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FEATURES

14 2013 Mid-Year Meeting Highlights

16 Fairs Across New Mexico by Callie Gnatkowski Gibson

19 Music For Those Who Come To Dance by Callie Gnatkowski Gibson

20 New Mexico State Fair Livestock Schedule

23 Eastern New Mexico State Fair Schedule

24 Southern New Mexico State Fair Schedule

25 New Mexico State Fair Horse Show Schedule

25 New Mexico State Fair Main Street Days

35 New Mexico Surpreme Court Rules For Domestic Well Law by Tiffany Dowell, Attorney

DEPARTMENTS 10 N.M. Cattle Growers’ Association President’s Letter by Rex Wilson, President

12 News Update

22 On The Edge of Common Sense by Baxter Black

26 In Memoriam

30 N.M. CowBelles Jingle Jangle

34 To The Point by Caren Cowan

36 N.M. Federal Lands Council News by Frank DuBois

39 New Mexico’s Old Time and Old Timers by Don Bullis

41 Estrays

45 NMBC Bullhorn

48 Seedstock Guide

52 Cowboy Heroes by Jim Olson

55 Market Place

57 Real Estate Guide

63 Ad Index

64 Scatterin’ The Drive by Curtis Fort

ON THE COVER . . .We could find no better depiction of

Fairs Across New Mexico thanGordon Snidow’s “Old Glory.”

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NEW MEXICO CATTLE GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION OFFICERSwww.nmagriculture.org

NMCGA PRESIDENT

Dear Fellow Cattlemen,

Much of the state has received some much needed and much prayed for rain.

It will take more to cover everyone and much more to catch up from the severe drought. Butthe green and tinge of green that we see in lots of places certainly makes us feel better!

It hardly seems possible, but it is time to once again begin preparation for the Legislature.Although we are months away from the Session itself, Interim Legislative Committees are meet-ing across the state. Their agendas gives some look as to what might come in the 2014 Legislature.

If a committee is meeting near you, it is well worth your time to sit in for awhile and to get toknow the legislators who sit on these committees. They will remember you come Legislature. Ifyou want to find details of these meetings, please check the website, www.nmagricutlure.org orcontact the office. These meetings will run until November.

The plan is to hold legislative training at the upcoming Fall Board of Directors meeting slatedfor August 28 in Santa Fe. Watch the website, your email or Facebook for details shortly.

NMCGA members and staff continue to work on a wide variety of issues from wolves to jump-ing mice and federal land management plans. Our Congress is on recess this month. If you willhave the opportunity to visit with them, please contact the office for a list of talking points.

With only four and half months left (but who’s counting) we are coming down to the wire onthe goal of recruiting 400 new members by December 2013. We are well within range of making ifnot surpassing that goal. If each one of you would recruit just ONE new member . . . or join if youare not already a member, we can start 2014 as a stronger voice for ranch families and private prop-erty rights.

You can join now by visiting the website or calling the office at 505/247.0584.

Hope to see you down the road soon. Keep up those prayers for rain.

Sincerely,

Rex Wilson

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Pioneer Ranch Family & Arizona State Land Office Win

The Knight Family, Springerville, Arizona, reaffirmed theirright to continue longstanding range stewardship practiceswith a recent decision handed down by the Maricopa County

Superior Court of Appeals.In the Wildearth Guardians, Inc versus The Arizona State Land

Department and Knight Family case, the Court sided with theState Land Commissioner’s decision to recognize the stewardshipequities of the Knight family. In the case the Court affirmed thedecision and recommendation of the Arizona State Land Com-missioner that the Knight family presented the best “equity” inthe conflicted State Land Lease. “While many concerned days andsome sleepless nights have transpired over the last several years –we are pleased that the Court recognized my family’s stewardshipover the Wildearth Guardians attempt to destabilize, throughconflict, our ability to conserve and produce from the State Landsmy family has cared for over the decades,” said Roxanne Knight.The Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association joined the Knight

Family in defending their history of stewardship and right to thelease. “The scales of justice are uncertain, so we are tremendouslyhappy that the Court recognized the history and legacy of stew-ardship the Knights have provided as lessees of State Trust Land,”stated Andy Groseta, President of the Arizona Cattle Growers’Association. Groseta went on to say, “It is refreshing to see a Courtdeny the agents of conflict their opportunity to destabilizeanother rural ranching family.”Wildearth Guardians have wasted several hundred thousand

dollars of Arizona tax payers’ money trying to destabilize anindustry and put a pioneer family out of business. The wastedtime and resources on the states behalf should not be tolerated byany taxpayer. It is a hard working family and the State LandDepartment that has invested five years of hard work to protectthe rights of Arizona.Arizona’s ranch families manage a majority of State Trust land

through grazing leases. This is a mutually beneficial practice thatallows proper management of undeveloped trust land while pro-viding millions of dollars to the agency. The Arizona Legislaturedoes not provide any funding for the Land Department to insti-tute any agency initiated management practices on State Trustrangeland. The Land Department relies on its grazing lessees toexpend their own money to initiate management practices ontheir leases.The Arizona Cattle Growers’ and Knight family have spent

over $100,000 defending these proven practices for the futuregenerations of Arizonans. Douglas E. Brown of Brown & BrownLaw Offices P.C., a law firm in Apache County, defended theKnights. �

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Producers hauling cattle to Roswell Live stock New MexicoRe ceiving Stations need to call our toll-free number for aTrans portation Permit number before leaving home. TheHauling Permit number 1-800/748-1541 is answered 24hours a day, 7 days a week.

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20 Bar Livestock Highway #90 at NM #3 – East side of high-way. Receiving cattle for transport 2nd and 4th Sunday of eachmonth. Truck leaves Lordsburg at 2:00 p.m. Sunday. SmileyWooton, 575/622-5580 office, 575/626-6253 cell.

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Hwy. 80 across from Town & Country Motel. Jason Heritageis now receiving cattle every Sunday. For information tounload contact Jason Heritage 575-840-9544 or SmileyWooton 575-626-6253. NO PRIOR PERMITS REQUIRED.Trucks leave Sunday at 4:00 p.m. (CT)

VAN HORN, TX

800 West 2nd, 5 blocks west of Court house. PanchoRomero, 432/207-0324. Trucks leave 1st & 3rd Sunday at3:00 p.m. CT.

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Two blocks east and one block south of Tillery Chevrolet. SmileyWooton 575/622-5580 office, 575/626-6253 mobile.Trucks leave Sunday at 3:00 p.m. MT.

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River Cattle Co. Nine miles east of San Antonio on U.S. 380.Receiving cattle for transport 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. GaryJohnson 575/838-1834. Trucks leave Sunday at 3:00 p.m. MT.

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A. Barbara Wagoner and Beverly Butlermake the CowBelle Man of the YearPresentation honoring the Deming Headlighteditor.

B. NMCGA Young Cattlemen’s LeadershipCommittee Chairman Boe Lopez presents agraduate scholarship to Erica Valdez.

C. US Department of Agriculture UnderSecretary Edward Avalos hosted a press con-ference on USDA funding of New Mexico’sferal hog erradication project.

D. Leticia Varelas accepts a YCLC graduatescholarship from Boe Lopez.

E. Don McCaslin and Steve Swift preparingto chow down at the opening reception.

F. Kay and Tom Payne share some time withNMFLB Executive Vice President Matt Rush.

G. Who are these TALL people? (l to r) BlairDunn, Larry Dominguez, CongresswomanMichelle Lujan Grisham and Zach Riley.

H. Texas Cattle Feeders Association’s RossWilson and Jessica Decker, NMCGA intern.

I. Silent Shoppers: The huge silent auctionprovided lots of items sold to support theNMFLB Young Farmers & RanchersCommittee and the New Mexico CowBelles

J. Pauline McCauley and grandson DustinJohnson, who serves on the NMFLB andNMCGA Boards of Directors.

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by CALLIE GNATKOWSKI GIBSON

Fall is fair time in New Mexico, with 4-H and FFA kids putting the finaltouches on indoor projects, packing

up their show animals, and heading totown for the county fair. ThroughoutAugust, small towns across the state hostthese annual events, showcasing residents’talents and hard work. While the focus ison youth at these events, through juniorlivestock shows, rodeos, horse shows andindoor exhibits, competition can also befierce in the adult division.After the county fairs wind down, the

focus shifts to regional and state fairs,which showcase agriculture in moreurban settings – the New Mexico State Fairin Albuquerque, the Southern New MexicoState Fair in Las Cruces, and the EasternNew Mexico State Fair in Roswell. Compe-tition is stiffer, the crowds are larger, butthe fun, relaxed atmosphere remains thesame. Plus, who can pass up the chance for

Dairy Barn are one example. “We are try-ing to get more people down to the agri-cultural end of the fairgrounds, get theminto the show barns, watching the live-stock shows, and involved with produc-ers,” he explained.The New Mexico FFA’s Red Barn, staffed

by FFA members throughout the fair, givespeople, especially, families, a chance to seeand interact with a variety of livestockincluding, including babies when possible.Another big draw for people with youngchildren is the McDonald’s Farm, wherekids can sit on a big tractor, pedal a smallone, go through a corn maze, and learnabout all aspects of farm and livestock pro-duction. “We owe a huge debt of gratitudeto the 4-H and FFA kids for all their hardwork to educate the public at the fair. Bygetting kids in front of other kids andadults to educate them about agriculture,they make a big difference.”Rush, also Executive Vice President of

the N.M. Farm & Livestock Board, is one ofseven State Fair Commissioners who areappointed by the Governor. This will be hissecond year as a commissioner. Produc-ers need to make it known to their electedofficials and representatives that if they

a funnel cake?This will be the 75th year for the New

Mexico State Fair, set for September 11through 22. Originally intended to pro-mote agriculture, the State Fair drawsexhibitors and visitors from across thestate. “I believe that’s the greatest partabout the fair, that it gives agriculturalproducers and the industry the chance toreach people who are not familiar withagriculture, to help them understand whatwe do for them on a daily basis,” said StateFair Commissioner Matt Rush. From Main Street Days, each with a dif-

ferent theme; performers, PRCA rodeosand concerts to the midway, the JuniorLivestock Shows and Sale, 4-H and FFAexhibits and educational displays, there isno shortage of things to see and do at theNMSF. For a lot of New Mexicans, whocan’t afford to vacation out of state, theState Fair is especially important becauseit is their entertainment, their Six Flags,Rush noted. “It’s a huge opportunity for usto reach and educate people.” In an effort to emphasize the agricul-

tural side of the fair, there has been a con-scientious effort to get more events on thenorth end of the fairgrounds the last cou-ple of years – last year’s pig races in the

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support agriculture, we want them to sup-port the State Fair, he said. “It is of criticalimportance for those of us in agricultureto let elected officials and the public knowwho we are and what we do, and the StateFair is the perfect opportunity to do that.”Set this year for October 2 through 6,

the Southern New Mexico State Fair(SNMSF) in Las Cruces draws participantsfrom eight counties in Southern N.M. “There are a lot of people out there who

don’t know anything about agriculture,”said Mark Halvorsen, SNMSF Board Presi-dent. “The fair is a chance for us to focuson agriculture, combine the two cultures,and bring city folks out to see what agri-culture is all about.”From exhibitors to visitors, a wide vari-

ety of events – including educational dis-plays, 4-H youth and adult exhibits, live-stock shows, a carnival and midway,concerts Thursday through Saturdaynights and more will keep everyoneengaged. Junior livestock shows start onTuesday, finishing up with the sale on Fri-day night. New this year will be truck andhigh-performance tractor pulls on Sun-day, Oct. 6. Rodeo is also a big part of the SNMSF.

