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FEATURES

20 NMS Indian Livestock Days May 14-17

33 Genetic Bootstraps by Miranda Reiman

34 Gary Morton ... The Painting Cowboy by Sharon Niederman

39 Contestants Sought for 2014 New Mexico Beef Ambassador

42 Mid-Year Convention Schedule

54 A Fitting Moment by Mike Moutoux

DEPARTMENTS 10 N.M. Cattle Growers’ Association President’s Letter by José Varela López, President

12 News Update

24 N.M. CowBelles Jingle Jangle

30 Farm Bureau Minute by Mike White, President

32 On The Edge of Common Sense by Baxter Black

40 To The Point by Caren Cowan

44 View from the Backside by Barry Denton

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

48 Cowboy Heroes by Jim Olson

51 NMBC Bullhorn

54 Market Place

56 New Mexico’s Old Times & Old Timers by Don Bullis

58 Scatterin’ The Drive by Curtis Fort

60 Ad Index

61 In Memoriam

64 Seedstock Guide

68 Real Estate Guide

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José Varela LópezPresident

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Pat BoonePresident-Elect

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John ConniffVice-President

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Randell MajorSW Vice-President

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Ernie TorrezNW Vice-President

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Dear Fellow Members & Industry Supporters

The month of April has come and gone without any appreciable moisture that I’m aware of, but I certainly hopethat someone out there received some precipitation. In the miles I logged this past month I don’t recall seeingany green-up although it was good to see plenty of last fall’s grasses nearly everywhere I went.

As is normally the case these days our industry faces many challenges. What I found to be interesting though is theparadoxical nature of a great number of things we need to deal with. For instance, cattle prices are at all time highsbut many of us were forced to sell off part if not all of our animals in the last few years because of the prolongeddrought. At the same time, with cattle prices so high it’s nearly impossible to re-stock the herd.

Then there’s the issue of the lesser prairie chicken. The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, along with itssister agencies in Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado and Kansas took the lead in an unprecedented effort to create a range-wide management plan in the hopes of enhancing habitat for the bird and to avert a listing by the Fish and WildlifeService which would negatively impact not only many of our members, but other industries of major importance toNew Mexico and the other states mentioned. Instead, the Fish and Wildlife Service listed the lesser prairie chicken asa threatened species and also accepted the multi-state management plan. This takes the cooperative and voluntaryeffort and makes it a regulatory and sometimes adversarial action, even though the agency thinks it’s a good idea.

As you’ll recall, the Fish and Wildlife Service has also published a Draft Environmental Impact Statement regard-ing the Mexican Gray Wolf, the purpose of which is to propose population increases, expand its range and make thespecies fully endangered in New Mexico and Arizona. The problem is that there is no sound science presented in thedocument to confirm the effect on cattle and elk, nor that the wolf is different from its cousins to the north.

There are also a couple of water issues that come to mind. The Environmental Protection Agency is currentlyproposing changes to the Clean Water Act which from all appearances would give that agency regulatory oversightover basically any and all waters in the United States, including folks with Koi ponds and rain created puddles on theirproperties. The Environmental Protection Agency also says that agriculture is exempt, but I haven’t read the nearly400 page document to verify that for myself.

The other water issue of importance is the recent opinion issued by our state’s attorney general which states thatanglers can fish in streams that traverse private property as long as there is no trespass on the private land adjoiningthe stream. I’ve never been accused of being the sharpest tool in the shed but it occurs to me that if you’re wading inthe stream your feet are touching the streambed below, which happens to be private property, so isn’t that trespass?

And finally there’s the Cliven Bundy situation in Nevada. I don’t pretend to understand the entire sequence ofevents that led the Bureau of Land Management to attempt a roundup of Mr. Bundy’s cattle but I did find it very dis-concerting to see a government agency allow the wanton killing and burying cattle while its own agents acted in para-military fashion to intimidate the free speech rights of many Americans.

Unfortunately, there are other issues on the table as well, issues which we will be discussing and seeking to resolveat the mid-year convention on June 8-10. I really hope you’ll join the greater agricultural community in Las Crucesnext month to give your input on the solutions necessary for us to maintain a vibrant industry in New Mexico, onethat continues to feed all our families and millions of others.

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caused by feral, or free ranging, swine. The $20 million programaims to help states deal with a rapidly expanding population ofinvasive wild swine that causes $1.5 billion in annual damage andcontrol costs.“Feral swine are one of the most destructive invaders a state

can have,” said Undersecretary Avalos. “They have expanded theirrange from 17 to 39 states in the last 30 years and cause damageto crops, kill young livestock, destroy property, harm naturalresources, and carry diseases that threaten other animals as wellas people and water supplies. It’s critical that we act now to beginappropriate management of this costly problem.”The Wildlife Services (WS) program of USDA’s Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will lead the effort, tailoringactivities to each state’s circumstance and working closely withother Federal, State, Tribal, and local entities. WS will work directlywith states to control populations, test animals for diseases, andresearch better methods of managing feral swine damage. A keypart of the national program will include surveillance and diseasemonitoring to protect the health of our domestic swine.Feral swine have become a serious problem in 78 percent of all

states in the country, carrying diseases that can affect people,domestic animals, livestock and wildlife, as well as local watersupplies. They also cause damage to field and high-value crops ofall kinds from Midwestern corn and soybeans to sugar cane,peanuts, spinach and pumpkins. They kill young animals andtheir characteristic rooting and wallowing damages naturalresources, including resources used by native waterfowl, as wellas archeological and recreational lands. Feral swine compete forfood with native wildlife, such as deer, and consume the eggs ofground-nesting birds and endangered species, such as sea turtles.“In addition to the costly damage to agricultural and natural

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Minnie Lou Bradley 2014 Saddle & Sirloin Portrait Gallery inductee

Officials of the Kentucky State FairBoard have announced that the2014 Saddle & Sirloin Portrait

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ruling that upholds the Administration’smega-settlement with litigious environ-mental groups to make listing decisions forhundreds of species behind closed-doorsand in a rushed, arbitrary time-frame. Over160 new species have already been added tothe list just since these settlements. Inmany cases, such as the White Bluffs Blad-

derpod in my district, or in the LesserPrairie Chicken listed just last week, legiti-mate concerns have been raised about thescience or the lack of state or local govern-ment involvement. The potential listings ofeven more species, including the GreaterSage Grouse, could have devastating joband economic impacts across the entirecountry. Listing decisions should be madein an open, transparent manner and basedon the best available science and data. Thisdecision today proves even more why com-mon sense legislation to curb these law-suits and closed-door settlement agree-ments will do more to aid endangeredspecies than lawyers and courtrooms.That’s why I and other colleagues will workto advance targeted legislation to improveand update the ESA by focusing on trans-parency and species recovery.” �

interesting findings was that many homesburned not as a result of towering flames(and radiant heat) from the head fire, butrather from embers landing of flammablematerial. Embers or “firebrands” cantravel up to 1 mile ahead of the head fireresulting in numerous simultaneous igni-tions. Of course, once ignition has beenachieved, if there is additional flammable

homes are lost to wildland fire(Table 1). Some of these homesare located in the “back forty”,but most are located in the“wildland urban interface”, amoniker widely used todescribe the interface betweenthe back forty and urban sub-divisions. Research conductedhere at New Mexico State Uni-versity (Cram et al. 2006)along with results from othernational research projectshave corroborated the thesisthat wildland fire behavior andseverity in the back forty canbe reduced by modifying sur-face and canopy fuel loads(Martinson and Omi 2013). Assuch, it stands to reason that iffire behavior can be changed in the backforty and in the wildland urban interface, itcan also be changed in your back yard.As noted above and according to inves-

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by DOUG CRAM,EXTENSION WILDLAND FIRE SPECIALIST

For better or for worse, it is spring timein New Mexico. Spring brings warmertemperatures and fewer jackets,

longer days to spend more time outside,and field conditions suitable for plantingred/green chile. Spring also bringsincreased tree and grass pollens, allergies,tax day, and high rotations per minute onthe anemometer. In regards to the latter,good days to fly a kite are also good daysfor wildfire propagation. High winds char-acterized by sustained velocities > 20 milesper hour are a common dominator (alongwith low humidity) among weather condi-tions on days when homes are lost to wild-land fire. In and of itself, fire is neitherbetter nor worse. However, losing a hometo wildfire, a largely preventable event, isnotably for the worse. Unfortunately, each year across the West continued on page 28

Table 1. Notable fires in New Mexico.

YEAR FIRE NAME ACRES NOTES

1950 Capitan Gap ~17,000 Bear cub singed by fire, but survives

1951 McKnight ~48,000 Largest recorded wildfire in NM at the time

2000 Cerro Grande ~48,000 280 structures burned including 250 homes

2008 Trigo ~13,700 59 homes burned2011 Las Conchas ~156,000 63 homes burned2011 Donaldson ~100,000 Rangeland fire2012 Whitewater-Baldy ~289,000 12 homes burned in

Willow Creek2012 Little Bear ~44,000 254 buildings burned2013 Tres Lagunas ~10,2002013 Thompson Ridge ~24,0002013 Silver ~138,7002013 Jaroso ~11,1002014 ? ?

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sumers is the goal of producers,” Landerssaid. “To accomplish that, the nationalprogram, Beef Quality Assurance, has pro-vided guidelines for beef cattle production.BQA certification helps producers receivethe best price for their cattle.”

informed on vital issues.” said Kathy Lan-ders, McKinley County Extension agricul-tural agent and chairperson for the one ofthe larger conferences hosted by New Mex-ico State University Cooperative ExtensionService. “We have had a lot of interest inthe BQA program, including offering thecertification test.”The New Mexico BQA Program asks

producers, veterinarians and all othersinvolved in the production of beef to usecommon sense, reasonable managementskills and accepted scientific knowledge toavoid defects in the product delivered tothe consumer. Areas of discussion will include trich-

moniasis management, BVD vaccinationprogram, herd management duringdrought, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis,

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programs, there will be presentationsindoors on food sovereignty and garden-ing, improving sheep and goat herds, andwater management.Friday, May 16, herd health will be the

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by Labatt Food Services regarding process-ing Navajo produced beef for sale on thereservation.The registration fee is $75. Registration

deadline is May 1. Online registration andpayment available at www.indianlive-stock.nmsu.edu or by mail at McKinleyCES, 2418 E. Hwy. 66, PMB 470, Gallup,NM, 87301. Make money orders payable toMcKinley CES; no personal checks will beaccepted. Route 66 Casino Hotel registration may

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years ago. Henderson served as its Super-intendent for thirty-two years. This colle-giate contest led the way for the HLSR 4-Hand FFA contests to become established aswell.Since the inception of the Intercolle-

giate Meats Contest thousands of studentshave competed in the contest. Many ofthese students have become active in thelivestock and meats industry and utilizetheir judging experience in their careerstoday.James Henderson is an owner of

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Q. I’m under 65 and am currently covered by health insurance what are my options?1. If you are covered by an employer group policy, no action is required unless your employer is changing

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b. Your policy was purchased after March 2010. If your policy is from Blue Cross Blue Shield or Lovelace, you can keep it until Dec. 1, 2014. You will have to select a new plan after that date.

3. If you are covered under the New Mexico Cattle Growers member group policy with Blue Cross Blue Shield, your coverage will continue until August 1, 2014. You will be alerted to any proposed changes in your plan by June 1, 2014.

