AS IF TREADING WATER, these young whiteface ewes near Paint Rock east of San Angelo were hard-pressed to raise their heads above the abundance of leftover spring and summer weeds. Which just goes to show that sheep can't always keep the weeds down — or that these didn't get a shot at it until the situation was already beyond their control.

September Was Bad Month For Carcass Lamb
Thank goodness the month of September is over. Four weeks and carcass lamb prices dropped four times, with losses totaling $16-20.

Plains Fed Cattle Movement Brief Again At Steady Rate
The Plains fed cattle trade was looking for direction again this week,and someone somewhere decided they found it Wednesday morning at a steady $66.

PLAINS FEEDLOT SALES

RANGE SALES

Chuckwagon Cookoffs Reflect Heritage For Darsey Family
When Les and Lyda Darsey take their chuckwagon to Ruidoso, N.M., next week for the Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium, it won't be to compete in a cookoff.

"Texas" Cowboys Owe Existence To Kansas, Native Son Claims
Dr. Jim Hoy is a university professor, a scholar - and a roper.

Composite Breeds May Solve Some Problems But Not All
Despite the hundreds of different beef breeds marketed in the U.S. today, no one breed really does everything that beef producers expect or that consumers ask for in the the marketplace.

New North Dakota Beef Co-Op Plans Feedlot, Not Kill Plant
A new co-op is planning a cattle feedlot next year near Gascoyne, in southwestern North Dakota.

California Governor Signs State Species Reform Bills
Calling a package of legislation "much-needed common sense," California Gov. Pete Wilson last Friday signed six bills that would benefit farmers and developers and soften some provisions of California's Endangered Species Act.

Grazing Bill Would Raise Fees, Give Ranchers Some Security
Ranchers would pay one-third more to graze livestock on federal lands but would gain new, long-term assurance of access to millions of acres under a recently introduced House bill.

Corn And Feed Grain Forecasts Unchanged By September Figures
USDA's September corn, feed grain and soybean crop production forecasts remained virtually unchanged from the previous month's estimates.

Traps Lie In Wait For Those Drawing On Retirement Plans
You're ready to reap the rewards of a lifetime of saving for retirement. Congratulations!

TSCRA Board Discusses Water, Legislation And Membership
Water, horse theft, legislation activities and membership retention and recruitment were among the leading topics at the recent Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association fall board meeting.

Land Use Planning Difficult, Contentious Issue In Wyoming
The public's attitudes toward federal and state lands have changed significantly in the past 100 years, and laws and regulations governing land use are just beginning to catch up.

Experiment Station Looking At Forming Prescribed Burn Co-Op
The Texas Agriculture Experiment Station at Sonora is investigating interest among ranchers in forming a prescribed burning cooperative for Edwards and Sutton counties.

Harkin Proposes Federal Law To Control Manure Handling
U. S. Sen. Tom Harkin said he will seek national environmental standards for large livestock producers and handling of animal wastes.

Interior Says No To Innovative Plan Offered By Industry, Ecos
Industry and environmental groups alike favor it, but a proposal developed by the Green River Basin Advisory Council that would reward oil and gas producers who exceed federal environmental mitigation standards has been rejected by the Clinton Interior.

Rustlers Getting Dumber Daily, Say Officials Who Chase Them
City slickers, not down-on-their luck ranch hands, are the cattle rustlers of the 1990s.

Rats Not Treated Reverently In Countries Where Food Is
Armed with traps and poison, thousands of people fanned across Bangladesh last week to kill rats blamed for destroying foodgrain that can feed about three million people a year.

Canadian Bull Rider Wins Big In Rodeo At New Mexico Fair
Canadian bull rider Wayde Joyal held a first-place lead of less than $2000 in last week's Crown Royal world bull standings.

Clinton Bows To Idaho Demand To Can Heritage Rivers Scheme
In response to a request from the state's Republican congressional delegation, the Clinton administration will not designate any Idaho waterways as American Heritage Rivers.

Species Act Reauthorization Bill Contains No Real Reform
The U.S. Endangered Species Act has wreaked havoc on the lives and livelihoods of rural Americans for almost a decade. It was neither intended nor authorized to regulate nearly as much as it has.

Concho Hereford Association Averages $1430 At Fiftieth
Celebrating a half-century of Hereford bull sales here, the Concho Hereford Association Monday averaged $1430 per head on an offering of 55 head.

House Ag Head Demands Canada Keep Promise On Wheat Limits
Upset about raising Canadian wheat shipments to the United States, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee accused Canada of reneging on voluntary limits.

Protection Of Mouse Not Backed By Facts
Biologists have failed to prove a certain mouse lives in Wyoming, and therefore shouldn't be working to list the species as endangered.

Carpenter To Retire From Extension Post
Dr. Zerle L. Carpenter, director of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service for the last 15 years, is retiring.

Roping Fiesta Set For November 1-2
The San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo Association will host its 44th annual Invitation Calf and Steer Roping Fiesta Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 1 and 2.

Superior Livestock Video Sale Offering Totals 45,000 Cattle
Superior Livestock Auction offered more than 45,000 feeder cattle and breeding stock in their regular video sale here.

Angelo Lambs Weak, Feeder Cattle Lower
All sheep classes sold steady to weak this week. Receipts totaled 10,844 head.

Choice Llano Feeder Cattle Called Steady
Choice feeder steers and heifers weighing 450-600 pounds sold steady, lightweights $2-3 lower, heavies steady, plain, fleshy and bull calves $1-3 lower, slaughter cows and bulls $1-2 lower.

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Oct. 3-4—1997 ENMSF Ranch Rodeo, Roswell, N.M. Oct. 4—Heart of Texas Replacement Sale, West Auction Co., West, Tex. Oct. 4—Isa Cattle Company’s 36th Beefmaster Bull Sale, Producers Livestock Auction, San Angelo, Tex. Oct. 4—KD Cattle Inc. Cattle Sale, at the farm, Clinton, La. Oct. 4—Texas Charolais Sales Corp Bull and Female Sale, Jordan Cattle Auction, San Saba, Tex. Oct. 4—3rd Annual Fall Bobby Estes Cowboy Gathering and "Rodeo du Far West" Reunion, Baird, Tex.