This will mark the fair’s seventh year host-ing the Turquoise Circuit Finals, whichincludes Arizona and New Mexico. “It’s thebiggest rodeo in the circuit, and usuallydoes bring in some of the big names,”Halvorsen noted. The fair, which will be coming up on its

50th year soon, runs the first Wednesdaythrough Sunday in October each year.Before moving out to the fairgrounds justwest of town, it started out at New MexicoState University. Aside from an Executive Director, who

is paid by the fair, it’s a volunteer organiza-tion. A 30-member general board, andseven-member Executive Committee, helporganize each year’s event. Putting the fair together each year is a

big job. “We close the books in November,December is an off month, then in Januarywe start sending out vendor and sponsorpacks for the next year’s fair,” he said.Halvorsen started out on the SNMSF’s

Rodeo Committee, and has served on theFair Board since 2000. He is in his fourthyear as board president, and served as vice-president for three years prior to that. Hesays he got involved because the companyhe works for, now Volvo Rents, was a bigsponsor of the fair. “I got involved, then mykids started showing,” he explained. “In

built up by volunteers. There are a lot ofyears of experience on a lot of fair boardsacross New Mexico.”New Mexico’s fair season winds down in

Roswell with the Eastern New MexicoState Fair (ENMSF), which runs for a weekfrom late September through early Octo-ber, making it the state’s last fair of theyear. It’s also the state’s oldest fair, withthis year’s event, set for September 29 –October 7, marking the fair’s 91st year.“It’s a traditional, family-oriented

event, and our goal is to make the fair a

order to keep the fair going, you have tohave new people step up and help. We wantto ensure that the fair continues to growand prosper, to make sure that it’s stillhere in the future.”He asks attendees to patronize the

sponsors who make the fair possible.“Without our sponsors and volunteers, weare nothing,” Halvorsen said. “We rely onour business community for sponsorships,and I definitely want to thank our localsponsors. Without their help, we wouldhave to charge a hefty fee at the gate just tocover the costs of putting on the fair. It’sthe same with volunteers, our fair was

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memorable experience for attendees,” saidENMSF Board President Larry Hobson.“We work to put on a good, fun carnivaland fair for people to come and enjoy.”The fair started out as a fall festival,

centered downtown as a celebration of theyear’s cotton crop. In the late 1940s, itmoved out to the current fair site, on thesouth side of town. The ENMSF began as a twelve-county

fair, and today 22 counties are included inthe event. “Over time, different countieshave asked to be included in the fair and aslong as there’s no conflict on dates, we letthem join us,” Hobson said. “Every timewe add a county, people ask, “Where are wegoing to put all those people?”, but italways works out.”There’s something for everyone at the

ENMSF, including a parade, a full carnival,vendors, educational exhibits by groupsincluding the New Mexico Department ofAgriculture, the Southwest Dairy Museumand the New Mexico Farm and LivestockBureau, and concerts throughout theweek. “It’s a very traditional fairgrounds,”Hobson said. “We try to make it availableto as many people as possible, offering

qualified judges. We want to accommo-date the community and county, and keeppeople entertained.”The fair is self-funded, and organized

and operated by a 15-member, all volun-teer board. Board members are primarilybusinesspeople from Chaves and sur-rounding counties. “We try to keep theboard well-rounded,” he explained. “It’s adedicated bunch of people.” The fact that the fair doesn’t get any

funding from outside sources helps keepinitiative up, he explained, citing the fair’snew, $80,000 poultry facility which openedin 2012. “We try not to take one species overanother, and treat all exhibitors as equal.”It also gives them more control over

the fairgrounds, including a zero-toler-ance policy for drugs and alcohol. “I haveto give our forefathers a lot of credit for theway they set things up,” he noted. “Sincewe are a private facility, we have more flex-ibility in how we operate.Hobson, who is serving his 14th year as

ENMSF Board President, takes a lot ofpride in the fact that the fair’s only employ-ees are a full-time grounds manager and apart-time business manager who works forthe fair about two and a half months eachyear. The Junior Livestock Office, he said,is staffed by ladies who started out helpingwhen their kids were showing, and nowhave grandkids showing. For Hobson, they key word is fair fam-

ily. “We’re not badge wearers, we’re people.Our volunteers are all passion-based, andwe all understand the importance of whatwe do. Not everyone is involved in thejunior livestock shows, most volunteerstake on a position of interest.”The loss of long-time volunteer and

supporter Johnny Ogden, who passed awaylast year, will definitely be felt at this year’sfair. “Over time, we have lost a lot of keypeople, but as life goes, we go on. What wefind with volunteers is that there’s alwayssomeone who is willing to step up and helpwhen you need them.” Hobson, a Roswell-area farmer, is also

in his 32nd year as president of the ChavesCounty Fair Board and stays involvedbecause he enjoys seeing kids succeed.“Growing up, there were people who had abelief in me. I enjoyed 4-H and FFA, par-ticipated in the fair, and even made the saleonce. I’ve seen a lot of fairs, and a lot ofyouth. My kids showed here, and now mygrandkids, nieces and nephews are show-ing.” �

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Chaves County Rodeo Association holds anopen ranch rodeo, the Chisum Challenge,with performances Thursday throughSunday of the fair week. They started outwith a PRCA rodeo, but in recent yearshave opened it up, giving more people theopportunity to compete and drawing com-petitors from a 150 to 200 mile radius,Hobson explained. The Association alsoholds other roping and rodeos throughoutthe year, including the Hillman/AndrusMemorial PRCA Rodeo in July.Junior livestock shows for 4-H and FFA

members are a big part of the fair, leadingup to the Junior Livestock Sale on Satur-day. “We’re the last fair of the year in NewMexico, and after the county or state fair,kids who want to still have a place to comeand show their animals. We know that theworld is changing, but young people stillwant the opportunity for success, and wewant to provide that opportunity.”“We try to make it take on the atmos-

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P eople come from far and wide whenthey hear that the Delk Band is play-ing, whether to the Luna County

Old Timers’ Reunion, the Joint Stock-men’s Convention, the Cowboys For Can-cer Research fundraiser, a Cowboy Dinnerand Dance in the Gila, or anywhere inbetween. Today, Joe Delk and his sons Neal, Mark

and Byron are continuing the legacystarted by Joe’s father, Forrest Delk, playingmusic that people love and will drive milesto dance to. “The opportunity our musichas given us to be a part of New Mexico isvery humbling,” Joe said. “People all overthe state love to dance to our music.”With the June release of the band’s new

CD, Music for Those Who Come to Dance,fans will now have a way to enjoy the band’smusic between performances. The albumfeatures Neal and Mark on vocals, Joe onfiddle, Neal on guitar, Mark on drums andByron on bass guitar. Also playing on thealbum and part of their musical family areDee Ford and Chek Rippee on fiddle, RoyGarcia and Jimmy Tomlinson on pedalsteel guitar and Ty Martin on piano.This is the first CD for the Delks, who’ve

been playing together for 24 years. “Thisproject wasn’t something we did to make abuck, it’s more about something we had todo for posterity and for the people who notonly danced to my dad’s music but havegrown up dancing to our music,” Joe said.Everyone agrees that this CD has been a

long time coming. “It’s something that

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band, although the “family” has grown toinclude other musicians who fill in whenneeded. And, they still play the oldfavorites that everyone grew up with andloves to dance to. “Probably three-quartersof the dance tunes we play today are thesame tunes I played with my dad all thoseyears ago,” Joe noted.It all started with Joe’s father, Forrest

Delk. In 1934, in the middle of a toughdrought, the then seventeen-year-old andhis band, the “Sunshine Boys,” werescheduled to play at an Arizona CattleGrowers meeting in Apache Grove, Ari-zona. It was an outdoor event, and itrained so hard that no one could get to thedance. The next day, all the creeks had runwhen Forrest and his band membersreturned to Silver City and from then onthe band was known as Forrest Delk andhis Gully Jumpers.Forrest’s father, George Delk, passed

away in 1938 and Forrest, in his junioryear at Western New Mexico University,went home to run the ranch near SantaRita. He continued his music, playing formany square dances through the late 40sand 50s as that became popular. He mar-ried his wife, Gertrude (Twiss), in 1945.“Ranching, and playing for dances, was

just what he did,” Joe explained. “Daddyloved playing for dances, and had no ambi-tion to go anywhere with his music. Mybrother and sister and grew up going toschool during the week, helping Daddy onthe weekends, and playing for dances onSaturday night. It was just the way it was.” Joe started playing the fiddle with his

dad when he was 12 or 13 years old, andthat grew into playing with the band full-time. He married his wife, Diane, in 1968,and their three boys grew up with musicand going to dances.When he was growing up, Joe explained,

musical instruments were always kept putaway, so when you wanted to practice, youhad to go get them out of the closet and getthem out of the case – which can be a lot ofwork for a kid. “With our kids, we just hungthe instruments on the wall – no restric-tions – so if one of the boys wanted to walkby, grab an instrument and play for a fewminutes, they could.”“When they would learn something

new,” he continued, “they would callGrandpa and say “Grandpa, listen to this.”They have been performing from an earlyage so when they got on stage for the firsttime, it wasn’t a big deal.The Delk Band of today first played

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Music for Those WhoCome to Dance

by CALLIE GNATKOWSKI GIBSON

The Joe Delk Family (l to r) Diane, Byron,Mark, Joe and Neal.