Q. I do not have health coverage, what are my options?a. Sign up by March 31, 2014, for a policy that will begin on April 1, 2014 with one of the following companies:

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BorderBelles met March 26, 2014 andwill be raffling a Shoofly limited editionprint for a fundraising raffle. The print willbe 1st place, a $100 beef gift certificate for2nd and a $50 beef gift certificate for 3rd.The tickets will be $2 each or three for $5.Kim Allen is the chair for beef for father’sday. The group will have a booth at Pep-per’s Supermarket and will be giving outthe prizes that day in feed bags. The grouprejoined the Deming Luna County Cham-ber of Commerce. The scholarship recipi-ent has been chosen and will be presentedto Brannick Sweetser by the McSherrySiblings in honor of their father, GXMcSherry. From the February Meeting: itwas decided to have a booth at the fair andthere was discussion of setting up a per-manent display at Pepper’s Supermarket.Respectfully submitted, Tamara Hurt,ReporterThe meeting of Chamiza Cowbelles was

called to order at on April 3, 2014 by Pres-ident Gloria Petersen in the atrium at Ele-phant Butte Inn with five members pre-sent. Minutes from the previous meetingwere read and approved. The treasurer wasabsent from this meeting. A report wasgiven regarding the district meeting fromthose present who attended. Jodell pre-sented an inventory of saleable items onhand and suggested ordering additionallicense plates. Gloria announced that AgDay will be held on April 25 and volunteersare needed to help prepare and servelunches. The local purchased a case of thenew brand napkins. Gloria and Jodell willre-package them for selling to individuals.All agreed that the paper quality hasimproved on the new napkins. A represen-tative from Elephant Butte Inn spokebriefly regarding catering the meal for dis-trict meeting next year. Chamiza Cow-belles will host the district meeting in2015. Gloria will contact the Inn with adefinite date later. Gloria brought areceiver hitch cover to the meeting toshow group and to ask if we should ordersome for resale. The cover shows the Stateof New Mexico with the word “beef” writ-ten across the front. However, because thecover is rather hefty, shipping may bequite expensive. It was decided to place

registration fee. Shindig; theme “SpringRound Up”; caterer will be Lorraine Angle,tickets for reserved table will be $240 atable with eight seats, general admission is$30 per person in advance and $35 at thedoor. Outlets to sell on Saturday only willbe Aunt Judy’s Attic and Western Bank.Auction items can be dropped off at AuntJudy’s Attic. The plan is to have one tablededicated to the Scholarship art and oth-ers for jewelry, baskets, homemade good-ies, etc. Decorations work day at BeverlyMedford’s on Saturday, March 29 to makestraw bales for center pieces. DessertTable: Rosella chairperson requested fin-ger foods such as cookies, cupcakes, can-dies, and brownies, also to keep Easter andspring in mind for treats. April 5 DutchOven Cook-off at Glenwood, April 22 and23 Ranch Days at McKeens ranch at Alma,NM volunteers are welcome. Saturday,May 31 Wild Wild West Rodeo kick offwould like the CCB to help out at theFarmers Market along with the 4-H andother Ag related persons. The groupdecided to give a donation of $50 to the PatKnowlin Scholarship Fund in the name ofMary Sweetser. Respectfully submitted byKathy DavisThe Otero CowBelles met at Pepper’s

Grill April 3. There were 16 members andone guest in attendance. Dr. Jodi Bennett,a native of Otero County returned to herhome after being away for 71 years. This89-year-old lady holds a doctorate inarchaeology and has served in the armedforces, traveled to many different coun-tries, been an interpreter for the military.The CowBelles hope to have Dr. Jodi pre-sent a more elaborate program on herexciting life at the June meeting. OteroCowBelles have been busy promotingBEEF in the school system. In March TraciCurry presented “Steak for Supper” pro-gram at Oregon Elementary. The programincluded the Dr. Seuss story of the samename, and teaches students about ranch-ers, conservation, types of cattle and wherethey live, cuts of beef and the myriad ofbeef by-products such as adhesives, medi-cines, cosmetics and many more. With theOtero CB cooking and serving the beefstew to the fourth grade classes and toteachers. Debi Rube VP of Otero CB, pre-sented Ms. Dorsey, the principal, withbooks and lesson plans that can be used bythe school to expose the students to ranch-ing and agriculture. Pres. Linda Mitchum,Estelle Bond and Debi Rube worked at theChaparral Middle School Health Fair

this receiver hitch cover on display at fairbooth and take orders from anyone want-ing to purchase one. The Truth or Conse-quences annual fiesta will be held the firstweekend in May. One of the Cowbellesrequested beef tickets be printed early inorder to sell some at this fiesta. Gloria sug-gested a workday soon to print, number,staple, and perforate enough tickets forthis event. Scholarship applications will bearriving soon and a decision will be madenext month. Gloria emphasized the impor-tance of volunteer time sheets and encour-aged everyone to keep track of volunteerhours. Submitted by Cathy PierceThe Copper CowBelles of Silver City

met at noon on March 11, 2014 at the RedBarn; hostess Pat Hunt and Kim Clarkwith 23 in attendance. Guest SpeakerTammy Ogilvie spoke on the beef indus-try’s long range plan to improve thedomestic consumer preference for beef,capitalized on global growth opportuni-ties, strengthen the image of beef and thebeef industry, protect and enhance thefreedom to operate, improve industry trustand openness, relationships and positionthe U.S. cow herd for growth. Groupdecided to donate $100 to Agri-Future; ifthe group has a member interested inattending it was decided to cover the $200

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where they presented different aspects ofbeef using the WOW That Cow theme andnutritional value of the 29 cuts of beef.Even the teachers were in awe of all of themany things that cows do for everyone.Coming up in the immediate future is theCulinary Class demonstration featuring“Hamburger: Versatile, Nutritious andBudget Friendly”. Rancher Pat Jones, isscheduled to speak at Oregon School forcareer day. May will find the group work-ing at the Kids Kows and More event at thefairgrounds in addition to cooking beefbrisket and beans for the Old Timer’s Dayin Cloudcroft. The news of CowBellesbeing willing to participate in almost anyevent that gives the group the opportunityto tout the value of beef and agricultureseems to be spreading rapidly. Estellebrought four packages of the new napkinsand they were sold immediately. Submit-ted by Barbara Wagner

New Mexico CowBelles: Thank you to all who havesubmitted their news to “Jingle Jangle”. Please sendminutes and/or newsletters to: Jingle Jangle, JanetWitte, 1860 Foxboro Ct., Las Cruces, NM 88007 oremail: janetwitte@msn.com the 14th of eachmonth.

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adapted to resist embers, the fuel in theyard or landscaping must be modified toprevent fire and flames from being able tomove across the property and come incontact with the house. The commonsense approach to meet this objective is tobreak the yard up into fuel reduction zonesstarting closest to the home and thenworking out. For example, “Zone One” isgenerally described as extending out 30feet from the house in all directions.Within this zone, recommendationsinclude the following: remove all dead anddying vegetation; remove leaf litter fromyard, roof and gutters; trim tree canopiesto keep branches at least 10 feet fromstructures and other trees; remove “ladderfuels” to create a separation between low-level vegetation and tree branches; relo-cate wood piles away from house; removeor prune vegetation near windows; andremove combustible material and vegeta-tion from around and under decks. ZoneTwo, which extends 30–100 feet away fromthe house, has additional guidelines (seelinks above for more details). Contrary toperception, aesthetically pleasing land-scaping is still possible while following thesuggested guidelines.Recently, the fire preparedness message

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The Texas and Southwestern CattleRaisers Association (TSCRA) installednew officers during the closing ses-

sion of the 137th Annual Cattle RaisersConvention in Fort Worth.Pete Bonds, Saginaw, was elected presi-

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commitment of cattle raisers is needed asour industry looks to the future,” saidBonds. “It is an honor to serve as presidentof TSCRA and I look forward to workingwith our members to ensure the strengthand stability of the Texas cattle industry.”Bonds operates the Bonds Ranch head-

quartered in Saginaw. He became a TSCRAdirector in 1992 and was elected secondvice president in 2011.Thorpe is owner and operator of Mesa T

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from drought, freezing weather, disease,government regulations, EPA, loss of farmground to suburbia, etc. It all boils downto a reduction of product vs. its demand.We producers justify the prices of the basiccommodity, food, because it has lagged

accustomed to “Seasonal” fresh producealways being available. If it’s not availablein the produce section they can find itcanned, bottled or frozen on the shelves.Still others are willing to pay more if theythink it is organic. We are very spoiledshoppers.However, single parent families work-

ing two jobs or those who are receivingwelfare and/or unemployment checks aremuch more aware of the increase in theprice of food. To our credit the Farm Billaids 46.7 million Americans (1 in 5) thatare receiving food stamps to the tune of$72 billion a year, to ensure that none gohungry. This life saving program, as well asall of the entitlement programs, are paidfor by the taxes collected from the 90%who are working. It is not the governmentthat makes money, the government takesmoney from those who earn it and redis-tributes it.The jobless and the middle income

groups are less affected by the food prices.But caught in the vice are those single-parent, geographically challenged, low-middle income Americans holding down ajob and paying their own way. Theseworkin’ moms do shop thriftily and if theprice of salmon or strawberries or aspara-gus or chuck roast is too high, they can dowithout. The supermarket is full of nutri-tious, generic brand, fresh meat and veg-etables that are affordable, especially if youknow how to cook. However, these workin’moms are tempted by the ease and lowcost of “fast food” meals vs the ever-pre-sent exhaustion that accompanies theeffort of fixing a home-cooked meal for thekids at the end of a work day. Nothing iseasy.So what about the “Rising Food Prices

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stuffs, the farmer’s cut is less than the gro-cer or restaurant middlemen, from 5% forgrain products (bread) to 50% for milk.And that’s eating at home. Anyone whoeats out 40% of the time and complainsabout the cost of french fries, orange juice,hamburger, Ben & Jerry’s or Starbucks ishard to take seriously. In addition, today’smodern middle income shoppers are

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aiming that high is “a lot less volatility,”Brown said.

globally the picture is a little brighter.“In 2012, we were actually down in

terms of U.S. beef export quantity, but if weinstead look at it on a value basis, we’restill growing,” he said. “That tells me we’reshipping more and more higher-valuedproducts out of the United States, andthat’s likely going to continue.”Half of the world’s population will have

6 percent more disposable income in theimmediate future. Brown said they’regoing to demand higher-quality products.Beef’s alternatives are simple: Either it

plods along the same path, or it breaks outand follows a path like that of poultry inthe 1980s and ’90s, or the recent boom inthe corn business.“You may not like it from a policy

standpoint,” he said, “but they generatednew demand for their products and, guesswhat? It’s not going to go away anytimesoon.”The drought has given the beef industry

a clear way to choose its destiny.“We have a chance to rebuild that

cowherd with better genetics,” Brown said.“And I don’t want to undersell that thosewho jump early are the ones who are goingto get the benefits of adopting.” �

“Certain times of the year, we probablyhave plenty of Choice cattle and we’re notpaying much more for them relative toSelects, and at other times we’re tight onChoice supplies,” he said.To that seasonality, add decisions by

large-scale retailers and you have a recipefor variation in the signals.Overall U.S. beef demand hit a bottom

in 1997, followed by brief recovery beforesliding again since 2004.“Changing that is a huge step in getting

back to 100 million or 105 million head ofcattle in this country,” Brown said.From 2004 to 2008, total consumer

expenditures on Choice beef was fairlyconstant at $25 billion.“But in 2010, 2011, 2012, we’ve seen a

nice increase,” he said. “At the same time,we have not seen much recovery in Selectexpenditures.”Prime trends are similar to that of

