 183 head (AUYL). There are 6 solar powered stock wells with metal storagetanks & approximately 6½ miles pipeline. The ranch has a very diverse landscape consisting of high mountain peaks, deepjuniper & oak covered canyons, mountain foothills & desert grasslands. There is plentiful wildlife including deer, ibex,javalina, quail & dove. AA ttrruullyy ggrreeaatt bbuuyy!! PPrriiccee rreedduucceedd ttoo $$555500,,000000..
27.50 Acre Farm – Consists of 3 tracts – 8 Acres, 8 Acres, & 11.5 Acres – will sell separately. Full EBID & shared irrigationwell. Community water, electric, telephone & gas on Camunez Road to adjoining property. Beautiful farm land, greatmountain & valley views. Take Highway 28 south to San Miguel, east or left on Highway 192, first right or south on LasColmenas, then left or east on Camunez to end of pavement. PPrriicceedd aatt $$446677,,000000..
Arrington Ranch – Located just west of Las Cruces, NM, between Highway 70and Afton Road on County Road B006. 182 head permit. 81 acres deeded,approximately 3090 state lease and 32,760 acres BLM (approximately 37,508 acrestotal). 5 pastures, 4 wells and 2 dirt tanks. 1940 adobe home with 3 bedrooms, 2baths and 1526 square feet. Reasonably priced at $$445500,,000000..
Fancher Ranch – Located southwest of Las Cruces, NM off Afton Road. 198head permit, 210 acres deeded, 19,224 acres BLM and 4666 acres state land. 2 pastures, 3 wells, 1900 square foot home with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, bunkhouse, green house, horse barn, corrals, round pen, etc. Income from cell tower.Easy access - 45 minutes from El Paso and Las Cruces. $$660000,,000000..
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MOLERES RANCH• 11,733 Deeded acres. (18½ deededsections, 1 section State of NM) Located53 miles north of Milan, NM.• Nice cattle producing ranch. 3 largefenced pastures. 3 smaller traps, all water-ing off the headquarters. Year round oper-ation or good winter country.• Native grasses consist of galleta, bluegrama, Indian rice grass, alkali sacatonand also fourwing saltbush. Partiallywooded in pinon/juniper. Small sandstonemesas and outcroppings. Amazing Mesatop ruins with kivas and rooms. NearChaco Canyon National Historical Park.• 4 producing windmill wells. Pumpingfrom 250’ to 500’. 9 pit dirt tanks strate-gically placed throughout the ranch. Greatwater storage. 4 miles of pipeline.• Wildlife consists of Elk, Mule Deer,Antelope, Quail and Rabbits. Ranchreceived 2 Bull Elk tags and 2 Cow Elktags in 2012.• Modest headquarters: Ranch housewith kitchen, den and bunking quarters.30x40 metal sided barn/ hay storage/tackCorrals with guard rail, squeeze chute,and certified scales/house, semichute/ramp.• Call for photos and brochure. $250 per deeded acre – Open to offers
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**NNEEWW** 550000 HHeeaadd RRaanncchh,, TTuuccssoonn,, AAZZWell improved HQ with 3 homes,pool, barns, corrals, airplane hanger &strip. State & BLM grazing leases. 80Deeded Acres. $$22,,338800,,000000.. Ownermay split.
**RREEDDUUCCEEDD** 5522 HHeeaadd RRaanncchh,, SSaannSSiimmoonn,, AAZZ –– Indian Springs Ranch,pristine & private, only 12 milesfrom I-10. Bighorn sheep, ruins, pic-tographs. 1480 acres of deeded, 52head, BLM lease, historic rock house,new cabin, springs, wells.$$11,,330000,,000000 TTeerrmmss..