Dad has wanted to do for 20 years, andsomething we needed to do,” Neal said.“Once we all left the house and were livingour own lives, it was hard to take the timeto do it, but little by little we got it puttogether.”“This is something that Dad has always

wanted to do, to get all four of us on a CDbefore the time comes that we don’t do itanymore,” Byron agreed. “It all goes back to Grandpa, we did this

in memory of Grandpa and Grandma,”Mark said. It’s also for their fans and lis-teners. “People have been asking us foryears to do this, and we are excited to haveit put together so that they can dance athome, too.”Not much has changed in the band’s

almost 80-year history. It’s still a family

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together for the Knights of Columbus inDeming, but their first big performance wason July 10, 1984 at the old Convention Cen-ter in T or C – when Byron, the youngest,was 10 years old. Joe says he got up onstage, looked out at the crowd, looked at hisboys, and thought “What am I thinking?” That performance was a success, and

the Delk Band played at events across thestate from then on, for parties, dances and4-H events. In the spring of 1993, the threeboys went on the road as the Delk BrothersBand, managed from home by Joe andDiane with help from Diane’s sister,Michelle. They played in clubs and honkytonks in cities like Phoenix, Flagstaff, SanAngelo, Albuquerque, Tulsa, Amarillo andLas Cruces.“It was a chore getting them into some

of these clubs, but once they played, themanagers were calling to ask when theycould get them back to play again. Peopleliked their music, but also their characterand work ethic. They grew up in the 4-Hworld, and that had a big impact on whothey are,” Joe noted. One Saturday night in November of

1995, after nearly three years on the road,Joe and Diane got a midnight phone callfrom Neal in Tulsa. Neal told them that twoof the band members had come up after thelast set of the night and told him theywanted to go home. Neal said that everyonewas ready to come home and they playedtheir last gig on the road at the CadillacRanch in Albuquerque in December of thatyear. “Since then,” Joe said, “we haven’tlooked for work, but work has found us.”“We are the third generation, I was 10

when we started,” Byron said. “One thingled to another, and we were busy playingdances every weekend. It was a lot of fun,we stayed busy and covered a lot of miles.We had a lot of fun doing the CD, too.”“It’s been a pretty special legacy to keep

going,” Neal agreed. With growing families, busy schedules,

and long distances across the state, all fourDelks are not always able to get together toplay at every event. Today, the bandincludes the Headquarters Crew and theEast and West Camp Crews, a group ofsome of the best musicians in New Mexicoincluding those who contributed to theCD, Bucky Allred, Robert Flowers, MichaelDean, and more. Diane, who has traveledwith the band every mile she could, helpsNeal maintain the band’s website. “Wewant to keep it fun,” Joe said.There’s no way to know what the future

eastern side of the state. Tandee is theprincipal of the new Gattis Middle Schoolin Clovis. Neal also has a growing reputa-tion for his praise music.Mark and his wife, Stacey, live in Las

Cruces where he works as an electricianand she is a speech language pathologist.Byron and his wife, Jaylene, also live in

Las Cruces with their two sons, Cody Joe,11, and Caleb, 8. They own an “Axle Sur-geon” franchise for southern New Mexico,and Byron specializes in on-site spindlereplacement on big trucks. Jaylene is areading interventionist at Doña Ana Ele-mentary School.And as for the next generation? “The

grandkids have the opportunity to play,and are showing interest,” Joe smiled.“We’ll certainly encourage that.” �

holds, but for now, the Delks enjoy playingtogether when they can, and New Mexi-cans are glad when they do. “Sometimes Ido wonder when it will all be over, butthat’s one of those thoughts that you pushout of your mind right away because thereare too many people out there that love todance to our music,” Mark said.Joe and Diane live in Mesilla Park

where Diane is retired and Joe is a salesrepresentative for ADM. They have alwaysbeen active in the agricultural industry,and in recent years Joe has become activein protecting the private property rights offederal lands ranchers. Neal and his wife Tandee live in Melrose

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larations DUE in Livestock Office, MarketLamb Weight Declarations DUE in Live-stock Office, Steer Weight DeclarationsDUE in Livestock Office.9:00 a.m. – Rabbit Show10:00 a.m. – Parade Begins12:00 p.m. – Gates Open6:00 p.m. – Meat goat showCarnival will open upon set-up and

inspection.Tuesday, October 1Special Needs DayENMSF hosts organizations working

w/people w/special needs. Groups shouldsign up w/fair office prior to Sept. 25.8:00 a.m. – Market Swine Show9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.12:00 p.m. – Gates Open6:30 p.m. – Christian Concert:Seventh Day Slumber, The Letter

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5:00 p.m. – Dairy Heifer Show7:00 p.m. – Disfunktion

Thursday, October 38:00 a.m. – Breeding heifer show. Steer

show to immediately follow heifer show. All junior livestock pulls DUE in Jr. live-

children. Groups sign up w/fair officebefore September 25.1:00 p.m. – Wool Lead animals due on

grounds2:00 p.m. – Natural Fibers and Wool

Lead Orientation *Bring Garment*4:00 p.m. – Barn Yard Judging5:00 p.m. – Natural Fibers & Wool

Lead 5:00-11:00 p.m. – Carnival Open6:00 p.m. – Chisum Challenge Ranch

Rodeo7:00 p.m. Concert: TC Fambro & The

Copperheads, JB and the Moonshine BandSaturday, October 5Jr. livestock release times will be posted

for all animals and FFA mechanics8:00 a.m. – Buyers Breakfast9:00 a.m. – Jr. Livestock Sale Begins12:00 p.m. – Gates & Carnival Open7:00 p.m. Concert: Joel CrouseSaturday, October 5, 201312:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.Commercial Building Open6:00 p.m. – Chisum Challenge Ranch

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Southern New Mexico State Fair Preliminary ScheduleTuesday, October 112:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. – Receive, weigh,

check pregnancy and classify all Livestockand Ag Mechanics. All Livestock need to bein place by 7:00 p.m.Wednesday, October 27:00 a.m. – Judge Junior Market SwineJunior Swine Showmanship follows

Championship Drive8:00 a.m. – Judge Junior Market Rabbits1:00 p.m. – Judge Poultry and Eggs1:30 p.m. – Judge Open RabbitsRabbit Showmanship follows conclu-

sion of Open Rabbit Show1:30 p.m. – Judge Dairy Goat and

Pygmy Goats and Breeding GoatsPee Wee Goat Showmanship follows

Open Goat Show2:00 p.m. – Judge Junior Market Meat

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ship follows Championship Drive4:00 p.m. – Judge Junior Poultry

Showmanship5:30 p.m. – Judge Pee Wee Rabbit

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Wednesday, September 118:00 a.m.: Equine Services for Heroes

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Tuesday, September 178:00 a.m.: Pintos & Buckskins

Wednesday, September 188:00 a.m.: All-Breed Horse Show

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Barbara A. Doolittle, Watrous andSanta Fe, NM, passed away on May 27,2013. She went peacefully, surrounded bylove. She was a rancher, pilot, world trav-eler, and loving counsel to all who knewher. She is survived by her daughter LesleyKing; her son, Brian King, his wife Nicole,and their children. Barbara is also survivedby her stepchildren, Jeannette Doolittle,Annette Wiley, and Jim Doolittle, and their

Texas, and later in Elida. In 1946, shemoved to what was then Hot Springs tolive with her sister, Mildred Fryar. Thereshe met Ben Cain. They were married onFebruary 2, 1949, in Elida. They spenttheir first few years of married life inremote northeastern Sierra County on theBuckhorn Ranch. In 1954, they moved tothe Bar Cross Ranch south of Engle, wherethey raised their three children. The cou-ple lived at the ranch until Ben’s death..Jane moved to T or C some years later.Before she moved to town, she welcomedpeople passing by the ranch on their wayto the construction of Spaceport America.Jane took great pride in being a rancherand a rancher’s wife. For 58 years, hername was rarely mentioned by itself butrather as half of “Ben & Jane.” Ben andJane were active in Cattle Growers andviewed the annual meetings as a chance toreconnect with old friends. Jane enjoyedchurch, especially Engle Country Church,where she helped lead the congregation insong. Jane is survived by one sister, AnnieRogers, Austin, Texas; sisters-in-law, ElmaCain, Nara Visa, and Olga (husband, Bill)Bristol, Nogales, Arizona; daughters, Judy(husband, Phil) Wallin, Moriarty, andCindy (husband, Dudley) Goetz, T or C;daughter-in-law, Leta “Jake” Cain, Buck-horn; seven granddaughters and fivegreat-grandchildren as well as many trea-sured nieces and nephews.Dr. Clifford E. Trotter, 89, Amarillo

died May 30, 2013. Clifford was born Sep-tember 12, 1923, in Abilene to Lida andDiana Trotter. He married Irene Vinyardon May 16, 1946. Clifford was a veteran ofthe Air Force serving in World War II. Hesaw combat with the Eighth Air Force inthe European Theatre and was awardedthe Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medalwith three Oak Leaf Clusters. He attendedMcMurry College where he received aBachelor of Arts degree before becomingan ordained Methodist Minister in 1955.He attended Iliff School of Theology, Scar-ritt College and McMurry Universityreceiving a Doctorate of Divinity in 1971.Clifford held pastorates in Abilene, Dumas,Hereford, and Amarillo. He also served assuperintendent of both Amarillo and Lub-bock districts. He was the Senior Pastor ofPolk Street United Methodist Church from1975 to 1985. Survivors include his wife,

children.Jane Cain, 84, T or C, passed away Fri-

day, July 19, 2013. She suffered little, as itwas a massive stroke that ended her life.Born February 28, 1929, in Eden, Texas,Martha Jane Fulcher was the fifth of Car-roll and Tereecie Fulcher’s six children.Jane was raised by her mother and herolder siblings after their dad died in 1935.Jane attended school in Concho County,