Choice.“We often talk about consumers ‘buy-

ing down,’ going to McDonald’s instead ofthose steakhouses,” Brown said. “Whenyou look at the graphs this way, you don’tget quite that same picture.”While U.S. demand remains uncertain,

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Is Gary Morton a cowboy who paints or apainter who cowboys? Somehow, he hasfound a way to remain devoted to both

passions. “Being an artist and being a cow-boy are both full time jobs. Without adoubt, cowboying is more fun than paint-ing,” admits the highly successful westernartist, who works from his studio about fif-teen miles north of Las Vegas, NM. “Forabout 25 years, day work, branding andweaning, kept me sane.”Looking back, it’s clear that his years of

cowboying, including three stints at theBell Ranch, eight months living in a tenton the Mescalero Apache Reservation, andcalling an old cabin on the Valles Grandehome, are the inspiration and motivationfor the body of his artwork.By 2002 Morton had spent 25 years as a

full-time artist whenthe love of the lifebrought him back toranching as managerfor the CR Ranch nearLas Vegas. Then in2008 he was awardedthe grazing lease onthe Valles CalderaNational Preserve where he and a cowboycrew cared for 2000 yearlings through thesummer.In 2009 he acquired the summer graz-

ing lease on the Mescalero Apache Reser-vation, where he and a crew cared for 4700yearlings. In 2011 Morton came full circleand returned to the Bell Division of Silver

Spur Ranches. “I don’t have to research much, “ he

says. “I’ve lived it. Every artist paints whohe is. Being out there and living it worksits way into the art.”“I take pictures while I’m working,

whenever it doesn’t interfere with the jobat hand, but no picture I paint is an exactcopy of a photo.” After he gets back to thestudio and reflects on the photos of theexperience, the elements mix as theimages suggest ideas and assemble them-selves in his imagination. If one wordcharacterizes his work, it is honesty. Gary’spaintings are realistic, accurate and hisattention to detail allows him to be honestto himself and the people he paints.Unlike many artists, he doesn’t mind

describing his work methods in detail; “Mymedium is acrylics there are several rea-sons. Acrylics have been around as a fineart medium for well over fifty years. Theyhave been tested extensively for durabilityand longevity and proven to be a perma-nent high quality medium. Acrylic is waterbased and relatively easy to keep clean andneat. It can be used like a watercolor or an

oil paint or a combina-tion of the techniques. Ibegan with watercolor asa child and it just feelsnatural for me to use awater medium. Mypaintings can be on ges-soed board, canvas, orpaper. I enjoy the differ-

ent effects that can be achieved by usingvarious surfaces.“Once the composition is finalized and

the drawing completed I start applyingpaint. This is done with a series of glazesto achieve correct color and value. I try tocompletely cover the entire surface asquickly as possible. It is difficult to make

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adjustments and corrections until theentire painting is roughed in. It is aprocess of correcting mistakes, pushingand pulling, softening and sharpeninguntil the painting looks right.”To the question: How long does it take

him to complete a work, he responds: “Alifetime and two weeks.”Morton grew up in Tucumcari, surpris-

ingly, and not on a ranch. His closest con-nection with ranching life was through hisdad, who sold farm implements. He recallsa meeting in the Tucumcari Pontiac deal-ership that led to his first job on the BellRanch. His qualification for the job was hisexperience riding bareback broncs in

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Gary Morton's "Free" ... the sun has justrisen over the hill, the air is fresh, the drive iscoming together, a good horse to ride andplenty of space to be Free... was featured on

the April Stockman cover.

“I don’t just paintfor myself, but tohonor the working

cowboy.”

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had always enjoyed art as a kid, but afterthat, I started trying to paint cowboy lifeon the Bell.”He kept at painting, and he kept at cow-

boying, ultimately becoming wagon bossof the Bell Ranch.He and Fort formed the short-lived

Working Cowboy Artists. Through thisorganization, they brought their work toAlbuquerque and exhibited it adjacent toNew Mexico Cattle Growers’ meetings, andmet their peers. Eventually, both menmoved to the Hondo Valley where theircareers expanded. “Times were good to us.The oil business was good then, and wesold quite a bit,” Morton says. With expo-sure, he started doing invitational showsaround the country. Photos of him cow-boying added to his reputation. as heexhibited in Texas, Colorado, and Arizonaand his circle widened.Morton explains his “wet saddle blanket

theory” of artistic ability. “Just like youhave to ride a horse a lot to train him andkeep taking off those wet saddle blankets,you have to paint a bunch of pictures tobecome the artist you want to be, I can’ttell you how many thousands of paintingsI’ve done,” he says.One of the paintings he is most proud of

hangs outside the governor of New Mex-ico’s office in the Roundhouse. Morton wascommissioned by the NM Legislture in1990, along with eleven other New Mexicoartists, to do artwork for the newly-reno-

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rodeo during his high school years. “Doyou ride broncs?” the man from the Bellwanted to know. “Yes,” he replied. Once hegot to the ranch, he found out otherwise,but wagon boss Leo Turner was impressed

by Gary’s spirit and “made a cowboy out ofhim.”“I grew up there,” the artist says. “It was

a great time for me. I fell in love with cow-boy life, working outdoors, the beautifulvistas, the horses and cattle.”While sharing the bunkhouse with the

small group of cowboys who remainedover the winter, he struck up a friendshipwith another western artist to be, sculptor

Curtis Fort. “One of the guys had a TV,”Morton says, “and one night there was aprogram on PBS about Charlie Russell. I

Gary Morton continued from page 34

"Happy Cowboy" is a recent Morton paintingdone as a fund raiser for the Horses ForHeroes - Cowboy Up program. The happy

cowboy is sporting the purple wild rag whichis the honor bestowed when a military hero

completes the program.

Morton explains his “wet saddle blankettheory ... Just like you have to ride a horsea lot to train him & keep taking off thosewet saddle blankets, you have to paint abunch of pictures to become the artist you

want to be ...”

vated State Capitol. These works becamethe foundation of the State Capitol Art Col-lection. The painting is 4' x 8' of the CR Ranch

near Las Vegas. A cowboy is on the rimrockoverlooking the Gallinas River canyon,and Hermit’s Peak can be seen in the back-ground. When Morton delivered the painting in

1991, then Governor Bruce King saw itand requested it hang outside his office. Ithas been there ever since.Along the way, Morton has made time

for public service and served on manyboards. In addition to being one of thefounding directors of the Working RanchCowboys Association and serving as Vice-President and President, he remains aWRCA Director and chairman of rules andsanctioning.He is also one of the founders of the

WRCF, Working Ranch Cowboys Founda-tion, and currently serves as Chairman. He was on the New Mexico Arts Com-

mission for eight years and served asChairman. In 1995, Governor Gary John-son appointed Gary as Director of theOffice of Cultural Affairs in Santa Fe. Alto-gether, he has served four Governors ofNew Mexico in various capacities.His work has been exhibited at too

many museums to list, but notably, he hasshown at the Hubbard Museum in RuidosoDowns, the Gene Autry Museum in LosAngeles, the New Mexico Museum of FineArts in Santa Fe and the AlbuquerqueMuseum. �

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Ilive under a black helicopter . . . big one.But I heard something the other nightthat makes me look like . . . well I am

not sure what, but it certainly contem-plated a greater conspiracy than I haveever considered.There is a theory out there that forest

fires are being set by aliens. Not the illegaltwo-legged kind that cross our border withMexico. We already know for sure they areresponsible for some catastrophic fires.These people were talking space aliens.

The claim is that the Waldo Canyon Fire inColorado in 2012 was caused by somethingunknown dropping from the sky. The tele-vision program went on to note that a UFOwas seen above the fire right along withhelicopters during the fire.According to the Denver Post months

after the fire, the conclusion was that thefire was human caused but without a tip orconfession there would never be anyonecaught. But why would space aliens bestarting fires on Earth? Well, they have ananswer to that. They are trying to drivehumans from the planet. If there was anexplanation as to why space aliens want todrive us from this planet, I fell asleepbefore they got there.I do have trouble subscribing to this

theory . . . although I don’t think it is a farstretch to consider that eco-terrorists orother terrorists may use forest fires todrive people from the land. As we movedeeper into fire season I pray that we mayescape the killing fires that have plaguedthe West for the past several years.

What did we ever do . . .To cause the New Mexico Attorney Gen-

eral’s (AG) office to dislike property ownersin general and agriculture specifically?The validity of this question is no conspir-acy theory. It is a three strikes and you areout tale.As I hope everyone is aware, New Mex-

ico’s agricultural exemption for workers’compensation has been under attack formany years. The office of the AttorneyGeneral had the opportunity to solve theissue and didn’t. The efforts of the Center

Rather than mount a defense or evenconsult with anyone in the ag community,the AG’s office stipulated (agreed to) some372 “facts” about agriculture, including astatement that agriculture had routinelyabused its workers for 100 years. It doesn’teven take a good guess to know what theoutcome of that case was. This is an issuethat the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Asso-ciation and its sister organizations are stillfighting in the courts.Then last year the AG’s office got

involved in the humane horse slaughterissue, spending hundreds of thousands ofstate tax dollars in an effort to see thathorses will continue to suffer and die terri-ble deaths. The issue was in the federalcourts, where the anti-human folks lost, sothe AG took it to State District Courtwhere it remains. Not only were state dol-lars used, but attorneys from the HumaneSociety of the United States (HSUS) wereallowed to represent New Mexicans beforethe Environmental Improvement Board.The latest slap in the face (or some-

thing worse) is an AG’s opinion that setsthe stage for huge conflict betweenlandowners and trespassers. Attorney Gen-eral Gary King’s nonbinding legal “opin-ion” holds no force of law, finds that peoplecan fish in privately owned streams as longas they don’t set foot on stream banks.People can wade upstream or downstreamon to YOUR property. According to theopinion written by a staff attorney andsigned by King says “walking, wading orstanding in a stream bed is not trespass-ing.”Walking, wading or standing in a

stream bed all infer that there is some-thing below the water but it apparentlyisn’t property according to the AG.“This opinion reverses decades of actual

practice,” Garrett VeneKlasen, the NewMexico Wildlife Federation’s executivedirector, said in a statement, “and we all —sportsmen, landowners, the Game andFish Department — need some time to

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on Law & Poverty included the filing of alawsuit in State District Court claimingworkers compensation payment for a fewindividuals. The case was misfiled. Itshould have been filed via the Workers’Comp Administration as set out by statelaw.Under the previous state administra-

tion, the defense of the suit was handedover to the AG. Rather than immediatelyfiling a motion to dismiss the case becauseit was in the wrong court, the AG’s officeallowed the case to proceed. It gets worse.

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assess the implications and figure out howto implement the changes. For starters,we’ll need to implement an intensivestream-steward program, widespread edu-cational and outreach effort to anglers andlandowners to prevent conflicts. This isnot going to be an easy transition, but it isa red-letter day for New Mexico anglers.”