**NNEEWW** SSaann SSiimmoonn,, AAZZ –– IndianSprings Farm 162 acres w/pivot, nicehome, hay barn other utility buildings.$$775500,,000000
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333355 HHeeaadd RRaanncchh,, GGrreeeennlleeee CCoouunnttyy,,AAZZ –– Near Double Circle Ranch. +/-20 Deeded acres, w/two homes,barn & outbuildings. 58 SectionsUSFS grazing permit. Good vehicularaccess to the ranch – otherwise this isa horseback ranch. Scenic, great out-fitters prospect. $$885500,,000000
**NNEEWW** GGrraahhaamm CCoo,, AAZZ 7788 PPlluussHHeeaadd CCaattttllee RRaanncchh –– Approx. 640deeded acres, 3633 acres USFS and5204 acres BLM; 1 BR, 1 Bathhome/camp. Foothills of the SantaTeresa Mountains. $$665500,,000000
**RREEDDUUCCEEDD** YYoouunngg,, AAZZ,, 6655++ AAccrreess ––Under the Mogollon Rim, small towncharm & mountain views. 2100 s.f., 3 BR, 2 Bath home, 2 BR cabin, his-toric rock home currently a museum,shop, & barn. Excellent opportunity for
horse farm, bed & breakfast, or landdevelopment. +/- 65 acres for$1,070,000; home & other improve-ments. $$442244,,550000..
**RREEDDUUCCEEDD ttoo $$224400,,000000** SSaannttaaTTeerreessaa MMttnnss,, FFoorrtt TThhoommaass,, AAZZ –– 200acre Plus 17 head BLM allotment,private retreat, two wells. Veryremote & extremely scenicw/sycamores, cottonwoods & beau-tiful rock formations. $$228855,,000000TTeerrmmss..
NEW MEXICO PROPERTIESListed Cooperatively w/Action Realty,Cliff, NM, Dale Spurgeon, Broker – 575-535-4177
**NNEEWW** 331166 HHeeaadd RRaanncchh,, nneeaarrSSooccoorrrroo,, NNMM,, +/-2663 scenic acresof deeded, 1917 acres NM Statelease, 24,582 acres BLM. Solidworking, cattle ranch in a good loca-tion w/excellent access. Good mixof browse & grass. 140,000 gallonsof water storage, pipelines, wells,dirt tanks. HQ w/home, good cor-rals, in the foothills of the LadronMtns. $$11,,440000,,000000
** RREEDDUUCCEEDD** VViirrddeenn,, NNMM +/-78 AcreFarm, with 49+ acres of irrigationrights. 3 BR, 2 Bath site built home,shop, hay barn, 8 stall horse barn,unique round pen with adjoiningshaded pens, roping arena. Scenicsetting along the Gila River. Greatset up for raising horses also suitablefor cattle, hay, pecans, or pistachios,$$555500,,000000
**NNEEWW** ++//-- 5500 HHeeaadd RRaanncchh,, VViirrddeenn,,NNMM –– 367 Deeded acres, 4,000acres BLM, nice HQ w/home, barn,corrals, along two miles of the beau-tiful Gila River. $$552255,,000000
**RREEDDUUCCEEDD** FFrraannkklliinn,, NNMM,, 2288 AAccrreeFFaarrmm –– Franklin, NM, 28 Acre Farm– 19 Acres of water rights fromFranklin I.D., 5 BR, 3 bath Mfg.home, corrals, barn. Great for small
farming operation, horses or cattle.Along the scenic Gila River.$$112255,,000000 TTeerrmmss..
HORSE PROPERTIES/LAND**NNEEWW** ++//-- 448800 AAccrreess OOrraaccllee,, AAZZ ––One of the last remaining largeparcels. Currently operating as a smallcattle operation. Great prospect forfuture development in a desirablelocation. Fenced with a well, electricpower, and two mfg. homes.$$22,,550000,,000000..
**NNEEWW** SSoonnooiittaa,, AAZZ,, 60 AcreWestern Gentlemen’s Ranch -Located in the middle of the beauti-ful Coronado National Forest.Charming main residence, guesthouse and caretakers home. Formerranch HQ with barn, corrals, roundpen and arena. Great retreat, bedand breakfast or family residence.Purchase main home and guesthouse on 4400 AAccrreess ffoorr $$772255,,000000 oorrppuurrcchhaassee aallll ffoorr $$992255,,000000..