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passed away on June 29, 2013 peacefully athome surrounded by his family. Regard-less of what his birth certificate says ChuckLakin was an Arizona native, althoughtechnically his birthplace is Fort Scott,Kansas on June 11, 1921. When Chuck wasjust 6 months old, his parents, Lloyd andEthel Lakin, packed up their family andheaded west. His father and a businesspartner, George Peter, bought a ranch inKingman and the Cross U Ranch north-west of Prescott. This is where Chucklearned to love good horses and the ranch-ing life. They also bought some land westof Phoenix near the Gila River. This landwould later become the main farm and

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earned his diploma). With his love ofhorses, it was only natural that he woundup as a platoon leader and instructor in theCavalry. Chuck’s military outfit was sent toBurma. They finished opening the BurmaRoad so supplies could be hauled intoKunming, China. While he was there, heorganized possibly the first rodeo in China.During his service, Chuck was wounded inaction and was awarded the Purple Heartand Presidential Unit Citation for his ser-vice. Following his discharge in 1945 heworked for the Lakin Cattle Company. Hisjob was managing the cattle operation atthe Cross U Ranch near Prescott as well asthe Phoenix feedlot. He also started raisingand training Quarter Horses. Committedto the horse industry, he served on manyassociations’ boards and committees. Hewas past president of the Arizona QuarterHorse Breeders Association and a lifemember and honorary vice president ofthe American Quarter Horse Association.

He was recently inducted into the ArizonaQuarter Horse Association Hall of Fame.In the 1960s, Chuck began pioneering apelletized feed for cattle. He discovered, byaccident, that the pellets made an excel-lent horse feed. Today the horse feed is soldin several states as well as overseas. Forover 50 years the family corporation hasand will continue to operate the LakinMilling Company. Chuck was a life mem-ber and past president of the MaricopaCounty Sherriff’s Posse; founder and pastpresident of the Estrella Rotary Club; adirector of the Arizona Horsemen’s Associ-ation; past president of University of Ari-zona Agriculture “100” Council; memberof Arizona Farm Bureau Federation; BoardMember of Arizona National LivestockShow; Arizona Agribusiness Council; pastchairman of Arizona Cattle Feeders’ Asso-ciation. Chuck was known for his sense ofhumor. He wrote and recited cowboypoetry and was a great storyteller. He issurvived by Maxine, his loving wife of 67years, his four daughters, Linda McCann(husband, Jim), Charlene Bergland (hus-band, Eric), Sally Lindsay (husband, Don),Patty Carroll (husband, Larry), 10 grand-children, 10 great-grandchildren, niecesand nephews. A memorial service to cele-brate Chuck’s life will be held in Phoenixin the fall.

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: caren@aaalive-stock.com. 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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Dear CowBelles,

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demos. The Pumpkin Patch dates areOctober 19–20, and October 26–27. Therewas discussion about a donation programwith ANCW. The proceeds will go to thePat Nowlin Scholarship Fund. Toni thenshared other announcements from theNMCB calendar. There was discussionabout the brand napkins. NMCB’s Man-of-the-Year this year is Billy Armendaries.The Five States meeting will be on October2. Elaine then gave a talk about her voy-ages to Guatemala. Tourism and agricul-ture seem to be Guatemala’s largest econ-omy. She said there was very littlelivestock visible. There were many chick-ens and goats – all very skinny. Toni sharedsome rules for being prepared for wildfiresthat she obtained from the newspaper.The Horses for Heroes money collectedtoday was $22. Meeting adjourned at 2:00p.m. The next meeting will be at MercedesCravens’ on August 13, 2013. Guestspeaker will be Caren Cowan. Respectfullysubmitted by Babbi BakerPowderhorn CowBelle members met

on July 9, 2013 at the home of CarolynBedford. Carolyn gave a program on mak-

Jackson was elected president of ANCWshe was given $25,000 worth of Z-tags andin turn she gave each group on thenational level $300 worth. New MexicoCowBelles elected to auction ours off atthe Annual meeting in December and givethe proceeds to the Pat Nowlin MemorialFund. Also, from the Mid-Year meeting,Shelly Hathorn introduced the BeefAmbassador Larisa Estrada for 2013. Shewill attend the National Beef Ambassadorcompetition in Bentonville, Arkansas inSeptember. The Junior Beef Ambassador isthe niece of Sandy McKenna of Powder-horn. We are proud of her and think shewill have the chance to do well in thefuture. She will also be able to attend theNational competition in Bentonville,Arkansas. Kyra Grant a recipient of the PatNowlin Scholarship. We were sorry thatthe attendance was so low, because we allenjoyed the meeting, the visiting, thelunch and especially the program. Submit-ted by Dorothy Vaughan, Secretary

New Mexico CowBelles: Thank youto all who have submitted their news toJingle Jangle. Please send minutes and/ornewsletters to: Jingle Jangle, Janet Witte,1860 Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007or email: janetwitte@msn.com. �

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ing flower arrangements using nativegrasses and ordinary tools. Ellen Vaughan,Vice-president was in charge of the meet-ing due to the absence of local’s president.During the regular meeting reports wereheard from the Mid-year meeting held inAlbuquerque in June and the Old FortDays barbecue. The Beef Council is spon-soring a Beef Truck throwdown on July 27and needs some help. This is a chance forlocal members to help in the bigger pic-ture of Beef promotion. When Barbara

in the New Mexico Stockman.Call: 505/243-9515.

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In mid-March, Mother Jones jabbedthen – Daily Caller’s Executive Editorand current Daily Mail U.S. Political

Editor David Martosko with news of a libellawsuit. Well, on July 2 the good folks overat MJ can read the following ruling andweep as the case has been dismissed by aunanimous 5-0 ruling in New York.As reported by Mother Jones, Martosko

admitted to using a fake Facebook profileto pose as a “dope-smoking commie” togather info on animal rights activists. Thedefamation suit involved Human League

of the statements therein, and submitteddocumentation corroborating his beliefs.”“. . . the court and plaintiff cite no facts

suggesting that defendants had seriousdoubts about the truth of any of the state-ments, in 2008 or any other year.”“Martosko’s good faith reliance on

newspaper articles precludes a finding ofactual malice.”Martosko told FishbowlDC

. . . “Some activists in the animal rightsindustry are more vicious, and more liti-gious, than anyone else in Washington,”said Martosko in reaction to the ruling.“But we knew we were right, and myresearch was solid. I wouldn’t be where Iam if I was into cutting corners.”Martosko was a keynote speaker at the

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Call me cynical but I think we havefound the reason we are seeing thefederal government working so hard

to erase God from our vocabulary, educa-tion, currency, Pledge of Allegiance, publicbuildings and anything else they thinkthey have the powers to control. Theythink they can replace him.With all due respect to our friends who

work for the bureaucracy, the evidence ofthis God complex mounts every day. Wehave been hearing for some time about theU.S Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) lookingat what they consider the need to removebarred owls in the name of northern spot-ted owls in the Northwest (not to be con-fused with Mexican spotted owls in theSouthwest – that are now mostly fried).This removal is moving forward despite

the fact that environmental groups longago admitted that there was no crisis withspotted owls. They only used the spottedowl as a way to control the land.Barred owls of Oregon, Washington,

and California are about to be a part of the“limited experimental removal” of 3,600birds, according to www.opposingviews.com.Lawmakers have been watching this

species since 2005 and concluded that the“Habitat loss and competition fromrecently arrived barred owls (are) themost pressing threats to the northernspotted owl.”Now, however, the barred owls are sit-

ting ducks. The FWS published an envi-ronmental impact statement recently thatoutlines plans for the removal. Allegedly,the removal will both save the spotted owland the habitat, killing two birds with onestone (or, 3,600 birds with one law).The 505-page report wrangles with its

own mission, spending seven pageswrestling with the ethical dilemma ofkilling so many birds. The FWS have evenspent taxpayer dollars to hire an outside“ethicist” to consult on whether tochicken out. Ultimately, the report decidesthat the Barred owl must be barred for thespotted owl to be spotted once again.In fact, the statement specifically out-

lines how it will go about “terminating”

could spoil and go to waste.Another point of contention is the time

period in which the elk are killed. TheFWS/NMDGF agreement calls for no elk tobe taken from March 15 through June 30to limit the number of pregnant cows thatare killed.But refuge management says the 107-

day moratorium on killing pregnant cowsonly applies to NMDGF’s population man-agement hunters, not to refuge employ-ees. The refuge manager told the Journalthat refuge employees had been killing elksince mid-March and would continue to doso indefinitely.Management has no target number of

elk to be killed and that refuge employeeswill continue killing until they determinethat the elk are no longer impactingresources. The killing will stop when thereis enough corn for the migratory bird pop-ulation.Though refuge managers tried other

ways to mitigate the elk damage, includinghazing techniques such as chasing elkfrom the cornfields with vehicles, usingpyrotechnics, motion lights and shootingthem with rubber bullets, none were suc-cessful. Relocating elk to other areas of thestate ran the risk of spreading disease andopening the refuge to regular hunterswould create logistical and regulatoryproblems according to a Draft EmergencyElk Management Environmental Assess-ment done for the property the FWS.

And it goes on . . .

Then there is the FWS that orders theremoval of a wolf by Wildlife Services – aseparate agency who isn’t receiving fund-ing for that removal – yet that FWS con-tinues feeding the depredating wolves andhazing them away from traps. Even moreridiculous is the fact that the agency deter-mines that a single wolf in a pack isresponsible for depredation the entire packengages in.As a result every member in the pack

can and often is trapped before that single

the birds, since, after all, a bird in thehand is worth two in the bush: “the gen-eral approach involves attracting territor-ial barred owls with recorded calls andshooting birds that respond when theyapproach closely.”