Elections are coming!If you didn’t have a reason to be sure

and vote in the upcoming New Mexico Pri-mary Election slated for June 3, 2014, Ihope you have now. Registration for theprimary is open until May 6.And, please don’t assume that all of

your family, friends, neighbors and busi-ness associates are registered or that theymake it to the polls. Ask them. If they arenot registered, get them registered. Offer aride to the polls. Do what it takes to gettheir vote in the ballot box.But before that, be sure you know the

candidates and what they stand for. Makesure they know you and what you standfor. EVERY office is important and if wedon’t do our part to make sure the bestperson wins, shame on us and we havenothing to complain about.On the federal level, who is supporting

the hijacked version of the Senate GrazingImprovement Act that takes grazing per-mits from 10 years to 1 to 20 years withmany new requirements; that codifies theNational Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)for grazing; that allows for 25 allotmentsannually to be permanently retired? Whois supporting the Organ Mountains-DesertPeaks Monument that will impact 9,000head of cattle, not counting calves, and1,158,391 acres of comingled federal,state, and private lands in just one NewMexico County? Who is supporting turn-ing the Valles Caldera National Preserveover the National Park Service? Who istaking the fight to the U.S. Forest Servicefor New Mexico ranchers? Who is fightingagainst the federal government turningvicious predators loose in larger numberswith no compensation for the loss of prop-erty not to mention spiritual and peacefulenjoyment? Who is fighting for thehumane treatment and dignity of horses?Who will fight to protect our water rights?I could go on, but you get the picture. If

we want to complain about our plight, wemust hold our elected officials accountablefor their actions and hold ourselvesaccountable for doing EVERYTHING wecan to elect people who represent OUR

advice about not judging a book by itscover. The next morning when the newswas the mounted cowboys carrying ournation’s flag, I couldn’t have been prouder.I was sick to my stomach when Sheriff

Richard Mack told the media that sameday that the plan was to put the women infront if it looked like the feds were going tostart shooting. I know what he was tryingto say, but he should have enough mediasense at this point in his life to know thatthe sound bite was going to stop justwhere it did.As we look back at this war we have

been fighting for well over 20 years just forthe right to be here, I do wonder what theoutcomes if there had been a Mr. Bundysooner. It pains me to remember what Mr.Klump looked like in an orange jumpsuitand shackles in Federal District Court inTucson. It makes me sick to rememberwhat it was like sitting in Federal DistrictCourt in Albuquerque as we heard KitLaney get sentenced to federal prison. Itgot worse as I helped Sherry from thecourt room only to have some radical envi-ronmentalist try to shove papers in herface. The coward ran before the men could

needs.

If that’s what it takes . . . The plight of ranching families in the

West is getting some long overdue atten-tion thanks to Cliven Bundy. Like mostother issues in the “popular” media youcan read anything you want about Mr.Bundy ranging from him and his familybeing heroes for their valiant stand againstthe federal government to claims that he isa dead beat rancher.Unfortunately if Mr. Bundy had done

everything the federal government toldhim to do, he would be out of business justlike the other 52 ranches that were once inClark County Nevada . . . just like thou-sands of other ranching families that havebeen driven from the land across the West.Mr. Bundy admits that he hasn’t paid feesto the federal government. Mr. Bundy haslost his fights in the courts. He reached thepoint that he had no other choice and hestands for what he believes.I admit that on that Friday night when

the national television news was focusingon some of the folks who rallied to help theBundys that I was a wee bit nervous aboutthe looks of some of those bushy headedfellows. I had forgotten Grandmother’s

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taught as children was never to run from afight or a storm. If someone was in need,you ran to help them. It would do us allwell to remember that lesson.With all due respect to the folks I have

worked for and loved over the years, I can-not tell you the number of times that Ihave had a call to ask how to handle a situ-ation. They didn’t want to raise a fuss, theyjust wanted quietly to handle their busi-ness on their own and could just use a lit-tle advice. They were sure they could workit out with whatever the authority was.Generally it wasn’t six months until the

manure had hit the fan and some of theopportunity for the best resolution wasgone. We always seem to think we canhandle a situation better than the neigh-bor did when faced with the same chal-lenge.The question was asked at a recent

regional meeting, what we can do to keepthings from happening to us that areharming folks in other areas. My answer isto run as fast as you can to the folks whoare suffering and offer everything youmight have to aide them . . . it won’t belong before it is you.

Don’t Fence Me InNot enough space this month, but New

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Regional MeetingsAs you read this we will have completed

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There Are NotCowboys Without GoodHorses.

Holy Crap & Other Religious Overturesby BARRY DENTON

My grandfather was a great philoso-pher and taught me many things ofgreat use in my life. This quaint

Irishman that I grew up around was nei-ther quiet nor quaint. He was small, wiry,hard as nails, and always had an opinion.

quicker by swearing than by crying.The only warning he gave me was not

to let the women hear me say it. He saidwomen had a tendency to capture and cureyou of it. I asked him why I couldn’t say itaround women and he explained thatwomen were not part of the secret club.Of course, I asked him what the secret

club was. He said that he had discussedthis matter with God and it was only formen and boys. My grandfather continuedto explain that he had gotten a pass fromGod for men and boys that are workingwith livestock.Now, I was glad that I belonged to the

secret club that had a pass on swearing. Iwas also glad that my grandfather knewGod well enough to negotiate a contractwith him. He also stressed to me that itcould only be used in extreme situationssuch as when a twelve hundred poundhorse was standing on your foot or a madmother cow was mowing you down.Cheese and rice was another catch

phrase I learned to use early on. Needlessto say I was quite proud of my new foundsecret club.About a month went by and the new

formula was working quite well. When Igot upset about something I started get-ting mad instead of crying. I liked it awhole lot better and my grandmother wasquite astonished at the sudden change.All you serious Christian cowboys and

girls, don’t get me wrong here. I’m notcondoning swearing. I am merely pointingout that God probably has a sense ofhumor about it. If he did not have a senseof humor he would not have created cow-boys or horseshoers. They themselves are avery funny lot.Think about some big time preachers

that you know of. Say you had the Pope atyour fall works and he was mounted onsome colt that was pretty good, but buckedonce in awhile. The Pope is out there rop-ing a few calves one morning and draggingthem to the fire.The Pope has been sitting chilly and

getting by on that colt pretty well. Both ofthem are even starting to relax a little.When he gets to the seventh one thatmorning the calf doubles back and gets therope under that colts tail. Of course, offthey go bucking across the flat.The Pope is now pulling leather with

one hand, but his other is froze to the dal-lies. Certainly a good cowboy would havegotten rid of his dallies on the first jump,but the Pope is pretty green as there are

Besides that he was short,had a bald head, pointy ears,and a pointy nose. He neverwent with the crowd and val-ued freedom above all else.One thing about it is youalways got an honest opin-ion whether you wanted oneor not. He was great fun ashe was a leprechaun thatcould make smoke come outof his ears and pull a fiftycent piece out of yours.I remember the day wellwhen I was five years old, mygrandfather was shoeing ahorse and I was handing himhis tools. At the same time Ihanded him a rasp the horsejerked and he dropped ithandle first on my big toe. Itreally hurt so I started to cry.My grandfather told me notto cry when I got hurt, but toget mad instead.While he was trying to getme to think about some-thing besides my aching toe

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not many cattle at the Vatican anymore.Pretty soon that old colt is bogging hishead so low that he ejects the Pope, but hisdallies come loose and wrap around hisarm. When he hits the hard rocky groundand the cactus, just what is he saying?Does it dawn on him to say prayers or is hetemporarily in the state of anti prayer asmost cowboys would be?Here is another true scenario for you to

think about. I’m just substituting BillyGraham for the guy that this really hap-pened to. Say you are at a thoroughbredfarm putting training plates on yearlingsfor the first time and you have Billy Gra-ham helping you.Now Billy doesn’t shoe a lot of horses so

you have him handing you tools that firstday. Remember that thoroughbred year-lings are normally about sixteen hands talland pretty waspy when they first bringthem out of the pasture. I have had themkick the nippers out of my hand with aback foot when I’ve been working on afront foot. I’ve also had them kick my hatoff. They are long legged and quicker thananything you have ever seen. I’m workingon a hind foot and ol’ Billy is in front of mehanding me tools.In the blink of an eye that colt jerks his

foot away from me, throws me forward,and nails Billy in the private area. He isunable to speak for a long time, but whatwords and phrases are going through hismind in regard to the colt? Is he cursing orforgiving?I have every respect for the Pope and

Mr. Graham and they are truly fine exam-ples of human beings. However, my con-tention is, have they ever been subjected tolivestock on a daily basis? Do they knowabout the pact with God and the secretclub? Hopefully this holy crap has broughtyou some answers in your life. �

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My column this month asks some preliminary questions about the “Cattle Battle” in Nevada.

As I finish this column the feds havebacked off the Bundy Ranch andreleased the cattle back to the Bundy

Family. I was pleased when this became anational story because finally the light wasbeing shown on federal land managementand TV pundits were actually discussingsuch things as grazing permits, grazingfees and BLM’s approach to law enforce-ment. However, many of the folks com-menting on the situation were very con-fused about public lands law. This is myattempt to clarify some of the issues and toask questions that I believe need answers.

within the boundaries thereof . . .Nevada and other western states have

similar language. Before you start throw-ing rocks at our forefathers, pleaseremember these lands were to be disposedof, just like they had been in states east ofthe Mississippi River. No one in 1911dreamed that sixty-five years later theCongress would change national policyfrom disposal to retention and that over ahundred years later the feds would stillcontrol 30 percent of the state’s land area.

BLM’s law dogsIs the BLM in compliance with the

intent of Congress by relying on federalemployees to conduct these types of lawenforcement actions?Let’s turn to FLPMA, Section 303(c)(1):When the Secretary determines that

assistance is necessary in enforcing Fed-eral laws and regulations relating to thepublic lands or their resources he shalloffer a contract to appropriate local offi-cials having law enforcement authoritywithin their respective jurisdictions withthe view of achieving maximum feasiblereliance upon local law enforcement offi-cials in enforcing such laws and regula-tions. (Emphasis mine)The “shall” and the “maximum feasible

reliance” indicates it was Congressionalintent the BLM use local law enforcement.Ah, but some will say this was a federal

court order concerning federal lands, sosurely it takes federal officials to carry itout. Nope. Again turning to Section303(c)(1) of FLPMA, we find when localofficials enter into a contract to “enforcefederal laws and regulations” they arespecifically authorized to do just that andmuch more.

In the performance of their dutiesunder such contracts such officials andtheir agents are authorized to carryfirearms; execute and serve any warrantor other process issued by a court or offi-cer of competent jurisdiction; makearrests without warrant or process for amisdemeanor he has reasonable grounds

Who “owns” these lands?This will not make some of my friends

happy, but the feds do. Why would a pri-vate property loving, limited governmentadvocating, animal like myself say this?Because whether I like it or not it’s in ourState Constitution.The New Mexico Constitution was

adopted by a Constitutional Conventionon November 21, 1910 and ratified by avote of the people on January 21, 1911.Article XXI, Sec. 2 of that Constitutionstates:

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to believe is being committed in his pres-ence or view, or for a felony if he has rea-sonable grounds to believe that the personto be arrested has committed or is com-mitting such felony; search without war-rant or process any person, place, or con-veyance according to any Federal law orrule of law; and seize without warrant orprocess any evidentiary item as providedby Federal law.Section 303 of FLPMA is the “Enforce-

ment Authority” part of the statute and thefirst option authorized by Congress is thecontract with local law enforcement,which again is to be relied upon to the“maximum feasible” extent.