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**NNEEWW** RRooddeeoo,, NNMM,, 160 Acres - onthe western slope of the PeloncilloMountains. 4-forty acre parcels sur-rounded by BLM land on two sides.Unimproved lots with electric nearby.$$114411,,776600
WWiillllccooxx,, AAZZ 4400 AAccrreess –– Great viewsin every direction, power to the prop-erty. $$8855,,000000..
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on the homestead most her life. She was atrue Roosevelt County Pioneer who lovedthe farm and home where she was raisedand in turn where she and her husbandraised their family. Tommie attendedNMSU until ENMU became a four-year col-lege. She transferred and continued hereducation, lacking only one semesterwhen she met Charlie Bennett and decidedto leave college to marry. Tommie was anavid sports fan and watched hours of bas-ketball, baseball, football and rodeo activi-ties on television. She never missed anopportunity to attend many of these eventsthat her children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren participated in. Tommiewas closely associated with planning theRoosevelt County Fair Old Timer’s Day vis-itation for many years and received the“Pioneer of the Year” award. Tommie issurvived by her five children, Patricia(husband, Duwain) Bullock, Roswell; Gail(husband, Cotton) Patton, Roswell, Phyllis(husband, Allen) Ivey, Roy, Sue Nash, Lub-bock, and Charles (wife, Beverly) Bennett,Portales, eleven grandchildren, seventeengreat-grandchildren, her sister-in-law,Margaret Brown, and many other closefamily members and friends.
Lois W. Claridge, 91, passed away qui-etly on May 4, 2013 at her home in Safford,Arizona. She was born in Paxton, Illinois, asmall Scandinavian farming community,to Anton and Ellen Pearson Wesslund. Shemoved to Chicago with her parents andbrother Richard when she was 12 yearsold. She attended North Park Junior Col-lege and graduated with a Bachelor of Sci-ence Degree from Northwestern Univer-sity and a diploma in Nursing fromEvanston Hospital, serving these last twoinstitutions as an instructor in Medicaland Surgical Nursing during World War II.For health reasons, she moved to Arizonain 1946 and was employed as a nurse byF.W. Knight, M.D. at the Safford MedicalClinic. While working there she met andwas courted by local Gila Valley pioneerfamily rancher Samuel Ray Claridge. Theymarried in 1948. Lois served as the SaffordSchool Nurse from 1954 to 1965. In 1965she began a lengthy career in social work
with the Arizona Department of PublicWelfare. She was supervisor in GrahamCounty for the Food Stamp Program, andwas also involved in child protective ser-vices, adoptions, and other activities.When the Department of Public Welfarebecame a part of the Department of Eco-nomic Security, Lois assumed the role ofOffice Coordinator for the Graham CountyD.E.S. and continued in both positionsuntil her retirement in 1983. Loisbelonged to numerous organizationsincluding the Safford Woman’s Club,Swift-Murphy American Legion Auxiliary,Graham County Historical Society, Saf-ford-Graham County Public LibraryBoard, Graham-Greenlee Health PlanningCouncil, Arizona Easter Seal Society, Ari-zona Nurses Association, and ArizonaCommunity College Board. A founder ofthe Mt. Graham Cowbelles chapter in1953, she was active at the state level andserved a year as president of the AmericanNational Cowbelles in 1962. She is sur-vived by her son, Cliff, twin daughtersLynne and Lois Ann, 12 grandchildren and17 great-grandchildren.
Dustin Nathaniel Sultemeier, 30,Carlsbad, died in an automobile accidenton April 23, 2013. He was born May 30,1982 in Hobbs to Allen and Kristin Sulte-meier. Dustin attended elementary schoolat Corona Elementary, then moved to Cap-itan in 1995, where he graduated fromhigh school. He was a dedicated athleteand was active in both 4-H and FFA injudging and showing. He went on to com-plete the Building Trades Certificate fromENMU Ruidoso He worked as a journey-man electrician then as an oilfield electri-cian. Dustin is survived by his parents,Allen and Kristin Sultemeier; brothers,Wade, Capitan and Keith, Carlsbad; mater-nal grandparents, Madie and Virginia San-soucie, Roswell and Jack and WillieMcCaw, Rye, Colorado; paternal grand-mother, Allene Sultemeier, Albuquerque;aunt, Judith McCaw, Pueblo, Colorado;uncle Jack McCaw III and aunt Becky Wat-terson, Ruidoso; uncles and aunts, Markand Barbara Sultemeier, Corona and Bunkand Laurie Mullins. Las Cruces; fivecousins, and many friends.
