FLINTHILLS CATTLE by and large escaped the recent blizzard that wreaked so much havoc elsewhere on the Plains. These light cattle near Reece, Kan. have been on grass for about 30 days and are scheduled to come off in late spring or early summer.

Lamb Prices Show More Weakness
Fat lambs were still under price pressure this week, most areas losing a couple of dollars.

Plains Fed Cattle Down $1 At $68 In Wednesday Trade
Plains cattle feeders weren’t happy with themselves or one another this week after giving up another dollar, but it was one of those cases where one lemming leaps and the others don’t want to be alone on the cliff.

PLAINS FEEDLOT SALES

RANGE SALES

Schleicher County Rancher Sees Opportunity Feeding More Lambs
In the past, thousands of Texas lambs have traditionally been shipped out of state to feed. Now with the opening of the new San Angelo sheep and goat slaughtering facility, Ranchers' Lamb of Texas, more Texas lambs are staying home to be fed.

L.A. Kid Turns Cowboy Fever Into Movie Wrangler Career
For a city kid from Los Angeles, Rudy Ugland has had a pretty good career cowboying, particularly on the silver screen.

CyberStockyard Sells Cattle At Auction Using Internet
This picturesque town near the Natchez Trace is only a click away on a computer. With a few more clicks, Scott Sanders here will sell you all the cattle you want from an auction in Nebraska.

Saltcedar Emerging As Noxious Plant Problem Along Streams
In an effort that will attract sympathizers all over West Texas, Colorado National Monument is declaring war on tamarisk.

Ruling Against Dairy Program Could Throw Many Cows On Rail
Remember the government dairy buyout of a few years ago - how the deliberate program to fast-forward culling of the nation's dairy herd broke the beef market for weeks, maybe months?

Cedar Saw Used To Selectively Control Cedar In Oak Mottes
Evert Kirby has been operating heavy equipment since 1964. He does everything from building roads, tanks and terraces to typical brush control work. Now he has a new invention he calls a "cedar saw."

Corn, Soybean Harvest Moving Ahead Of Schedule, Says USDA
Ideal October weather allowed corn and soybean farmers to harvest their enormous crops at a faster pace than normal, the U. S. Agriculture Department reported Monday.

With "Warming" Conference Near, Treaty Talks Still In Disarray
With an early December deadline fast approaching, promoters of a worldwide treaty on so-called "global warming" remain severely divided over the details.

Blizzard Cleanup, Assessment Still Underway On The Plains
Several Colorado counties plan to dig burial pits to dispose of the carcasses of thousands of livestock that died in a blizzard three weeks ago.

Father Of "Green Revolution" Blasts Environmental Fringe
Thirty years ago, farmers in India and Pakistan learned to feed their countries in a stunning reversal of agricultural practices known as the Green Revolution.

Activists Intend To Interfere With Yellowstone Buffalo Plan
A coalition of activists says it will have volunteers on call this winter to haze errant buffalo off private property near Gardiner and West Yellowstone, in hopes of avoiding more buffalo killing.

OSU Offering Weekly Feed Commodity Bulletin On Web
Livestock producers who shop around for feeds in bulk can obtain weekly price quotes from several suppliers through Oklahoma State University.

Ranchers Close Land Over Hunting Dispute
Ranchers in western South Dakota have declared nearly a million acres of privately owned land off-limits to hunters in a dispute over state hunting policies.

Forage College Dec. 5 At Stillwater, Okla.
A Forage Management College is planned hee Dec. 5 in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Forage and Grazing Council.

Ag, Small Business Groups Eyeing Income Tax Reform
Small business owners, farmers and ranchers are keeping one eye on an IRS overhaul plan speeding through Congress and the other on a wish list for replacing the U.S. tax code.

House Resurrects Clinton Veto Target
With the blessing of an embarrassed White House, the U.S. House on Saturday passed a tax provision for farm cooperatives that had fallen victim to President Clinton's first-ever line-item veto.

Cattle Import Trends To Continue In 1998
General trends for U. S. cattle imports during the first eight months of 1997 are expected to continue for the balance of this year and into 1998.

Angelo Feeder Lamb, Cattle Trade Lower
Feeder lambs sold weak to $2 lower this week, slaughter lambs not well tested, few steady, slaughter ewes mostly firm to $2 higher.

San Saba, Brownwood, Mason Feeders Steady
Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady in Mason, Brownwood and San Saba last week.

Llano Feeder Steers Steady, Heifers Off
Feeder steers sold steady, heifers $2-3 lower, plain kinds under pressure, slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Joplin Special Stock Cow Sale Average $707
The eighth annual Fall Gatherin' stock cow sale here averaged $707 on 2984 head of commercial cattle.

Coming Up...
November 14 — Superior Livestock Auction’s Video Sale Featuring The Dispersal of The Marsh Ranch. November 14 — Special High Dollar Calf and Yearling Sale, Junction Stockyards, Junction, Texas. Nov. 14-15 — Camp Cooley Ranch’s "Genetic Lead Time" Registered Bull and Female Sales, at the ranch, Franklin, Texas.