Livestock trespass lawSpeaking of law enforcement, why

don’t the federal agencies utilize state tres-pass laws like other landowners? The NewMexico Livestock Board is authorized bystatute to impound trespass livestock, plustheir inspectors are certified law enforce-ment officers. Nevada has similar laws.All this means federal land manage-

ment agencies can contract with theCounty Sheriff to provide for “public

what agencies?Why did the feds declare a “no-fly zone”

over the area? Was it really to protect fed-eral employees or was it to keep mediachoppers out of the air?Prior to the decision to stand down,

what intelligence was gathered by the feds,by whom was it obtained, how was it gath-ered and what role did it play in the deci-sion to stand down?We have seen the pictures showing

BLM weapons, helicopters and attackdogs. Just how large is the BLM arsenalwith respect to weapons, ammo, dogs,vehicles, drones and other devices andsupplies? The same question should beasked of the Forest Service, Park Service,Fish & Wildlife Service and the EPA.Seems like the more questions I ask the

more come to mind. Let’s hope we getsome answers and let’s watch and see whatthe fed’s next move will be. I can’t help butbelieve they want to put Cliven Bundy injail just like they did Kit Laney.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/).

safety” and they can contract with the NewMexico Livestock Board to impound andremove any trespassing livestock. No needfor 200 federal officers, helicopters andattack dogs. The feds use state brand laws,they comply with state water, hunting andtransportation law. So why not state live-stock trespass law?

Additional questions on theCattle Battle in NevadaWhy did the Sheriff conduct “behind

the scenes” negotiations instead of usinghis authority to prevent this overreach bythe feds from ever happening?Why is the jurisdiction issue never

brought up? Which entity, the feds or thestate, exercises exclusive legislative juris-diction over the BLM lands in questionhere? (See Art. I, § 8, Cl 17 of the U.S. Con-stitution which limits federal jurisdiction).Just where does the BLM get the

authority to have official LEOs? In a recentGAO report the BLM cites an ExecutiveOrder for their authority, but they don’tprovide the EO number so the text can bereviewed.Several articles referred to the FBI

being on the scene. Who requested the FBIinvolvement and in fact how many totalfederal employees were involved and from

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three-day hike from the high country, theprospector spotted a local shifty character,a fast talker who never seemed to be atwork, but always talked big plans. The manapproached the prospector with a quickbuck on his mind, as it was well knownaround the area that when the prospectorcame to town, he usually had gold withhim.“Sir, can you spare some gold dust? You

see, I haven’t eaten in days and my wifeand children, why, they’re hungry too!”begged the slacker.Without batting an eye, the prospector

pulled the smaller nugget out and offeredit to the him. However, in the process, theswindler got a good look at the much

reached out and handed over the treasure.“You seem to be very needy of this, perhapsit will solve your woes,” was all he said.Then he turned around and headed backtowards the hills.The slacker could not believe his good

fortune! He’d really pulled one over on that‘ol prospector. Now, he would have it all! Hehappily raced for town to throw around the

weight of his newfound fortune.A few weeks went by . ..Back at the stream,while panning fornuggets on a sunnyafternoon high in theSierras, the prospectorspotted the town mancoming towards him.He was shocked.Either he had come tobeg for more

nuggets—or perhaps, just perhaps, theman was actually here to pay him back likehe promised. Either way, he waited to seewhat would come about.“I am so glad to have finally found you.

I have been looking for you for days,”puffed the exhausted man.“What may I help you with?” asked the

prospector.“I come for treasure,” the man sheep-

ishly admitted.“But I have not found any other

nuggets since I last saw you,” said theprospector, “I already gave you all I had.”“I have come for something far greater

than a gold nugget,” said the man.Puzzled, the ‘ol prospector queried,

“Well then, what is it you want?”“You see, it’s like this. When I talked

you into giving me all that gold, I thoughtI would never see an unhappy day again,the rest my life. I thought it would buy meprestige and happiness. I showed it aroundtown. Folks wanted to be around me, buyme drinks. Some asked for money, others

larger nugget in the man’s pack. Greedtook over!The man excitedly talked about what he

could do if he only had a stake. Why, with anugget as big as that one, he’d be on easystreet the rest of his life. He could make afortune. His wife would wear the finestclothes. His children could get the besteducation. He would hob-nob with theimportant folk intown! He laid it onreal thick.“Sir, if you

would only let meborrow THATnugget, I wouldsurely repay youwhen I could. Iwould invest it andmake us both anice profit!” Thesly man begged—on and on he went.The old man knew in his heart it was all

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The wise ol’ prospector smiled andsaid, “Finding thatkind of treasure iseasy. Why it’s mucheasier than finding abig gold nugget.”

tried to con me out of it. It brought memuch attention, both good and bad. But Iwas not happy. Well, maybe I was happy fora while, but it faded. I was constantly wor-rying and in fear of losing it.“But you—you gave up your most

prized possession and then came back tothe mountains to work again while Istayed in town, living the so-called high-life. Why did you give me the nugget? I begof you—give me a truthful answer.”The prospector thought about it and

said, “Because you seemed like you neededit more than me and something inside toldme to do so. It seemed to be of greatimportance for you to be a rich man. Itmade me feel good to see you so happy. Inthe mean time, I have what I need.“And, I figured with a little hard work

and perseverance, I’d get another one. Butthat is not so important because I lovewhat I do. For me, the search is as muchfun as the find. I know that money in thebank does not ultimately determine howhappy I am. I am happy every day just liv-ing the life I love.”“That is exactly the kind of treasure I

now seek,” said the man. “I want to know

how to be the kind of person who can behappy giving away his things to those whoneed them more than he does. I want to behappy no matter the size of my bankaccount. I want to be happy in my everyday pursuits, not depending upon somefuture ‘prize’ to ‘hopefully’ bring me hap-piness. I want to be the kind of person whodoes not need the approval and admirationof others to find happiness in himself. Iwant to find the kind of happiness thatcould not be bought with that large goldnugget. I would gladly trade all the gold inthe world to find this kind of treasure.After all, I sure as heck did not find happi-ness in the gold alone.”The wise ol’ prospector smiled and said,

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There were numerous man-to-mangunfights in the Old West, althoughfew of them were anything like the

gunfights portrayed on television and inthe movies. Neither was the fatal fightbetween William Rynerson and JohnSlough in December 1867 at Santa Fe.Few agree on the details of that affair ofhonor.William Logan Rynerson was born in

Kentucky in 1828 and arrived in Californiain 1852. Ten years later he volunteered forservice in the 1st California Infantry and,as a sergeant, marched off to New Mexico.The Union Army’s California Column, ofwhich the 1st was a part, was a response toConfederate Army’s incursions into theNew Mexico territory early in the CivilWar. Rynerson served until 1866 and wasmustered out at Mesilla, New Mexico, withthe rank of captain or lieutenant colonel,

New Mexico at Glorieta Pass in 1862. Hismilitary star was on the rise after that. He traveled to Washington, D. C. where

he was promoted to Brigadier General andultimately became military governor ofAlexandria, Virginia. He was a pallbearer atthe funeral of President Abraham Lincoln.President Andrew Johnson appointed himChief Justice of the New Mexico SupremeCourt after the Civil War. One observerdescribed Slough as an “abrasive, quick-tempered, highly opinionated jurist withnumerous bitter political enemies.”Another says he “had an exceptional com-mand of abusive language, which he usedmasterfully and willingly against anyopponent.”Great enmity between Rynerson and

depending on the source.He chose to remain in New Mexico after

the war and he invested in mining claimsnear the town of Pinos Altos, which wasthen a part of Doña Ana County. He alsobecame interested in politics and waselected to the Territorial Legislature. His-torian Marc Simmons described Rynersonas a “sensitive, combative individual whooften wore his long frock coat draped overhis shoulders in the style of Count Drac-ula.” John P. Slough was probably born in

Ohio around 1830. He moved to Denver inthe 1850s and practiced law there. Whenthe Civil War began, at the request of Col-orado Governor William Gilpin, he orga-nized the 1st Colorado Volunteers andbecame the regimental commander.Slough’s troops were instrumental inturning back the Confederate invasion of

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continued on page 57

Slough soon developed in Santa Fe; per-haps because they were so much alike.Rynerson introduced a resolution in thelegislature calling for the censure of JudgeSlough for his lack of judicial impartiality,and he signed off on a letter to Washingtondemanding the Chief Justice’s recall. Inresponse, the Judge declaimed that Ryner-son was “A thief in the army, a thief out ofthe army, a coward and a SOB.” Such effrontery could not be ignored.The two men came face to face in the

Exchange Hotel (or La Fonda Americana)in Santa Fe on December 17, 1867, andhere is where the confusion begins.Simmons gave this account of the

affair. Slough entered the hotel and foundRynerson waiting, and the latter spokefirst: “I want you to take it back!” To whichSlough responded, “Take what back?”“You called me a thief and a liar,” Rynersonrejoined. “I won’t take it back,” the Judgesaid. Whereupon Rynerson pulled his gunand said, “If you don’t take it back, I’llshoot you.” Slough put his hand into hispocket and said, “Shoot and be damned!”(Not a judicious demand.) Rynerson firedand Slough, hit in the stomach, droppedthe Derringer pistol he had concealed inhis pocket, and fell to the floor. He died afew minutes later.But there are other versions. For one

thing, Simmons reported that the fighttook place in the hotel lobby, near the bar.Historian Ralph Emerson Twitchell said ithappened in the hotel office. Yet a thirdhistorian, Don Alberts, wrote that it hap-pened in the hotel’s billiard room. Albertsalso asserted that Slough was unarmed,and other writers, including Bob Alexan-der, skirted the issue. Alexander said, too,“Slough collapsed to the floor, sledgeham-mer dead. Rynerson pocketed his smokingsix-shooter and calmly waited for the lawto take its due course.” Simmons reportedthus: “. . . Rynerson appeared about to fireagain, but a bystander shoved himthrough the doors of the bar and disarmedhim.”There are two certain things about the

matter: John P. Slough was dead andWilliam L. Rynerson, clearly the killer, wassubsequently acquitted of murder upon aplea of self-defense.It would be nice to conclude the story

with something positive about Rynerson,who came to be called “The Tall Sycamoreof the Rio Grande,” but that is not possible.The remainder of his public life was fre-quently surrounded by accusations of self-

serving misdeeds and corruption. He evencommitted his corrupt ways to paperwhen, as District Attorney in Doña AnaCounty, he wrote a letter to members ofthe Riley-Dolan faction in the days leadingup to the Lincoln County War: “It must bemade too hot for Tunstall and his friends,the hotter the better, shake that outfit uptill it shells out and squares up and thenshake it out of Lincoln. You have goodmen about to aid Brady, and be assured Iwill aid you all I can.” Four days later John Henry Tunstall

was dead, murdered by members of SheriffWilliam Brady’s posse.