Editor’s Note: Please send In Memoriamannouncements to: Caren Cowan, N.M. Stock-man, P.O. Box 7127, Albuquerque, NM 87194,fax: 505-998-6236 or email: [email protected]. Memorial donations may be sent tothe Cattlegrowers’ Foundation, a 501(c)3, taxdeductable charitable foundation serving therights of ranch families and educating citizens ongovernmental actions, policies and practices.Cattlegrowers Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 7517,Albuquerque, NM 87194.
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National Day of the Cowboy in New Mexicoby RICHARD BEAL
The New Mexico Legislature unani-mously passed a resolution intro-duced by Rep. Brian F. Egolf and co-
sponsored by Rep. Candy Spence Ezzelldeclaring July 27, 2013 as National Day ofthe Cowboy in New Mexico.
Local ranches and businesses areencouraged to hold special events that dayat their facilities . . . a BBQ with a westernflair, a square dance, a special sale of cow-boy clothing, a western celebrity guest,horse clinic, book signing, horseback trailrides, hotel discounts, restaurant specialmeals, featuring western art, trunk shows,special western buckles, maybe some cow-boy singing and food?
Clint Mortenson will be holding a freeevent at 96 Bonanza Creek Road, Santa Feon that day featuring team roping, barrelracing, arena polo, kids games, tack swap,vendor booths, horse demonstrations, andlots more!
Cowboys have been part of New Mexicohistory even before it became a state so itseems very appropriate to honor the pastand current contributions and encourageevents to commemorative them.
There are 6,800 livestock producingranches in New Mexico and with the sup-port organizations and services theyemploy 18,000 people and produce about$2.1 billion in economic activity each year.
The National Day of the Cowboy is a dayCongress has set aside for Americans tocelebrate and honor their pioneer heritageand the contributions of the Cowboy andCowgirl to America’s culture and econ-omy. This resolution, naming the fourthSaturday in July as a national day to honorthe Cowboy, has passed in the U.S. Senatefor five consecutive years, beginning July23, 2005.
In 2008, for the first time, the NationalDay of the Cowboy resolution was spon-sored and passed in the U.S. House of Rep-resentatives, by Arizona U.S. Congress-woman, Gabrielle Giffords (yes, thatGabby). In June 2008, the National Day ofthe Cowboy resolution also passed in theArizona State Legislature, making Arizonathe first state to pass a Cowboy Day resolu-tion. In 2009, it passed in the state legisla-tures of Texas, Arizona, New York, Kansas,and Oklahoma.
Richard Beal is a writer and a cowboy who lovesworking with horses and cattle. He and his familylive in the town of Lamy overlooking the beautifulGalisteo Basin. He is also a member of the NMCGA
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Pima Judge’s Conduct Censuredby VERONICA M. CRUZ, ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Pima County Superior Court JudgeCarmine Cornelio has received apublic censure from the Arizona
Supreme Court stemming from his behav-ior during settlement conferences in twoseparate cases.
An attorney in a January 2012 settle-
As the presiding judge for PimaCounty’s Civil Arbitration and AlternativeDispute Resolution program, Corneliooversees between 70 and 80 settlementconferences a year, according to docu-ments.
Cornelio said he met with a representa-tive of the judicial commission to discussthe complaints and they “reached a resolu-tion that is mutually satisfactory.”
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“I’m working with the conduct com-mission on finding a mentor with the ideathat I’ve been doing these a long time andbeen successful at it, there’s always some-thing I can learn,” he said.
In addition, Cornelio agreed to attendat least one educational course “related toappropriate judicial demeanor.”
Cornelio was previously censured in2010 for cursing and showing his middlefinger to an attorney, who was a personalfriend, at a settlement conference. In 2007he was reprimanded for confronting “acourt employee on a public street.”
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