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| Vol. 48 - No. 4 | Thursday, January 26, 1996 | $25 Per Year |
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Feeder Lambs
Trade Upward, Fats Mixed
Feeder lambs enjoyed good demand across the
country this week as numbers remain scarce. Most sales
added a couple of dollars to their value. Slaughter lambs
were somewhat mixed; early week sales in the Midwest were
softer but edged upward later, several other areas
steady.
Fed Cattle Trade
More Lively, But Packers Naming The Price
Fed cattle trade through the Plains this week
broke out of the stalling pattern that had gripped it for
the past couple of sessions, but feedlots gave up $1-1.50
in the bargain. Expensive corn made most leery of holding
cattle any longer than absolutely necessary.
Small Beef
Operations Offer Unique Challenges For Vet
Kentucky is the eighth largest beef cattle
producing state east of the Mississippi, and Barren
County, located in the western part of the state, is
number one in Kentucky with approximately 32,000 mamma
cows.
Judge Throws
Out Ecos’ Suit Against Catron County, N.M.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by
environmental activists against Catron County ordinances
restricting federal management of grazing and other
activities.
Lawmakers
Attempt To Separate Farm Bill From Budget Battle
Farm-state lawmakers say it's time to unhitch
major farm program legislation from attempts to balance
the budget.
Without
Promotions, Lamb Sales Headed South, Retailers Say
"Where would lamb tonnage be if we
didn’t have lamb promotions? My lamb business would
be heading South."
Judge Hears
Arguments In Suit To Quash Babbitt Range Rules
An attorney for opponents of new Interior Department
range management rules has warned a federal judge that
implementing the rules would cause significant harm to
the livestock industry.
Stockmen Want
Wolves In Park Where Feds Claimed They’d Stay
The 260 members of the Beartooth Stockgrowers
Association in Carbon and Stillwater counties are
demanding that a wolf pack now in the area be returned to
Yellowstone National Park. Their concerns are drawing a
ho-hum response from government officials who originally
claimed the wolves would stay in Yellowstone in the first
place.
New Political
Year Previewed By Sheep Industry Spokesman
The 104th Congress will begin its serious work
for the 1996 legislative year in February, its second
session. It is anticipated the legislative year will be
shorter than 1995 due to the August political conventions
and the November presidential and congressional
elections.
Lamb Importers
Vow Suit On Lamb Levy
In a press release issued Monday, importers who
would be required to contribute to the proposed lamb
checkoff vowed to challenge the program in court if it is
adopted by domestic producers.
Reunion Notice
Reminds Cowboy Of More Youthful Shenanigans
I got a letter the other day telling me all
about the 30-year class reunion that my old high school
is going to have this coming July. In the letter was a
list of the kids (technically adults now) who couldn't be
contacted for one reason or another.
Black Cowboy
Bill Pickett Gained Fame Throughout West
Bill Pickett was born December 5, 1870, in
Travis County, Texas, about 30 miles northwest of Austin.
He was the son of Tom and Mary Pickett, former slaves who
had been brought to Texas by their owners, the Barton
family of South Carolina. They came to Texas in the
1850’s. Bill’s mother had Cherokee, white and
Negro blood.
Coons
Plentiful, Problematic Across West Texas Rangelands
If raccons were quarters, take your pick,
could we (a) scoff at the loss of the Wool Act, (b) pay
Deion Sanders' contract without wincing, (c) retire the
national debt, (d) restore the super-collider project, or
(e) all of the above?
U.S., Mexican
Cattlemen Sign Mutual Pact On Cattle Trade
Cesar Gonzales Quiroga, President of the Mexican National
Livestock Association, and Bob Drake, President of the
National Cattlemen's Association, signed a Memorandum of
Understanding here last week under which both
organizations have committed themselves to work together
to strengthen fair and equitable bilateral commerce,
without subsidies or disguised barriers to trade.
Feds Reviewing IBP
Bid To Buy Cow Plant
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the
proposed purchase of an East Texas beef slaughterhouse by
packing giant IBP.
Retail Beef Price
Declines Slightly
Average retail beef prices remained at relatively
low levels during the past month, the National
Cattlemen's Association says.
Angelo Lamb
Plant Snares City Lease
The San Angelo City Council Tuesday voted
unanimously to grant a 50-year lease of land for the site
of the proposed Ranchers Lamb of Texas slaughter plant.
Market Group
Polling Members On Checkoff
The Livestock Marketing Association is asking its
members whether they will work for a producer vote on
continuing the beef checkoff.
CRP’s Future
Up In The Air, But Some Patterns Emerging
"Everything's set in quicksand," says Steve
Amosson. "Wait a month; it will change." The
Texas Extension economist is not talking about the fickle
West Texas weather. He's talking about the Conservation
Reserve Program and the Washington politics in which it
has become embroiled.
On The Edge Of
Common Sense
By Baxter Black
The story referred to the partial government
shutdown which idled non-essential federal workers while
the Republicans and the Democrats fought with each other
over the balanced budget bill.
Unregistered Bull
in a Hotel Lobby
Choice gleanings from 45-plus years of
Unregistered Bull.
"It’s times like this," said John,
"when your business gets in bed with you at night.
I’m still shakin’ from a nightmare that hit me
just before I got up this mornin’."
Pokin' Fun
By Doc Blakely
On a plane out of San Francisco to Boise, Idaho,
I met a remarkable couple who had been married 65 years.
He couldn't hear very well and limited his conversation
to ordering cocktails and grinning at the female flight
attendants. She, on the other hand, could outtalk
Muhammed Ali and made a lot more sense. So I asked a few
questions and got some great answers.
Shortgrass
Country
By Monte Noelke
Livestock journals often rerun old photographs
of show cattle from the stockshows of yore, proving how
much cattle have changed over the years. Out in the
pastures, no pictures are needed.
The Computer
& The Cowboy
By Charles Rodenburg
Do you still insist on plowing 160 acres with a
team just because that is what your daddy did? I am
having a problem with a fellow who is younger than I am
saying that he is too old to learn to use a computer.
Angelo Feeder
Lambs Higher, Cattle Mixed
Feeder lambs sold $1-2 higher this week, slaughter
lambs $2-3 higher, slaughter ewes $2-3 lower. Receipts
totaled 7358 head.
Feeder Cattle
Higher At Mason, San Saba
Stock calves sold steady to $3 higher at Mason and
San Saba last week, feeders steady to $1.50 higher,
slaughter cows and bulls steady to $1.50 lower, stock
cows steady, pairs $20-50 lower.