Selected Sources:Alberts, The Battle of GlorietaAlberts, Rebels on The Rio GrandeAlexander, Six-Guns and Single-Jacks, A History ofSilver City and Southwestern New MexicoBryan, Santa Fe Tales & MoreBullis, New Mexico Historical Biographies, Hening,ed., George Curry 1861-1947: An AutobiographyMelzer, Buried Treasures,Santa Fe New Mexican, January 14, 1868Thrapp, Encyclopedia of Frontier BiographyTwitchell, Leading Facts of New Mexico History, Vol. IIUtley, High Noon in LincolnWallis, Billy the KidWilson, Merchants, Guns and Money

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I’ve told about a lot of punchers inthese “Scatterin’ the Drive” sto-ries . . . fellas you could count on

to cut the rope in a branding pen if you gotin a jam dragging calves on a knot-head(and I like to tie on); men who rode thatextra mile to make sure you came out ofrough country when they knew you wereriding a snake when you left camp; menwho in a hot branding corral, and werejust as dry as you, filled the dipper andhanded it to someone else to quench theirthirst before they had a drink; men that Iadmired, as they were top hands at every-thing a cowboy does! Those same menwere very sad when they had to shoot abroke-legged horse, or when they couldnot get the new-born calf to breathe, whenthey, with another puncher had worked sohard to pull it during a steady spring snowstorm. These men would offer to top-off abad one for an older puncher, but in a waythat the older puncher still had his pride;they would let everyone else go to thewagon for dinner, and were the last to eatbecause they were holding the round-up.They were buckaroos who would loan youtheir last dollar, or their only Sunday shirt.They might be rough on the outside, buthad a heart big as a saddle blanket. Thesemen were bosses that didn’t say, “You godo that chore,” but said,” let’s both get itdone.” I’ve worked with many cowboyswho were always respectful to a lady,tipped their hat, opened the door, andnever used bad language in their presence. . . and still craved horse flesh and burninghair. A big snuffy cow blowing snot, even atthem, or the bawling of a pitching horse,was all music to their ears. I loved all those canyons, plains, moun-

tains and rim rocks I got to ride in, butworking that range with good men like Ijust described is as good as it gets. Manyfolks sit at a desk where the high point oftheir week is eighteen holes at the club.I’m not saying that life is bad, it just makes

just another puncher. Larry Dean at theQuestion Mark, Jim Patterson at the Orn-dorf or Gene Nix at the Corralitos were thesame. They all liked to laugh, but didn’tflinch in a tough spot when a puncherneeded them. They could drop a commentabout getting the job done that made youfeel good, but not too much praise thatmight give you the big-head. On the otherhand, they knew how to tell you that youdidn’t get the job done right in a way thatyou learned from it and would try the waythey suggested. On the Vermejo, Corrali-tos and some other outfits, the boss woulddrop me off with two or three of mymounts to help a camp-man for a few days.That camp-man might be in his sixties,single, and was leading what seemed tome, a lonely life. But he had breakfastcooking way before daylight, while Igrained our mounts we’d kept up the nightbefore. He enjoyed the company as weprowled or gathered stock, and I learned alot from him. I admired him when the bosswas not around because he rode for theiron and took pride in his work. He wasstepping on “rough” horses before I wasborn, so we’d sit after supper and rollsmokes by a kerosene lamp or the light ofa fireplace. I would quiz him about theranges he’d ridden, and how they worked.This brings to mind Leandro Martinez atVermejo, who spent his summers at Num-ber 1 Camp in the high country, and hiswinters at Caliente Camp; and SlimBurmeister, who summered at the RingCamp, and wintered at Brimmer Canyon.Leo Turner would say, “You need to lookthat boss in the eye on payday, when hehands you a check, knowing that youalways gave 100 percent for the outfit.”These men I have mentioned could sure dothat! My main goal in doing these stories of

riding for some outfits has always been to

me realize how fortunate I’ve been, and Ithank God for those times. I realize thatmany of those I speak of so highly, had asolid partner in their wives. These womenunderstood the life of a cowboy, the longhours and love of the land. Most have livedin some dusty, cold, camps, but did thelaundry, cooked the meals, and drove thekids sixteen-plus miles to catch the bus,then went back at five o’clock to pick themup. They knew the danger of a cowboy’swork and worried everyday about theircowboy husbands. Women like that canhelp pull a calf or feed a crew of cowboys inno time . . . and are still ladies. I have a lotof respect for them . . . my Mother, LanaTurner, Abby Hoffman, Georgia Culbert-son, Laura McDonald, Robin Gierhart,Alice Cleaver, Carol Humphries, PunchBarnes, Carolyn Henard, Mariann Patter-son, Carol Fort and many more. These are men who “shot the powder,”

like Billy George Drennan, at the Pitch-forks, Leo Turner at the The Bells, BillJohn Wooley at the Vermejo, Jim Gierhartat the Mean’s Ranch near Mule Creek, orBobby Muncy at the Armenderis, to namea few. One of many I would like to haveworked with was Yaqui Tatom, who leftThe Bells just before I got there. I did getto make a works with his son Tommy, whois all cowboy. I never heard a bad wordabout his Dad. I knew several punchersthat worked under Yaqui while he ran theBell Ranch wagon works, and all I heardwas their respect for him as a boss andcowpuncher, and a notch above at han-dling broncs. When The Bell Ranch wasstill 1,000 sections, Yaqui took the roughoff many three year-old broncs every July.There are many great Harvey Caplin pho-tos of him doing just that! Can you imagine trotting along with

Charles Goodnight, Albert K. Mitchell, ormen like them and listening to their expe-riences? They were all leaders with a way ofbeing boss that didn’t belittle you for being

continued on page 59

by CURTIS FORT

A Man among Men

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tell about cowboys I worked with, and whoI highly respect. Carol, my closest friendand companion, has encouraged me, proofread, and spent many hours on these sto-ries. So, if you’ll allow me, I’d like to salute

one last cowboy I learned from a long timeago, that had all the qualities I just men-tioned. I’ve always thought that if I couldever be half the cowboy and man thatByron Fort was, I’d be happy. I think Iwould have wanted to punch cows anyway,but after working with him, I knew what Iwanted to do. He was born on a homesteadin a dugout, many years ago. At five yearsold his job was to gather cow-chips in asack for his mom in order for her to cookin the wood-stove, and to use for heat inhis folks’ homestead. He rode for theneighbor McClure’s outfit, took any jobavailable and left home at seventeen towork for Turner Hutchinson at Crossroadsfor thirty dollars a month. He never saidmuch, but when he did it had a lot ofmeaning. I never heard him talk badlyabout someone or use bad language. Hehelped drive herds to the railheads at Sea-

Scatterin’continued from page 58

I thank Caren and Margarite, alongwith all those at the New Mexico Stock-man magazine, for putting in print thesetracks I’ve laid. I thank all of you for read-ing them . . . hopefully you enjoyed theride.

Adios, Amigos!

Suggested reading: Harvey Caplin’s Ranch Cowboysand the Old West; available through Abbie Caplin928/205-9119.

graves and Bledsoe Texas,and Kenna, New Mexico. Heworked for Dickinson CattleCompany for forty years. Hebuilt many miles of fencefor them, then handledtheir cattle, horses, andwindmills . . . many times byhimself. He raised a familyand fed them beef, biscuitsand gravy that was fur-nished by the light of hislife, Ruby Faye. They raiseda big garden, and Ruby Fayecanned late into the night tohelp her family through thewinter. Byron milked a cowor two every morning andnight until he was ninetyyears old. He taught me howto “cheek” a bronc and step on quick asyou kept his head pulled around. He wasthe reason I wanted to be a cowboybecause I saw how much he loved the life.I can still see that twinkle in his eye, whenhe knew that all I really craved was to belike him. Byron Fort was a man to ride theRiver with! He went to be with Mom andChrist the on March 29, 2014 at ninety-nine years old.

Curtis Fort & his Dad, Byron Fort. Dickinson Ranch, nearTatum, New Mexico, circa 1955.

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Rosalie Dunlap passed January 21 inLas Cruces. She was active in so manycommunity projects and clubs for over 60years. She and her husband Ralph wereextremely active in the agricultural com-munity and the New Mexico Wool Grow-ers. Photography was her passion. Shetook many, many pictures over the years.She is survived by daughter Lois Coleman,five grandchildren and two great-grand-children.

Malcolm Stuart (Buddy) Major Jr., 92,Los Lunas, passed away Tuesday, April 22,2014 in Albuquerque. He was born inSocorro on November 9, 1921, to Malcolmand Lily Major. In the late 1940s, Buddymet and married Helen Hobbs fromAncho. He was a lifetime rancher; heranched in Montana, Colorado and NewMexico. He lived most of his life in NewMexico, where he had several ranches inhis life time. He was a cattle trader formany years. He bought cattle from ranch-ers all over New Mexico and western Ari-zona. In the late 1950s, the 60s and 70s,Magdalena would come alive in the fallbecause of his cattle trading. The townwould be buzzing with the stock yards fullof bawling cattle, trains coming and going,trucks and truck drivers, ranchers, cow-boys, and cattle buyers. It was a excitingtime. Buddy loved the land, cattle andhorses. Even at the age of 92 he was stillgathering cattle on his four wheeler. Heloved to go to Cattleman's Livestock auc-tion just to watch the cattle. Buddy, in hisearlier years was a calf roper. Later he wasa tie on hard and fast left handed heeler.During his life, he learned how to fly air-planes and helicopters. He served on Mag-dalena School Board, as Socorro CountyCommissioner, on the State Fair Commis-sion, and State Racing Commission.Buddy also served his Country in theUnited States Army. In 1946 and was sta-tioned at Fort Bliss where he was deployedto the Philippines. He is survived by histhree daughters Linda Major, Gail Majorand Beverly Major and his three sons Stu-art (wife, Pat) Major, Mike (wife, Holly)Major, Randell (wife, Lynn) Major, 18grandchildren and 14 great-grandchil-dren. He is also survived by sisters HelenGraham, Marie Major, JoAnn Major and hisbrother Kenneth Major as well as manyextended relatives.

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Council his senior year. He went to TulaneUniversity where he was a member ofSigma Chi fraternity. He returned to Okla-homa to marry his high school sweetheart,Dianne, in 1969 and attended OklahomaState University where he received a BSdegree in Marketing in 1970. Don started

peacefully on Easter morning, April 20,2014, surrounded by his family. Known tomost as “Don”, or to his family as he wasgrowing up as "Dude," Don was born onMay 4, 1948 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to JamesS. (Bud) and Marjorie (Cohenour)Chalmers. Don was active in his highschool, Tulsa Memorial High School,where he was Vice President of Student

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his career with Ford Motor Company as aDealer Representative in Houston, TX.Two years later, he became partner inSound Ford in Seattle, Washington. Hewent on to own eight automotive dealer-ships in the Seattle area which includedtwelve franchises. In 1987, Don sold hisinterests in the Seattle dealerships andmoved back to Tulsa where he owned andmanaged two successful dealerships. Edu-cation has always been extremely impor-tant to Don. He wanted to lend his leader-ship abilities and was elected and served onthe Jenks Board of Education, one of thelargest school district in Oklahoma. In1995, Don sold his dealerships in Tulsa andhe and Dianne moved to New Mexicowhere he was asked by Ford Motor Com-pany to build a new dealership in Rio Ran-cho. He built a non-traditional dealershipwhere the customers have a more positivebuying experience. His personal familyvalues were extended into the culture ofhis dealerships. Don was loyal to all hisemployees and treated them like hisextended family. Don Chalmers Fordopened its doors on February 29, 1996. Heacquired Chalmers Capitol Ford in March2007. Don shared his leadership abilitieswith various national, state and local orga-nizations. Don served as Vice-President ofthe University of New Mexico Board ofRegents; Vice-President of the Universityof New Mexico Health Sciences Board ofDirectors; Served on the board of theNational Auto Dealer Association and wasChairman of the Government Relationsand Industry Relations committees; Boardmember of the Ford National DealerCouncil; Past Chairman of the Fellowshipof Christian Athletes National Board; PastChairman of the Greater AlbuquerqueChamber of Commerce and the Rio Ran-cho Chamber of Commerce; Past Chair-man of United Way of Central New Mexicoand Alexis de Tocqueville Society; PastPresident and current member of theRotary Club of Albuquerque del Sol; andnumerous other boards and organizations.He was especially gratified to recently co-chair the Capital Campaign for theNational Dance Institute Highland The-ater Renovation raising over $14 milliondollars. He will long be remembered asone of the staunchest supporters ever ofthe New Mexico State Fair Junior Live-stock Sale. Don is survived by his wife of 45years, Dianne; daughter Courtney (hus-band, Rob); son Cameron (wife, Brandi);and two grandchildren. He is also survivedby his two brothers Greg Chalmers (wife,Karen), and Kirk Chalmers (wife, LaDon)

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August 13, 1932 and quietly passed awayon April 4, 2014. Dixie was born on August13, 1932. Her family moved from Sonita toTucson when she was five years old and shegraduated from Tucson’s AmphitheaterHigh School. She raised a family in Tulsa,Oklahoma, but always considered Tucsonto be “home” and returned in 2004. She issurvived by her two sons, Laurence RobertHowerton (wife, Kathy), Baton Rouge,Louisiana, and Bradley Scott Howerton(wife, Pamm), Plano, Texas.