Closer to home

That same FWS decided that elk ontheir Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refugelocated in New Mexico must die becausethey had the audacity to eat corn intendedfor sand hill crane and other fowl. Further-more, the federal agency decided that theywere not required to follow state law orguidance in the murder of pregnant moth-ers and trophy bulls that are under themanagement of the State.There was agreement between the New

Mexico Department of Game & Fish(NMDGF) and the FWS that the elk herdneeded to be thinned. How and whoshould do that thinning was the parting ofthe ways, according to an April Albu-querque Journal article by Charles D.Brunt.The controversy lies in whether it is

right for refuge staff to be killing elk with-out giving public hunters a reasonableopportunity to do that. In February thefederal and state wildlife agencies reachedan agreement that allowed “populationmanagement hunters” – hunters who did-n’t draw big game licenses in the state’slottery system but signed up to help cullwildlife under the direction of theNMDGF – to go onto the Refuge and shootsome of the elk. That only lasted for abouttwo weeks.After hunters had killed 11 cow elk in

late February, Bosque del Apache officialsabruptly ended the project and beganallowing their own federal employees toshoot elk, according to the NMDGF.Unlike population management

hunters, refuge employees are not allowedto keep the elk they kill. Rather, they arerequired to turn the carcasses over toNMDGF, which then sells them. With thiskind of handling, particularly in warmerseasons there is great risk that the meat

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NM Supreme Court Rules For Domestic Well Lawby TIFFANY DOWELL, ATTORNEY

Seven years after Horace Bounds, Jr.filed a lawsuit that gained nationalattention challenging the constitu-

tionality of the New Mexico domestic wellstatute (“DWS”), the New Mexico SupremeCourt announced its decision. In a unani-mous opinion, the court held that even ina fully appropriated basin, the DWS doesnot violate the Constitutional doctrines ofprior appropriation or due process.

Background

Mr. Bounds is a farmer and rancher insouthwestern New Mexico who holdssenior water rights in the Mimbres basin.He uses this water primarily to irrigatecropland on which he raises feed for hiscattle. Although Mr. Bounds received all ofthe water to which he was entitled underthe water rights that he holds, he claimedthat newly permitted domestic wells wereunconstitutionally infringing on hissenior water right in the Mimbres basin. Itis important to note that Mr. Boundsbrought a facial challenge, meaning thathe claimed that the statute was invalid as

briefs in the appellate courts.

The Prior Appropriation Doctrine

New Mexico follows the prior appropri-ation doctrine, along with most otherwestern states. Prior appropriation givesrights to use water based on the time of theinitial use, and basically applies the princi-ple of “first in time, first in right.” Thismeans that the first landowner to benefi-cially use or divert the water gains a rightto use that water. Subsequent users mayalso obtain a right, but it will be junior toall rights granted earlier. In times of watershortage, the first appropriator gets hisfull amount, then the second appropriator,and so forth until the water is exhausted.If the water runs out before a junior appro-priator gets his or her share, they will notreceive any water. This doctrine is embed-ded in the New Mexico Constitution,which states that water in New Mexico isowned by the public and subject to appro-priation for beneficial use and explainsthat “priority of appropriation shall givethe better right.”

The Permitting Process

Any person seeking to divert water for

written, not merely as it was applied to thefacts in this case. Mr. Bounds’ argument,in its most basic form, was that becausethe basin was fully appropriated and adju-dicated—meaning that all of the water inthe basin had been spoken for by waterrights holders—any of the new domesticpermits being granted were necessarilyinfringing on senior water rights becausethere was no unappropriated water to bewithdrawn.Mr. Bounds filed this lawsuit in 2006

challenging the constitutionality of theDWS. The trial court in Grant Countyfound for Mr. Bounds, declared the DWSunconstitutional, and ordered the StateEngineer to administer applications fordomestic wells “the same as all other appli-cations to appropriate water.” The NewMexico Court of Appeals reversed in 2011,holding that the DWS did not violate theprior appropriation doctrine of the NewMexico Constitution. Mr. Bounds appealedthe case to the New Mexico SupremeCourt, which heard oral argument inOctober 2011. This case was watchedclosely and garnered nationwide attention,as numerous landowners, ranchers, waterorganizations, drilling companies, andstate water well associations filed amicus

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Monuments & Grazing

Last month I wrote about a caseinvolving livestock grazing on theUpper Missouri River Breaks National

Monument in Montana. The WesternWatersheds Project had sued the BLMclaiming the agency had misread the Pres-idential Proclamation with respect to live-stock grazing in the national monument.In summary, the 9th Circuit ruled theBLM had reasonably interpreted theproclamation in that it required no pro-grammatic changes in grazing and there-fore the EIS was in compliance with NEPA. Now let’s look at the grazing language

in President Clinton’s proclamation desig-nating the Upper Missouri River BreaksNational Monument:Laws, regulations, and policies followed

by the Bureau of Land Management inissuing and administering grazing permitsor leases on all lands under its jurisdictionshall continue to apply with regard to thelands in the monument.Then let’s compare that with the graz-

ing language in President Obama’s procla-mation designating the Rio Grande delNorte National Monument in New Mexico:Laws, regulations, and policies followed

by the BLM in issuing and administeringgrazing permits or leases on lands underits jurisdiction shall continue to apply withregard to the lands in the monument, con-sistent with the purposes of this proclama-tion.Notice the new language which has

been underlined. I call this consistencylanguage, and it is the language which rel-egates ranchers to second class citizens.Why? Because livestock grazing is not

one of the purposes of the proclamation.

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Recall that Representative Ben RayLujan had introduced H.R. 1241, the RioGrande del Norte National MonumentEstablishment Act. On January 21, 2012,the Presidents of four New Mexico live-stock organizations signed a letter to Rep.Lujan which stated in part:The resources identified for protection

in Sec. 3 are cultural, traditional, archaeo-logical, natural, ecological, geological, his-torical, wildlife, educational, recreational,and scenic. Livestock grazing is notablyabsent. When combined with the consis-tency language in the grazing provision(grazing must be “consistent with the pur-poses described in subsection (b)”), live-stock grazing is put at a distinct disadvan-tage. Whenever the agency seeks to “con-

serve, protect and enhance” any of theeleven uses listed and there is a potentialconflict with a grazing practice, grazingwill be either diminished or eliminated. Ifa current ranching practice is determinedto be in conflict, it will have to be discon-tinued. If a rancher proposes a rangeimprovement project or any other new

islative vehicle to accomplish this. Rep.Ben Ray Lujan has introduced H.R. 560which designates the Cerro Del YutaWilderness and Rio San Antonio Wilder-ness (companion legislation has beenintroduced in the Senate by Udall andHeinrich). I’m not sure of the delegation’sfuture plans but this legislation could berevised to include an amendment to theproclamation to remove the consistencylanguage.All of this should tell us these various

land designations should go through Con-gress, with the appropriate debate andopportunity for comment, rather than byexecutive fiat in the dark of night.

Endangered Snakes

The Fish & Wildlife Service has tar-geted more than 400,000 acres in NewMexico and Arizona as critical habitat fortwo endangered gartersnakes: the north-ern Mexico gartersnake and the narrow-headed gartersnake. The designationincludes over 900 miles of streambeds forthe northern Mexico gartersnake and 1500miles for the narrow-headed gartersnake.Permittees should take note that the

activity which is determined to be in con-flict, it will be disallowed. The harmfuleffects of this language are self-evident andwe propose the following options as a rem-edy:

� List livestock grazing in the purposessection, or

� Remove the consistency languageYou will note that President Obama

chose the Lujan language rather than theClinton language on grazing. That meanslivestock grazing is not on an equal footingwith the other uses of the Rio Grande delNorte National Monument and will sufferthe consequences.Some may say “We’ll get a future Presi-

dent to revoke this harmful proclama-tion.” Sorry, the answer is he or she can’ttake such action. The U.S. Attorney Gen-eral issued an opinion in 1933 stating theAntiquities Act authorizes the President toproclaim a national monument, but noth-ing in the Act authorized him to revokesuch a proclamation. Once the Presidentissues the proclamation his authority is“exhausted.”Well then, can there be a legislative fix?

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FWS stated in their Federal Registerannouncement, “We found numerouseffects of livestock grazing that haveresulted in the historical degradation ofriparian and aquatic communities thathave likely affected northern Mexican andnarrow-headed gartersnakes.”However, it turns out that stock tanks

are prime habitat for the northern Mexi-can gartersnake, so the FWS has made anexception for stock tanks, saying in thoseareas a producer may “harass, harm or killa gartersnake during normal use, opera-tion and maintenance of their livestocktanks.”There is no such “exception” for the

narrow-headed gartersnakes.

Moonbeams

Two U.S. lawmakers have introducedlegislation that would establish a nationalpark on the moon. That’s right, a nationalpark on the moon! The bill would protectartifacts left on the moon’s surface by theApollo missions between 1969 and 1972.“The Apollo Lunar Landing Legacy Act willensure that the scientific data and culturalsignificance of the Apollo artifacts remainsunharmed by future lunar landings,” saidMaryland Congresswoman DonnaEdwards, who introduced the bill alongwith Texas Congresswoman Eddie BerniceJohnson.There’s just one problem. A 1967 U.N.

treaty says, “Outer space, including themoon and other celestial bodies, is notsubject to national appropriation by claimof sovereignty, by means of use or occupa-tion, or by any other means.”But little old things like a treaty or the

Constitution has never stopped Congressbefore, now has it?Till next time, be a nuisance to the devil

and 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(http://www.nmsu.edu/~duboisrodeo/).

