BROOD MARES and foals near Throckmorton are in good flesh and had a little mud on their feet when this picture was taken the other day. Parts of the Rolling Plains have received considerably more moisture than the rest of western Texas in recent weeks, but no one has yet had their fill.

Lamb Prices Strengthen, Meat Slides
Fat lamb prices around the country showed strength this week with sales only a couple of dollars higher.

Plains Fed Cattle Prices Off $1 In Ticklish Trade
Facing an unfriendly cattle on feed report, detailed elsewhere in this issue, Plains feedlots finally gave up the dollar they held onto so fiercely last week.

PLAINS FEEDLOT SALES

RANGE SALES

Governor Addressses Hundreds At Lamb Plant Grand Opening
For well over a year now, West Texas sheep and goat producers have anxiously watched and waited as the nation's newest, most modern lamb killing facility gradually took shape.

Steagall Depicts Cowboy Way Of Life In Songs And Poems
Red Steagall is considered by many to be one of the greatest cowboy poets and country and western singer/songwriters of his time.

Tom And Evelyn Linebery Still Home On The West Texas Range
Evelny and Tom Linebery have partnered for almost seven decades on the Frying Pan Ranch near here. The Frying Pan lies in the Permian Basin, 65 miles west of Midland.

Ecos' Many Lawsuits Prompt Efforts To Reform Process
Environmental activists in the Southwest, more so than in other regions of the country, are suing to interfere with productive enterprises in the name of "endangered" species.

Hoodlum "Elected" Chuckwagon Cook First Thing One Morning
Wild Horse Warren stands in the shade of the fly at the chuckwagon watching Robert Thornton make sourdough biscuits at the Matador Cowboy Reunion. It was Warren who made Thornton a cook.

Domenici Touts Drouth Bill Before Senate Subcommittee
Sen. Pete Domenici last week took the Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee back to the days of drouth, recounting its effects on cities, farms, ranches and forests and asking for better government management.

EU Scientists Back Easing Mad Cow Ban
A panel of European Union scientists last week recommended exempting some medicine from rules that restricted the sale of cattle by-products to counter fears of "mad cow disease."

Angelo Feeder Lambs Higher, Cattle Lower
Feeder lambs sold firm to $2 higher this week, slaughter lambs firm to $2 higher and slaughter ewes firm.

Mohair Council Developing Relationship With India
When people think of mohair, it's unlikely that many think of a third world country like India being one of the largest processors of the diamond fiber. But it is.

Nixon Female Sale Average $774 Each
The Top of the Line replacement cattle sale offered 939 females with an average selling price of $774. A total of 453 bred heifers averaged $904.

San Saba, Brownwood, Mason Feeders Lower
Choice feeder steers weighing 500 pounds and up sold $1-3 lower in Mason, Brownwood and San Saba last week.

Colorado City Feeder Steers, Heifers Lower
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $2 lower, slaughter cows steady, bulls $1-2 lower, pairs and stock cows steady to strong. Receipts totaled 1054 head.

Llano Feeder Steers, Heifers Sell Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, slaughter cows and bulls $2-3 higher. Receipts totaled 495 head.

Letters To The Editor

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Sept. 26—Superior Livestock Auction's Video Sale, Superior Office and Studio, Fort Worth, Tex. Sept. 29—Concho Hereford Assn. Bull Sale, Producers Livestock Auction, San Angelo, Tex. Sept. 29—Special Calf and Yearling Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, Mason, Tex.