John “Byron” Fort, 99, Tatum, passedaway on March 29, 2014 in Denver City,Texas. Byron was born in Lea County onthe homestead east of Lovington on March1, 1915 to William Herman and Bera(Freeman). He married Ruby Faye Sweattin Lovington on December 20, 1935. Mr.Fort was a rancher who enjoyed his joband he worked as much as he could untilhe broke his leg at age 97. He has been amember of Tatum Baptist Church for 70years serving as deacon, trustee, treasurerand Sunday school teacher. He was on theLea County ASCS committee; a member ofthe Tatum School Board; was inductedinto the Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fameand received the Foy Proctor MemorialCowman’s Award. He enjoyed playingdominoes especially “42”. He was a well-respected man and will be greatly missed.He is survived by three sons: Royce L.(wife, Sally) Fort, Midland, Texas; Curtis A.(wife, Carol) Fort, Tatum, and Jerry D.Fort, Aurora, Colorado and one daughter:Laquita A. Dial, Clovis; one brother: R. F.“Buddy” Fort, Lubbock, and one sister:Bessie D. Spears of Las Cruces. Also sur-viving him are eight grandchildren andthirteen great-grandchildren and a host offriends.

Will E. (Bill) Craddock, 79, Deming,passed away on February 5, 2014 after abrief illness. Bill was born on July 22, 1934in Midland, Texas, the fifth of seven chil-dren born to Perry and Mildred Craddock.Bill’s first saddle was made for him at agethree. Being raised on ranches in Texasand New Mexico Bill was a true cowboyand authentic western horseman. In highschool Bill competed in the events of calfroping, bareback riding and bull riding,earning trips to the National High SchoolFinals as a junior and senior. Bill alsoshowed steers in high school and excelledin track and football. A member of thePRCA for over 60 years, Bill was an accom-plished calf and steer roper and a memberand past officer of the Senior Steer Roping

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LeRoy P. Montoya, 59, Clarksdale,Kansas, died, April 2, 2014 at his home ofan apparent heart attack. He was bornNovember 2, 1954 to Manuel and Mag-dalena (Pino) Montoya in Mountainair,New Mexico, and grew up on the familyranch in Moriarty. LeRoy was a member ofOak Christian Church and the AmericanAngus Association. He was also a profes-sional cattle fitter and a cowboy. He mar-ried Jennifer Waller in 1998; she surviveshim. Additional survivors: sons, ManuelMontoya, Clarksdale; Jacob Conley, Clarks-dale; and Jeffrey Conley, Maryville, Mis-souri.; brothers, Facundo Montoya wife,(Janet), Fred Montoya, Fidel Montoya,Michael Montoya (wife, Julie) and CaseyIngram (wife, Heather); sisters, JuanaSaiz, Betty Knorr, Mary Ann Strohl hus-band, (Sid) and Lucy McCurry (husband,Geoff); and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Roy Wayne Laney, 66, Carlsbad, passedaway March 29, 2014 at University MedicalCenter in Lubbock. He was born October17, 1947 in Carlsbad to Roy B. and Ruby(Miller) Laney-Boulware. Wayne workedfor Pennsylvania Drilling Company formany years and later went to work forPhonix and Sessoms and was instrumentalin working at the Nevada test site andWIPP. Survivors are daughter, Jana Laney;brother, Paul Laney (wife, Melissa); sister,Nita Laney-Saler (husband, Michael); agranddaughter; three nieces, threenephews, and several great-nieces andgreat-nephews and cousins. Wayne was agiant man with a heart bigger than he was,and will be greatly missed.

Abran “Abie” Ellis Parra, 82, a long-time Deming resident passed away on April23, 2014, at Memorial Medical Center inLas Cruces. “Abie”, as he was affectionatelyknown, was born August 18, 1931, to IsabelLara and Salvador Solis Parra in Dwyer,New Mexico. He attended Grant CountySchools and was raised on the Y-(Nan)Ranch in the Mimbres Valley and served inthe U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.On April 10, 1955, he married Marilyn

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Rock NV Natural Farm –Willcox, AZ, Organic or NaturalFarm w/145 acres, home, barn,possible retail shop, w/ manyirrigated pastures. Asking$580,000Reduced Price with NewPackage! Dripping SpringsRanch – Globe AZ, 194 Headyear-long, 10 deeded acres plusState & BLM. $399,000. Reduced Price: CK Ranch –Tonopah AZ, 50 acres deeded,237 head year-long on State &BLM. The waters were recentlyreworked, & ephemeral increas-es can bump the numbers withrain. This ranch makes sense.Asking $399,000

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CONTRACTSSIIXX SSHHOOOOTTEERR RRAANNCCHH –– Located approximately 15 miles west of Carrizozo, New Mexico in west-ern Lincoln County. The ranch is comprised of 640 ± Deeded Acres, 961.4 New Mexico StateLease Acres and 11, 246 Federal BLM Lease Acres. Grazing capacity is controlled by a Section3 BLM grazing permit for 175 Animal Units on a yearlong basis. Improvements include one res-idence, which has recently been remodeled, hay barn, storage sheds and corrals, all functional.Water is provided by three wells and an extensive buried pipeline system. Much of the watersystem has been replaced or installed new within the last five years. The Carrizozo Malpai lavaoutcrop forms the entire eastern boundary of the ranch. Access to the ranch is gated and lockedfrom Highway 380. Public access is by permission only. Price: $1,300,000.

BBOORRDDEERR RRAANNCCHH –– Located approximately 10 miles east of Columbus, New Mexico along theinternational boundary with Mexico along and on both sides of State Highway 9. The ranch iscomprised of 1,910 ± Deeded Acres, 11,118 NM State Lease Acres and 52,487 Federal BLMLease Acres. Grazing capacity is set by a Section 3 BLM grazing permit for 613 Animal Units.Livestock water is provided by three wells and a buried pipeline system. Five sets of working cor-rals are situated throughout the ranch. Adjoins the Mt. Riley Ranch to the west. Price: $1,100,000, but negotiable, come look & make an offer. Seller wants the ranch sold.

MMTT.. RRIILLEEYY –– Located approximately 30 miles northwest of Santa Teresa, New Mexico along andon both sides of State Highway 9. The southern boundary of the ranch is the international bound-ary with Mexico. The ranch is comprised of 160 ± Deeded Acres, 6921 NM State Lease Acresand 74,977 Federal BLM Lease Acres. Grazing Capacity is set by a Section 3 BLM grazing per-mit for 488 Animal Units on a yearlong basis. The biggest portion of the ranch is located northof the highway. The headquarters is located approximately one mile north of the highway.Headquarters improvements consist of a camp house, maintenance shop, storage sheds and alarge set of working pens with scales. Water is provided by four wells and a buried pipeline sys-tem. Adjoins the Border Ranch to the east. Price: $725,000, but negotiable, come look & makean offer. Seller wants the ranch sold.

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**NNEEWW** 400 Head Ranch, adjoiningLeslie Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ Highlyimproved & maintained w/4 homes;horse barn; hay barn; equipment sheds;workshop; roping arena; excellent ship-ping corrals w/scales; extensive waterdistribution w/wells, storage &pipelines. Scenic w/rolling grasslandsand mountains. Easy country. +/-7,346 deeded acres, State lease &USFS permit. This is a top quality ranch& a rare opportunity. $$33,,990000,,000000..

**NNEEWW** 115500 HHeeaadd RRaanncchh,, NNeeaarrWWiillllccooxx,, AAZZ –– +/- 3,000 deededacres, and State Grazing Leases. Onebedroom home, corrals, well, and elec-tric at headquarters. Well wateredwith about 15 miles of new pipelineand 9 storage tanks & drinkers, 8 dirttanks. Great country. Good mix ofbrowse and grass. $$11,,995500,,000000..

**RREEDDUUCCEEDD** 9900 HHeeaadd,, AAgguuaa FFrriiaaRRaanncchh,, QQuueemmaaddoo,, NNMM –– This is ascenic mid-size ranch with greatprospects. Operating as a private hunt-ing retreat, and a purebred Angus andPaint horse ranch. +/-1200 deededacres, +/-80 acres of NM lease, and+/-5220 acres BLM. 4BR, 2BA, mfg.home. Trophy elk, antelope, deer. Elkand mule deer permits. Candidate for aconservation easement or landexchange with the BLM. $$11..6655MM$$11..5555MM

**RREEDDUUCCEEDD** 5522 HHeeaadd RRaanncchh,, SSaannSSiimmoonn,, AAZZ –– Indian Springs Ranch,pristine & private, only 12 milesfrom I-10. Bighorn sheep, ruins, pic-tographs. 1480 acres of deeded, 52

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**RREEDDUUCCEEDD** 333355 HHeeaadd RRaanncchh,,GGrreeeennlleeee CCoouunnttyy,, AAZZ –– +/- 20 Deededacres, w/two homes, barn & out-buildings. 58 Sections USFS grazingpermit. Good vehicular access to theranch – otherwise this is a horsebackranch. Scenic, great outfittersprospect. $$885500,,000000 $$776600,,000000..

** RREEDDUUCCEEDD** 331144 AAccrree FFaarrmm,, PPeeaarrccee,,AAZZ –– Two pivots, three irrigationwells, charming +/- 2100 s.f. home,four car garage, large metal work-shop, both with concrete floors, tworailroad cars with cover between forhorse stalls, hay and feed storage.$$775500,,000000 NNooww $$669988,,000000..

**RREEDDUUCCEEDD** SSaann SSiimmoonn,, AAZZ –– IndianSprings Farm 162 acres w/pivot, nicehome, hay barn other utility buildings.$$775500,,000000 NNooww $$665500,,000000..

**NNEEWW** GGrraahhaamm CCoo,, AAZZ 7788 PPlluussHHeeaadd CCaattttllee RRaanncchh –– Approx. 640deeded acres, 3633 acres USFS and5204 acres BLM; 1 BR, 1 Bathhome/camp. Foothills of the SantaTeresa Mountains. $$665500,,000000

**RREEDDUUCCEEDD** VViirrddeenn,, NNMM +/-78 AcreFarm, with 49+ acres of irrigationrights. Pastures recently planted inBermuda. 3 BR, 2 Bath site builthome, shop, hay barn, 8 stall horsebarn, unique round pen with adjoin-ing shaded pens, roping arena.Scenic setting along the Gila River.Great set up for raising horses alsosuitable for cattle, hay, pecans, orpistachios, $$555500,,000000 TTeerrmmss..

**RREEDDUUCCEEDD** YYoouunngg,, AAZZ,, 6655++ AAccrreess ––Under the Mogollon Rim, small towncharm & mountain views. 2100 s.f., 3 BR, 2 Bath home, 2 BR cabin, his-toric rock home currently a museum,shop, & barn. Excellent opportunity forhorse farm, bed & breakfast, or landdevelopment. +/- 65 acres for$1,070,000; home & other improve-ments. $$442244,,550000..