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James Silas Calhoun, a Whig, New Mex-ico’s first territorial Governor, shouldnot be confused with John Caldwell

Calhoun (1782-1850), a Democrat and aUnited States Senator from South Car-olina and vice president of the UnitedStates during both the John Quincy Adamsand Andrew Jackson administrations.John C. Calhoun was also a fanatic sup-porter of slavery. All references below willbe to James S. Calhoun, and not John C.Calhoun. (John C. Calhoun died almostexactly one year before James S. Calhountook office in Santa Fe.)James S. Calhoun (1802-1852) was

born in Columbus, Georgia, served asmayor of his hometown and in the Georgialegislature. He also served as United StatesConsul to Cuba and rose to the rank ofcolonel during the Mexican War. He wasfirst appointed Indian Agent for New Mex-ico, in 1849, but his real purpose was to

any one of the present Generals in the U.S. Service.“I am content to be Superintendent of

Indian Affairs in this territory but not anAgent, to be subject to the control of a Ter-ritorial Governor.”It appears that President Zachary Taylor

took no action on any of Calhoun’srequests before he died in July of the sameyear; assuming of course that SenatorDawson passed them along to the execu-tive office. Action came after Millard Fill-more ascended to the office of President onJuly 10, 1850. One historian wrote, “Hav-ing worked faithfully for New Mexico state-hood for two years, he [Calhoun] hadreceived the governorship as a compen-satory reward from the Whig Administra-tion of Millard Fillmore.”Calhoun became the first governor of

promote statehood for New Mexico at thebehest of President Zachary Taylor.In early February 1850, Calhoun wrote

a letter to his friend, William C. Dawson, aUnited States Senator from Georgia whichread in part:“If I cannot be made a General or at

least, succeed to the command of thisDepartment [New Mexico], or may not beemployed as indicated . . ., if it is not toolate, I should like to go to Liverpool, asConsul, or to Havre.“If none of these things can be accom-

plished for me, quietly inform, andquickly too, that I may decently retire, forI cannot play second fiddle to any one nowin this territory. [Note that New Mexicowas not officially a territory at that time.The Compromise of 1850, as it pertainedto New Mexico, was not passed until Sep-tember 1850.] I should be willing to serveas a Senior Colonel of Dragoons, under

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the territory, in March 1851. Not long afterhe took office, he wrote this in a letter toWashington, D.C.,“. . . [W]ithout a dollar in our territorial

treasury, without munitions of war, with-out authority to call out our militia, with-out the cooperation of the militaryauthorities of this territory, and withnumberless complaints and calls for pro-tection, do you not perceive I must besadly embarrassed and disquieted?”The bane of Calhoun’s professional life

was Colonel Edwin Vose Sumner, whoconsidered “patronage hacks”, like Cal-houn, beneath contempt and he refused tocooperate with them. Sumner wrote thisto his superiors in Washington:“The New Mexicans are thoroughly

debased and totally incapable of self-gov-ernment, and there is no latent qualityabout them that can ever make themresponsible.“. . . No civil Government emanating

from the Government of the United Statescan be maintained here without the aid ofa military force; in fact without its beingvirtually a military government . . . All

and the governor apparently realized thathis health had deteriorated and he had acoffin constructed there. He died nearIndependence, Missouri, on July 2, 1852.According to a news item in the late

1980s, he was interred in a pauper’s ceme-tery in Kansas City, and the location of hisgrave was thereby lost to history. HistorianRichard Melzer reported, though, that agrave marker for Calhoun may be found inthe Union Cemetery in Kansas City.Historian Calvin Horn wrote, “Gover-

nor Calhoun won the respect and confi-dence of the native New Mexican peopleand the Pueblo Indians for himself andthereby for the United States Govern-ment.”

Selected sources:Durwood Ball, Army Regulars on the Western Fron-tier 1848-1861George Fitzpatrick, New MexicoHoward Lamar, The Far Southwest 1846-1912: ATerritorial HistoryRobert W. Larson, New Mexico’s Quest for Statehood1846-1912Richard Melzer, Buried Treasures, Famous andUnusual Gravesites in New Mexico HistoryMarc Simmons, AlbuquerqueFritz Thompson, Albuquerque Journal, Sept. 27, 1987Ralph Emerson Twitchell, Leading Facts of New Mexico History, Vol. II

branches of this civil government haveequally failed—the executive for want ofpower, the judiciary from the total inca-pacity and want of principle in juries; andthe legislative from want knowledge.”One historian of the day wrote this:“Everybody and everything in this

country [the Territory of New Mexicowhich then included all of what is now Ari-zona] appears at cross purposes. In thefirst place the civil and military are at war.Colonel Sumner refuses to acknowledgethe right of the Governor to send Indianagents with him into Indian country….The governor and secretary of the Terri-tory cannot hitch horses. The Americanresidents are at war with the governor,while the Mexican population sides withhim. The American troops are at war withthe Indians, . . . if only they could catchthem.”All of this serves to demonstrate that

the Territory of New Mexico did not get offto a auspicious start.Calhoun’s bad luck did not end with his

inability govern effectively. Less than ayear into his administration, he became illwith jaundice and scurvy. He left Santa Fein late May of 1852 en route to Georgia. Heand his small party rested at Fort Union,

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beneficial use must file an application todo so with the State Engineer. Generally,upon receipt of an application, the StateEngineer provides notice to the public,holds public hearings on the proposeddiversion, and makes determinations as towhether there is unappropriated wateravailable and what affect the requestedpermit would have on senior water rightsholders before the permit may be granted.The process is different for domestic andlivestock wells. In the 1950s, the Legisla-ture recognized that the small amounts ofwater withdrawn from these types of wells,and created a different permitting process.In order to drill a domestic well, a personmust file an application with the StateEngineer, and the State Engineer isrequired to issue the permit. There is noanalysis or investigation undertaken, andthe State Engineer has no discretion as towhether a permit should be granted.

The New Mexico Supreme Court Opinion

In Bounds, the New Mexico SupremeCourt held that the DWS is constitutionalas it does not facially violate either theprior appropriation doctrine, or the dueprocess clause.Prior Appropriation: The court found

that the prior appropriation doctrineaddresses how to administer waterbetween competing interests of junior andsenior water rights holders, but does notmandate any specific permitting proce-dure. The DWS, on the other hand, is apermitting statute, describing how oneobtains a permit to drill a domestic well.Further, the court explained, domesticwells are exempt from parts of the permit-ting process, but they are not exempt fromthe doctrine of prior appropriation. Thereare multiple regulations (discussed below)that provide for protection of senior waterrights from impairment by domestic wells.The court explained that “all water rights,including . . . those created by the DWS,are inherently conditional. They do notcreate an absolute right to take water.They are conditioned on the availability ofwater to satisfy that right.” Thus, the courtfound that “the DWS, which deals solelywith permitting and not administration”does not violate the prior appropriationdoctrine of the New Mexico Constitution. The court did, however, expressly dis-

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Early WeaningMay Not AlwaysHave to Be the AnswerMARCY WARD, LIVESTOCK EXTENSION SPECIALIST

Ihave been on the job all of 45 days andhave learned quite a bit about the cur-rent conditions New Mexico producers

are facing. When pondering the topic ofthis newsletter, I struggled with what Icould offer at this point to be of any realassistance. The proverbial magic pill, so tospeak. Sorry folks, but that is not in mycurrent bag of tricks. What I can offer issomething to think about. I, along withthe Kansas State Livestock Extension Spe-cialist, Dr. Sandy Johnson, conducted apreliminary trial last summer as a result ofthe drought. As I talked about that at thisyear’s NMCG summer meeting, there wasa challenge and we created an opportunityfrom that challenge. In the end we learnedsome things that may be helpful to pro-ducers in similar situations. But first a little background. I managed

goal through all of this was to put weightback on all the cows, therefore, oncemoney was available, I increased theenergy and protein of the ration by incor-porating wet distillers grain at 25 percentof the total diet with the remaining por-tion being in chopped CRP hay. To mea-sure intake, we kept all the cows (fromboth treatments) in one pen and utilizedthe Grow Safe Feeding System® (Figure2). This is a piece of equipment that canindividually monitor a cow’s as fed intakeon a daily basis through electronic IDtechnology. We collected intake data onthe cows from July 10 to our traditionalweaning date of the first part of October. We weighed all calves at the initiation

of the trial, and did our version of fenceline weaning; with the early weaned group.The early weaned calves were also vacci-nated at the time of weaning. The calvesstill on the cow were provided specialaccess to feed, so they wouldn’t skew theintake data of the cows (Figure 3). All thecalves were weighed again on day 119 ofthe trial. Cows were both weighed andgiven a body condition score at the begin-ning and conclusion of the trial. It hasbeen fairly well documented that earlyweaning can result in reduced intake (Fig3. Creep system) and quicker body condi-tion recovery. What has not been wellstudied are intake trends in cows inextremely poor condition. In addition,there has not been much work done onindividual intakes of mature cows throughindividual intake systems. We felt fairlyconfident we were not going to find anyground breaking discoveries about earlyweaning, but as it turns out there weresome intriguing results.In terms of body condition recovery,

early weaned cows recovered moderatelymore than the normal weaned cows (BCS

a cow herd as part of my duties in my pre-vious job. We calve in the months of Feb-ruary and March. We start our breedingseason the first or second week of May.Approximately two weeks after breedingthe cows AI, due to the drought; our feedsource changed from decent Sudan hay(cane hay) to Conservation Reserve Pro-gram (CRP residue hay). We were basicallyon a winter feeding program of 4 percentcrude protein hay and a 32 percent proteinsupplement in May. Feeding cows in peaklactation this type of ration resulted insevere and rapid weight loss. Within 30days they had dropped two body conditionscores; with the first calf heifers sufferingeven more dramatic weight loss (Figure 1).And based on the calves’ appearance, thecows had all but quit lactating. At our 30day post A.I. pregnancy check, only 25 per-cent of the cows were pregnant. Being aneducational institution, we saw this as anopportunity to learn from our situation.We decided to do an early weaning

comparison of calf performance, cowintake, and body weight recovery in thecows. We split the cow herd into twogroups with an even distribution of cowage between the two groups (early wean,EW and normal wean, NW). My primary

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a 5-yr KS weight average price 350 lbs calves for August ($157.44/cwt) and 550 lbs in October($124.15/cwt)b 7.8 lbs more as fed intake in the normal weaned cows than early weaned x 77 days x $0.045/lb feed,calf creep feed for the normal weaned calves = 9.53 lbs/day

= 4.7 vs. 4.5, from a beginning average of3.75). However, the two-year-old cows inboth groups struggled to return to ahealthy body condition by the conclusionof the trial; with only a ½ score change vs.a full score change in the cows. Dry matterintake in the early weaned cows, thoughlower, was not significant (Figure 4.)When we applied the economic impli-

cations (Table 1.) of early weaning, it builta scenario that producers may considerbefore deciding to early wean as a quick fix.The normal weaned calves still offered bet-ter returns, despite the added feed cost ofthe dam. In addition, since the earlyweaned group did not eat significantly lessthan their normal weaned counterparts,the advantage of early weaning for the cowwas minimal.Though this study warrants repeating,

the initial results indicate cows that arevery thin have quit lactating and are sim-ply eating to regain lost body reserves;whether they have a calf on their side ornot. That may be one of the reasons we didnot see significant difference in intakebetween the two groups. So then the ques-tion comes down to economics. If there isno real advantage to the cow or the grassfor early weaning, is it necessary? Thatmay be a risky statement to make withoutfurther study, but I don’t believe anyone isin the business to raise 250 lbs calves. It is very difficult to mimic real life sit-

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Well, we had a 90 percent conception rate(a little below our normal) and a normalcalving season; staying within our Febru-ary/March time frame. As expected, thegreatest percent of the open cows were thetwo year olds. The majority of those verythin cows, however, bred in the first cyclepost AI. That contradicts what muchresearch has shown about body conditionand reproduction. But that is for anotherarticle. �

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uses of fossil fuels (largely from coal-firedto natural gas-fired power generation), butthe predominance of these three energysources is likely to continue into thefuture.”The chart illustrates the importance of

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Galeton, Colorado on September 21, 1912.His father, N.V. Carney, had a homesteadwhere they farmed and ran livestock.Young Paul became interested in the live-stock operation and respectfully left farm-ing alone. He developed a knack for break-ing and training horses, and fromthereafter, he just wanted to be a cowboy!Paul was always proud of his small-time

Colorado roots (Galeton, in far Northeast-ern Colorado, only had about 150 resi-dents). He would always list his address as“Galeton, Colorado” for the announcer tocall out.He entered his first rodeo, the Greeley

Stampede at the young age of fifteen. Thefollowing year he won the rookie broncriding at Cheyenne Frontier days andthereafter was a rodeo cowboy for most ofthe rest of his life.Stock contractor, Verne Elliot, took

young Carney under his wing, giving hima job. This allowed Paul to compete atrodeos as he worked for the contractor. Heeven got to compete in London, Englandin 1934 (he was only twenty-one) thanks,in part, to Elliot. Paul was soon off andrunning with his rodeo career and he didnot need the safety-net of a job any longer(although he and Elliot remained life-longfriends).Paul regularly competed in four events:

bareback, saddle bronc, bull (steer) ridingand steer wrestling. He was versatile atboth ends of the arena (he also ropedcalves) and won world championships inthe bareback riding in 1937 and ‘39. Alsoin 1939, he became the first man from Col-orado to win the title of: All-around Cham-pion of the World.Was it because he was good at four

events? Perhaps. Or could it have been ashirt? Burel Mulkey, who had won the1938 All-around World Championship,gave Paul the shirt he was wearing . . . theyjoked about it, but you know how somerodeo superstitions are. Carney was alsoknown to have a dry, but active sense of

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humor, taking a joke just as good as hegave one out.In 1937, when Paul was at the top of his

rodeo game, he drew a bad bronc called,

Shortly after winning the World All-around Championship in 1939, Paul andhis wife, Lillian, moved to the Phoenix(Chandler), Arizona area and started a con-struction company along with his brother,Albert. The couple also raised horses ontheir “Diamond Two” ranch. In 1942, theCarneys purchased champion quarterhorse, Little Joe Jr. (out of the great stud,Joe Bailey), and brought him to theirranch. During this phase of life, Paul con-tinued competing in rodeos, althoughmore on a local level. All-the-while heraised great quarter horses and ran theconstruction business.Just as he was in the prime of life, while

working on a road project near the GrandCanyon on June 24, 1950, Paul Carney fellover dead from a heart attack. It seemedhard to believe he was only thirty-sevenbecause he had accomplished so much.Out of respect for this great cowboy,

whose impact was largely felt in the shorttime he was here, Paul Carney wasinducted into the National Cowboy &Western Heritage Museum’s Rodeo Hall ofFame in 1961. In 1965, he was inductedinto the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame andin 2001 to the ProRodeo Hall of Fame inColorado Springs. �

Hell’s Angel, who had gone unridden theprevious nineteen tries. Paul rode Hell’sAngel that day at Madison Square Garden.He rode him again in 1939 at the samerodeo, but Paul once said, “ . . . Hell’s Angelwas the toughest bronc I’ve ever been on.”Even though Paul won the world in bare-back (Hell’s Angel was a saddle bronc),each year he drew the “Angel” and coveredhim, Paul became a World Champion.Carney was also given credit as the first

man who figured out that if you bent theshanks of your spurs in and down that ithelped keep contact with a bucking ani-mal. Rough stock spurs have beendesigned that way every since and he wasjokingly called “Shanks” Carney for manyyears.Paul was easy going, yet very popular,

and also a leader. World Champion, GenePruett, once said, “Paul was one of theworld’s greatest riders. Although quiet andunassuming, he was a leader among rodeocowboys.” He was actively involved in theearly CTA, holding card number twenty-one. He was on the board as the steer rid-ing representative (It would be “bull rid-ing” now-a-days, but back then they rodelong and lanky, thousand-pound plussteers—some as big as horses.)

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posed of Mr. Bounds’ due process argu-ment. Under the law, a party is entitled todue process if he is deprived of life, liberty,or property. The court explained thatbecause Mr. Bounds was unable to showany actual impairment to his water rightsbecause he received his full allotment ofwater, he was not deprived of any propertyand his claim necessarily failed.

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The Bounds opinion lays out the pro-tections available to senior water rightsholders concerned about harm fromdomestic wells. First, a senior water usercould seek curtailment of domestic wellwithdrawals by priority administrationfrom either a court or the State Engineer.Second, the State Engineer is entitled todeclare a “domestic well managementarea” in order to prevent impairment toexisting water rights. In a “domestic wellmanagement area,” the State Engineer isallowed to impose conditions and limita-tions on domestic wells, and no domesticwell may withdraw more than .25 acre feetof water per year. Third, the State Engi-neer may reduce the maximum allowablediversion permitted to be made by domes-tic wells. In fact, the State Engineer hasalready done this, reducing the allowablediversion for domestic wells from 3 acrefeet/year to 1 acre foot/year. Fourth, localmunicipal and county ordinances may bemore restrictive and may impose addi-tional rules upon domestic well applicantsand users. Fifth, the Legislature is appar-ently aware of the domestic well issue, as itpassed two bills this last term preventingthe use of domestic wells as an end-runaround permitting requirements whenland is subdivided. Lastly, the court pointsout that a water user who suffers actualimpairment may file an as-applied (mean-ing a challenge based upon the specificfacts of the case) legal challenge to theDWS.

Conclusion

Although the court upheld the DWS, it

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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

HOWARD MICHAEL,QUALIFYING BROKERColdwell Banker Legacy

617 W. Santa Fe Ave., Grants, NM 87020Office 505-876-2222 • Cell 505-290-0761

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Serving NW New Mexico, ranch, recreational, residential & commercial real estate for sellers & buyers!

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Owners please call – brokers welcome!� HORSE MOTEL – TUCUMCARI, NM – known coast-to-coast and in all parts in between - 4 ac. +/- on the edgeof town. Nice metal frame horse stables w/pipe-rail pens.Nice brick home, 3 bdrm., 2 bath. Excellent opp.!� POTTAWATOMIE CO., OK. – 1,200 ac. +/-, 600 ac.+/- of corn for 2013, cheap pumping from two pumpingstations on the little river, pivot sprinklers, balance in choicegrassland, barn w/apartment, steel pens, on pvmt., 800mature pecan trees, very scenic.� ADA OK. AREA – 3,120 ac. +/- of choice grassland w/houses, barns & steel pens, lays in 3 tracts, priced separately!

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St Johns Office – TRAEGEN KNIGHTP.O. Box 1980 • St. Johns, Arizona 85936

Ph. 928-524-3740 • Fx. 928-563-7004 • Cell 602-228-3494email: info@headquarterswest.com

SSTT.. JJOOHHNNSS IIRRRRIIGGAATTIIOONN && DDIITTCCHH CCOOMMPPAANNYY The farm is located approximately two miles north of the main street (ClevelandStreet) in St. Johns at the intersection of Water Street and 2nd West Street. There is305 deeded acres with 58 shares of St. Johns Irrigation and Ditch Company. TheLittle Colorado River runs through the property from east to west approximately ½mile. Farmland is irrigated via flood gravity flow ditch on native and improved pas-ture utilized for livestock grazing. Price $375,000

IIRRRRIIGGAATTEEDD PPAASSTTUURREELocated in central Apache County, Arizona, between Alpine and Springerville alongUS Highway 180 in the Nutrioso Valley at the confluence of Colter Creek andNutrioso Creek with over ½ mile of meandering Nutrioso Creek running throughthe property. Includes over 111188 aaccrreess total with grand-fathered water rights for3333..88 aaccrreess ooff iirrrriiggaatteedd ppaassttuurree.. Farmable acreage has been utilized for livestockgrazing on improved pasture and is irrigated via gravity flow dirt ditches. Beautifulviews of Escudilla Mountain located in the heart of the White Mountains. There arenumerous home sites on the property with excellent access including over ¼ mileof paved frontage along US Highway 180. Additional access is provided by countymaintained roads on both the north and south boundaries. Price $1,200,000.REDUCED! $1,000,000

EEAASSTTEERRNN AARRIIZZOONNAA RRAANNCCHH North of St. Johns in Apache County, includes 1,760 deeded acres with State & BLMleases for 121 animal units yearlong. Newly improved with several miles of newpipeline, numerous storage tanks/drinkers supplied by four wells. Total ranch isover 11,000 acres with a five pasture rotational grazing system and one small hold-ing trap. All ranch fences have been reworked including over two miles of newfencing. Price: $700,000