224400 AAccrreess wwiitthh IIrrrriiggaattiioonn RRiigghhttss,,EEllffrriiddaa,, AAZZ –– Suitable for hay, crops,pecans, irrigated pasture, homesite orfuture development. Includes 130acres of irrigation rights, partiallyfenced, with corrals, & 1200 gpmwell. $$333366,,000000 TTeerrmmss..

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**NNEEWW** 448800 AAccrreess OOrraaccllee,, AAZZ –– Oneof the last remaining large parcels ofland in the area. On the northernslope of Santa Catalina Mtns. Smallranching, development or granitemining potential. $$22,,664400,,000000..

SSaann RRaaffaaeell VVaalllleeyy,, AAZZ –– Own a sliceof heaven in the pristine San RafaelValley, 152 Acres for $$338800,,115500 &77 Acres with well for $$221177,,000000

**NNEEWW** 4400 AAccrreess BBeeaauuttiiffuull TTuurrkkeeyyCCrreeeekk AArreeaa –– An amazing opportuni-ty to own 40 unique acres in anincredibly bio-diverse location, in thefoothills of the Chiricahua Mountains,with end of the road privacy.$$334400,,000000..

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35 irrigated acresin Dilia, NM – NMBorders River, mostlyfenced, ReducedPrice! $449,900

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C6 Ranch – This ranch is located at PatagoniaAZ. The ranch consists of 40 deeded acres &8,000 plus acres National Forest Lease. Thisranch is rated at 165 head annually. Great watersystem & good strong grass. Improvementsinclude 1600 sq. ft. home built in 2006, barn &corrals. The Ranch has easy access to town &beautiful views. $725,000.

Santo Nino – This Ranch is located 7 miles southof Patagonia on the western edge of the beautifulSan Rafael Valley. This ranch consists of 62 deed-ed acres & 12,000 plus National Forest Lease. Theranch is rated at 185 head annually. The landcontained in the ranch consists of steep sidedridges to rolling hills along the side of the valleyfloor. Improvements include 3,000 sq. ft. ownershome, cowboy house, barn & corrals. Rarely doesa ranch in this area come on the market.$899,000 including cattle.

NI Ranch Tombstone, AZ – The Ranch consistsof 6555 deeded acres and 6650 state lease, 250head annually; all improvements are in top condi-tion, the ranch is well watered with 8 wells, andpipelines. Good strong grass country. The NiRanch is one of the last working cattle ranches inthe state with the majority of the land being deed-ed. Priced at $3,150,000.

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HOOSER RANCH, L.P. First Time Offering 18,087 ACRES +/-

Some deeded land has access to the Charettelake that is owned by Game and Fish in ColfaxCounty. There is 4,998 acres of State Land at$4080 per year included in total acreage. Thereare 7 wells on the ranch – 2 on top of CharetteMesa and 4 on the bottom below the mesa.There are 7 storage tanks, fiberglass and I metaloff the wells and owners have over 10 miles ofwater lines to most all pastures from the wellsand Springs along the bottom of the mesa alongwith 29 stock tanks. Two springs feed a storagetank that provides water for households andtubs in the corrals and to 4 pastures. The work-ing pens are designed to work cattle smoothlyand to the scales. The Sweetwater Creek fromup above provides flood rights in rainy season.There are years when hay has been a staple offthe sub-irrigated meadows. There are 4 Springsalong the mesa that have been developed.Ranch could carry 515 mama cows or 1200head of yearlings. The ranch is not leased soshould be in good condition. This property offersAntelope hunting every year and has beenallowed total of 8 permits, 2 of which are doeand 3 state hunters. Seller does not know whatpercentage of mineral rights they own. Sellerwill transfer any they own to Buyer at closing.Improvements included with sale of property isa 5000 sq ft. metal shop which offers a smalllive/work space newly built, has a galleykitchen with appliances. The backhoe andwelder are included. The shop sports a 6 bayparking for vehicles and big covered hay barnclose by. Owners built a beautiful custom 3000plus sq ft home about 6 yrs ago with tile andwood floors. 4 bedrooms, 3½ baths with 3 carattached garage. The 3 bedroom 2 bathForeman’s house is in great condition andrecently had windows replaced and painted islocated close enough yet is private. This is arancher’s kind of ranch and is known for itsgains on cattle. Taxes for 2013 $6480 total.7734.41 +/- Acres are in Colfax County.5354.75 Acres are in Mora County. This ranchis one of a kind as far as location and the areais known for gains on cattle and has beenimproved and maintained in good condition tostart your operation with little to do. Call listingoffice for information or appointment to see thisexceptional ranch. Information provided is deemed reliable and is not guaranteed by LaLuz Properties and should be independently verified. Sale offering ismade subject to errors omissions, changes in price, prior sale orwithdrawn without notice.

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thrust cones that tower over the surrounding country side. The property has a scenic “westernmovie set” look. The ranch is a wildlife haven,including elk, deer, aoudad, turkey, bear and lion.Improvements include an owner’s home and alarge log hunting lodge. This ranch has the addedbonus of one-half of the minerals with 100% ofthe leasing rights, along with a substantial waterrights conveyance. $20,000,000 or approximate-ly $549 per acre.

NNOORRTTHHEERRNN NNEEWW MMEEXXIICCOO RRAANNCCHH:: 16,717 deeded acres positioned along theContinental Divide in the heart of New Mexico’s most scenic high mountain country. The terrain is diverse ranging from open grassy meadow valleys to rugged,timbered mountain slopes and ridges. The property is very well watered by creeks,mountain springs, trout fishing ponds and wells. A portion of the ranch is high gamefenced and all of the elk (an estimated 519) within the game park are privatelyowned and will transfer with the ranch. The ranch is extremely well improved andthe seller owns 100% of the mineral interest. The property is priced at $2,500 peracre with one-half of the minerals conveyed. The seller will convey all of the minerals at a slightly higher price.

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19.18 acres of farm land in La Mesa, NM – Located in La Mesa, NM. Paved road frontage andEBID surface water rights. Call for aerial map & EBID water rights info. Has ground water rights butno well. Farm located west of intersection of Lister Road & San Jose Road off Hwy 28 on north sideof La Mesa. Sellers will divide. $326,060

27.50 Acre Farm – Consists of 3 tracts – 8 Acres, 8 Acres, & 11.5 Acres – will sell separately. FullEBID & shared irrigation well. Community water, electric, telephone & gas on Camunez Road toadjoining property. Beautiful farm land, great mountain & valley views. Take Highway 28 south toSan Miguel, east or left on Highway 192, first right or south on Las Colmenas, then left or east onCamunez to end of pavement. Priced at $467,000

Fancher Ranch – Located southwest of Las Cruces, NM off Afton Road. 198 head permit, 210 acresdeeded, 19,224 acres BLM and 4666 acres state land. 2 pastures, 3 wells, 1900 square foot home with3 bedrooms and 2 baths, bunk house, green house, horse barn, corrals, round pen, etc. Easy access -45 minutes from El Paso and Las Cruces. $550,000

10 acre farm – located south of La Mesa, NM. Beautiful farm with irrigation well and EBID waterrights. Surrounded by other farms. Hwy 28, east on Afton Road, farm is on the north side. $179,900$164,000

14.83 acre farm – located in the north valley of Las Cruces, NM, includes an irrigation well, EBIDwater rights (Elephant Butte Irrigation District), shop and barn. $279,900

14.39 acre farm – located in San Miguel, NM.Full EBID irrigation, electric, new irrigationwell, new cement ditches, and new canal cross-ing. $245,000

Beautiful Albuquerque South Valley Farm –78.9 acres reasonably priced at $1,762,500, con-sist of 2 parcels, owner will sell separately.North farm includes 43.0667 acres for $957,500and south farm includes 35.7908 acres for$805,000. Shown by appointment only.

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THREE PINONS RANCH: 6,070 ACRES. GOOD COMBINATION HUNTING/CATTLE. $3,968,000OSO FLATS RANCH: 16,436 ACRES. GOOD CATTLE RANCH. $3,250,000TWO BIT LAND & CATTLE: 3,300 ACRES ALL DEEDED LAND. $980,100ABBE SPRINGS RANCH: 16,772 ACRES. BEAUTIFUL HOME!SCENIC MOUNTAIN RANCH $825,000 W DIAMOND RANCH: 2180 ACRES. PONDEROSAPINES, MULE DEER, ELK HUNTING. $750,000

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Cell: 575-838-3016 • Office: 575-854-2150 • Fax: 575-854-2150

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Laura Riley 505/330-3984Justin Knight 505/490-3455

� SPRINGER, NM – TOP OF THE WORLD! Just east of town on pvmt. 9,200ac. +/- ac. deeded, state-of-the-art improvements, 5000 ft. +/- home, twoguests houses, employee housing, horse stalls w/breeding station, excellentimprovements including fences, working pens, roping arena w/air operatedrelease, new old-time cook house w/out-house. A must see property!� CAPITAN, NM – Laboratory/Office, covered pens, home, 15.6434 ac. +/_.Ideal for horse or cattle breeding or embryo transfer facility or vet clinic.� WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY to offer the Walker Canyon Ranch in multi-ple parcels. 10,432 ac. +/- of Motley Co., TX. ranchland w/a large, permitteddam providing a large, beautiful lake w/water backed up in a number of small-er canyons for boating, fishing & other recreation together w/good hunting onthe ranch. The ranch can be purchased in individual or multiple pastures & is onpvmt. w/good access. � OCEANS OF GRASS – East Central NM – Almost 200 sections, mostly deed-ed, well improved w/homes, barns, several sets of pens w/scales, watered bysolar & electric powered subs, windmills, an extensive pipeline system, springs,spring-fed draws & canyons, earthen dams & river frontage, on pvmt. � 12 MI. OF THE PENASCO RIVER – East Slope of the Sacramento Mountains,Brown & Rainbow trout fishing, mule deer, Barbary sheep & turkey, beautiful, newcustom-built home w/exceptional landscaping, guest house/office newly remod-eled, nice employee housing, barns, steel pens, woven + barbed wire fences,35,309 ac. +/- (deeded, state & BLM leases) on pvmt.� OLD HWY. 66. – Santa Rosa, NM – 12,718 ac. +/- deeded, 640 ac. statelease, this ranch is well improved & watered by springs, subs, windmills & earth-en dams in an excellent location w/frontage on three different hwys. (develop-ment potential).� STATE OF THE ART! – Improved to the hilt w/homes, barns, cutting horsetraining facilities, excellent fencing, extremely well watered by wells ranging from10ft to 209ft, equipped w/mills & subs, extensive pipeline system, springs &earthen dams, w/abundance of old grass to start the season, on pvmt. w/pavingto the headquarters (approx. 25 mi. from Old Hwy. 66 Ranch).� GUADALUPE CO., NM – 1,760 ac. +/- well improved w/homes, barns &pens, well watered, pvmt. & all weather roads from the interstate.

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Editor’s Note: Email caren@aaalivestock.com.Memorial donations may be sent to the Cattlegrow-ers’ Foundation, a 501(c)3, tax deductable charitablefoundation serving the rights of ranch families andeducating citizens on governmental actions, policiesand practices. Cattlegrowers Foundation, Inc., P.O.Box 7517, Albuquerque, NM 87194. The New MexicoStockman runs memorials as a courtesy to its read-ers. If families & friends would like to see moredetail, verbatim pieces must be emailed to us, & maybe printed at 10¢ per word.

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