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C6 Ranch – This ranch is located at Patagonia AZ.The ranch consists of 40 deeded acres & 8,000 plusacres National Forest Lease. This ranch is rated at165 head annually. Great water system & goodstrong grass. Improvements include 1600 sq. ft.home built in 2006, barn & corrals. The Ranch haseasy access to town & beautiful views. $725,000.Santo Nino – This Ranch is located 7 miles south ofPatagonia on the western edge of the beautiful SanRafael Valley. This ranch consists of 62 deededacres & 12,000 plus National Forest Lease. Theranch is rated at 185 head annually. The land con-tained in the ranch consists of steep sided ridges torolling hills along the side of the valley floor.Improvements include 3,000 sq. ft. owners home,cowboy house, barn & corrals. Rarely does a ranchin this area come on the market. $899,000 includ-ing cattle.NI Ranch Tombstone, AZ – The Ranch consists of6555 deeded acres and 6650 state lease, 250 headannually; all improvements are in top condition, theranch is well watered with 8 wells, and pipelines.Good strong grass country. The Ni Ranch is one ofthe last working cattle ranches in the state with themajority of the land being deeded. Priced at$3,150,000.K Bar Ranch Datil, NM – 160 deeded acres, 6000forest permit. Rated for 70 head year-long. Niceimprovements, close to town. $950,000

If you are looking to Buy or Sell a Ranch or Farmin Southwestern NM or Southern AZ give us a call:

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Oso Flats Ranch: 16,436 total acres. 6475 deeded acres,9481 acres State Lease, & 480 acres of BLM. 5 m. Eastof Magdalena. 7 elk permits. Nice combination toinclude hills, valleys, open range, & great tree cover-age. Strong grass for a great cow/calf or yearling oper-ation! $3,500,000Cross Five Ranch: 35908 total scenic acres. 966.55 deed-ed acres & 34942 acres BLM. South of Grants.Permitted for 900 yearlings or 400 cows. Great hunt-ing & facilities! $3,200,000.Gran Quivira Ranch: 3,300 acres of contiguous scenicdeeded land. 123 m. NW of Ruidoso. Great for cows,yearlings, or horses. Mule deer, antelope, & elk. Goodtree coverage & plenty of water! $ 990,000.Augustine Ranch: 3771 Total Acres. 847 deeded &2923.77 State land. On the San Augustine plains.House, shop, pipe corrals, & antelope. Owner/broker$885,000 2 Homes on 120 Acres in Scenic Mill Canyon: South ofMagdalena. Spectacular mountain views. Greatimprovements & abundance of wildlife. $730,000148.65 Acres & Turn Key home in Ponderosa Ranches: 52m. south of Grants or 2 hrs. from Albuquerque. Scenicviews & near El Malpais National Monument. Great

access to some of America’s Top Trophy Elk! $349,50016 Acre Scenic Farm in Aragon: Permanent pasturew/ancient water rights. $275,000.120 Acres in Durfee Canyon: Surrounded by NationalForest w/tall Pine, pinon, & oak trees. 34 m. West ofMagdalena. $240,00080 Acres of Mountain Land in Mill Canyon: South ofMagdalena. Beautiful secluded property. Excellenthorse, hunting, or recreational property! Pine, pinon,& oak trees. $200,000160 Acres 5 Miles SW of Mountainair: Scenic vacant landjust minutes from the Rio Grande Valley. $192,000.Rim Rock Ranch: 8411 total acres. 1520 deeded acres, 3120BLM acres, 271 State acres and 3500 acres of uncontrolledgrazing land. South of Grants. $ 1,350,00091.88 Acres of Irrigated Farm Land in Lemitar: Present cropsare chile, wheat, and permanent pasture. Has developmentpotential. $ 689,000

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Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Caviness Packing Co. Inc. . . . . . . .32Don Chalmers Ford . . . . . . . . . . . .24Clovis Livestock Auction . . . . . . . . .31Coba Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Coldwell Banker Legacy/

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FFarm Credit of New Mexico . . . . . . .8Farmway Feed Mill . . . . . . . . . . . .35FBFS / Monte Anderson . . . . . . . . .20FBFS / Larry Marshall . . . . . . . . . .29Five States Livestock Auction . . . . .364 Rivers Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Freeman Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49Fury Farms Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

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At the peak of their operations Coonand Culbertson sold between threeand four hundred young bulls to one

outfit in Mexico, in addition to all theother bulls and heifers they sold. Theywere shipped from the Romero, a mainrailroad shipping point on the Culbertsonholdings, to the Polomas Cattle Co. inMexico. The Palomas ranch in Mexicoextended from Juarez west to Douglas, Ari-zona, all on the Mexican side of the border. . . a big outfit! It was owned by three men:Billy Green, Ben Williams, and AlfonsoMorales. Billy Green was the son of Col.Green, who was the copper king andowner of the huge Canenea Ranch in Mex-ico. This is where the Bells, under AlbertK.’s direction shipped several thousandcows during the thirty’s drought. For sev-eral years the Palomas outfit bought thatamount of replacement bulls from Coonand Culbertson. I can’t imagine the wetsaddle blankets every day on an outfit likethat. You are looking at a lot of mothercows and using lots of saddle horses towork and prowl a range that big. Wouldn’tyou like to go there now with your bed andsaddle and say, “Cut me a string of horses,just feed me all the beef and beans I caneat, whatever you pay will be just right,and if I want a raise, I’ll just eat more?” Ihad some good visits on the phone withW.O. III [Bill], who has done extensiveresearch on Coon and Culbertson, espe-cially their involvement with the crossingof Brahman and Hereford breeds. It seems,from visiting with Bill, that Coon and Cul-bertson were so well known in the Here-ford world, that there were communica-tions between them and Robert Kleberg ofthe King Ranch, which resulted around1930, in the King Ranch shipping someBrahman bulls to Coon and Culbertson.They really began to work on the cross ofHereford and Brahman cattle to develop across that would work in the southernstates. As we’ve come to find out, they

work in a lot of ranges. It was a successfulventure and credit is given to W.O. I and IIfor calling them Brafords. By the late thir-ties Uncle Dick was having health prob-lems and their partnership was liquidatedon good terms because of their greatrespect for each other. From that success-ful partnership W.O. acquired property ineastern New Mexico. All four of his sonsfought in the Second World War, and thelast of those properties was still held by“W.O. Culbertson and Son,” which was thePark Springs, and the outfit Myles and Ipulled out for that day in May, 1979. Myles and I put our mounts into the

horse trap at the first camp and there wasDick Sheppard’s chuck wagon, with flystretched. We threw our beds off to theside. No telling how many spring or fallworks Dick had cooked for them. I methim a few years before in 1971 when hecooked at the Bells for a couple months atthe cookhouse. He had the real deal, ahorse drawn chuck wagon. Many an outfitin the Texas Panhandle and eastern NewMexico ranges would hire him to cook fortheir works. That’s still the way to work arange most economically, and it’s good onmen and horses! Cowboys like workingwith a wagon. You have the remuda, bed,chuck and everything needed to work allthe country on an outfit, without all thoserattling trailers, expensive pickups andgasoline. The hardest part is finding awagon cook, especially one that knowshow to cook, handle the wagon team andall. I’d never been around a team of horsesor mules as that was all phased out aboutthe time I left home. My dad and W.O., Jr.would be very close in age and I wish theycould have met. They were raised withteams, wagons, and everything they didwas on horseback. So I learned how to har-ness a team and how it comes off when youunhitch the team. Dick showed me how heliked the harness hung on the wagontongue. I know his daughters, Jean Cates

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by CURTIS FORT

Coon And Culbertson IIStaley and McCrory Ranches

and Sue Cunningham, who have contin-ued the tradition by participating in andwinning many a chuck wagon cookingcontest. I talked with them recently abouthow Dick got started with the wagon cook-ing. They said he was building dirt tanks

with a team for the Matadors at theirAlamocitos division in the Texas Panhan-dle in the 1940s, and when the wagon cookhad to be gone, they would ask Dick to fillin. Over the years he got into the cooking,and the Matadors sold the Alamocitosrange to the Fultons to become the QuienSabe outfit in the 1950s. Dick purchasedhis wagon from the old Bravo division ofthe XIT and rigged it up into a chuckwagon. He hired out to outfits like Cul-bertson’s for their spring or fall works.Dick did that for the next twenty years orso, then passed away in 1984. Jean and Suestill have his wagon in the barn. When Iwas at the Bells, Leo Turner, the WagonBoss had a son-in-law, A.R. Green, thatworked for the Quien Sabe. I met himwhen they were visiting Leo and Lana. Hewas a nice fella and you could tell he had alot of cow in his blood. David Whatley toldme A.R. lived at the Toro Peak Camp, andDavid’s father worked for the Quien Sabefourteen years. The next ten days were as good a brand-

ing works as I have been on. Everyonewanted to be there as they were punchers,and were proud to be with the wagon. Onenight after a good day of gathering andbranding works, a big wild lightning andthunder storm came up around one in themorning, and rained big. The wind wasblowing that rain around, so there was nosleeping. We kicked some kindling on thecoals of the fire protected by the fly andMyles fanned it with his sombrero. Prettyquickly we had hot coffee and Bull

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As Myles wentdown the rope hefell into him likehe was going toeat him, and wastwisting thatcritter’s headeven though hehad Myles raisedup in the air.Myles stayedhooked just like acur dog, and eventhough he wasquite occupied Isaw he was grin-ning, as me, Joeand David fellinto that calf.Another man was hanging on his tail try-ing to slow him down! Most involved losthalf their shirts, and their” makings”, werecovered with dirt and manure, and theirsombreros had a new crease. But we bed-ded him down. Everybody was grinning,even Jack and W. O. Working that Culbert-son range was fun. The country was ingood shape, as were the cattle, and it was afun crew . . . plus we had a wagon. Whatmore do you want? I’ve worked with sev-

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Dick Sheppard and Justin Wells; Salt Lake Pens; McCrory Ranch

eral outfits, and the Culbertson’s do itright, they’re real cow folks and don’tmind if you have a loop built and yourhorn knot tied on when you’re penning aherd. We worked through 120 sections ofrange, moving the wagon to each newcamp. Joe or David scattered a good driveeach day, and luckily I came in on the drivein the same place they dropped me. I madenew friends, and “shore” enjoyed workingthat Culbertson Range! �

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With more than 20 bears runningaround Albuquerque foothills neighbor-hoods, we are getting a big dose of theNMDGF and the police chasing bearsaround in yards and in trees. When theyare captured, they are returned to the“wild” according to the television newsreports.Dictionary.com defines “wild” as:1. living in a state of nature; not tamed

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