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WESTERN AG REPORTER
Section Two
Surveying the task
at hand is Travis
Remely. T.K. Jordan,
who was kind
enough to share the
photo, explained the
situation: “We had a
bit of a mix-up with
the neighbor, and the
sort is about to take
place. By the time
it was over and our
bunch was trailed
home, it was dark ...
just the way it goes,
ehº?” Yep, just the
way it goes where
there are cows and
fences!
COOKING
by Susan Metcalf
Powerful • Mature • Easy Traveling • Stout • Polled
185 BULLS 47th Annual Sale
TWO-YEAR-OLD
SATURDAY
As you go through life...
It is Ag Appreciation Week, so I usually try to write
something in honor of this week to let people who are
NOT involved in agriculture know how much we who ARE
involved in agriculture appreciate the lifestyle we are able
to live if we can keep convincing the banker and the tire
shop and the feed salesman to let us keep ranching one
more year, and if we get timely rain and the markets hold,
and if the predators don’t eat our profits, etc.
Sometimes, a writer has to recognize that someone said it
better, and such is the case with this poem. Back in 2009,
I received this poem from Buzz Flanagan, who has been
a cattle buyer for more years than most of us have been in
the cattle business. This poem was one from his collection
of “precious memories” that he shared with me. In fact,
he took it out of its position of honor in a frame so I could
share it with my readers. It seems particularly appropriate
for Ag Appreciation Week to remind us that, although our
past follows us everywhere we go, we need to be looking
ahead instead of back!
Just One More
by Buzz Helfert
As you go through life, you take your licks and play the
hand you’re dealt.
It’s the cowboy way to ride ‘er out and just cinch up
your belt.
It does no good to complain about life and dwell on what
might have been.
You cannot rewind Ol’ Father Time and do it all over again.
Hell, I’m not a complainer; I accept my lot and live with
no regrets,
But I often wonder, late at night, if I might have hedged
my bets.
“Just one more” is a tired ol’ phrase, but think of what
it would change.
If “one more rain” fell on the pasture and greened up that
summer range.
“One more beer” would sure be nice when you’re parched
and out of cash,
And “one more rally” in the cow market might have
prevented a crash.
“One more rain” in July at harvest could have meant
another full bin,
And “one more second” on that bronc, and my buckle
wouldn’t be made of tin.
“One more kiss” from a sweetheart, and I might have
cont. on pg. 10
March 28, 2015
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JUMP INTO SPRING
WITH SAVINGS.
WESTERN AG REPORTER
Cooking
cont. from pg. 9
mended my ways.
“One more ride” through the Badlands might have gathered those strays.
“One more shell” in my rifle, and that buck would be hangin’ on the pole.
“One more dally” on the saddle horn, and my finger would still be whole!
But “just one more” is only a wish that was never meant to be,
‘Cuz ridin’ through life lookin’ backwards don’t allow you to foresee.
Your history reads like a brand; this can’t alter or change.
The path you rode is indelible, like buffalo trails on the range.
Tomorrow’s pages are cast in stone...
Don’t blame others for what might’ve been ‘cause, Pard, you did it all alone!
Many people ask me, “How do you cook a beef roast in the crock pot?” My featured
cooks this week all have great ideas for cooking roasts in the crock-pot. These archived
recipes came from Andrea Bengston of Cut Bank, Montana; Cindy Allen-Davies of
North Platte, Nebraska; Evelyn Page of Gillette, Wyoming; and Linda Finke of Big
Sandy, Montana! Thanks, cooks!
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Hog • Sheep • Goat
Spring Schedule
MAY 18
JUNE 15
Andrea’s Coke Roast
1 beef roast, thawed
1 small bottle Ketchup
1 can Coke
First thing in the morning, put the roast, ketchup, and Coke into a crock-pot on medium
heat and cook all day. Eat as is or shred and serve on buns.
Cindy’s Pepsi Roast
4 to 6 lb. beef or pork roast
1 pkg. dry onion soup mix
1 can Pepsi
1 can cream of mushroom soup
baby peeled carrots
Put roast in the crock-pot. Add onion soup mix. Combine Pepsi and mushroom soup
and pour over roast. Add as many baby carrots as fit next to the roast. Cook on low for
7 to 8 hours until carrots and roast are tender.
Evelyn’s It Doesn’t Get Any Easier Roast
1 roast, beef or venison, thawed
1 can cream of celery soup
After breakfast, put roast in oven roasting bag. Spread half a can of soup on each side
of the roast -- no need to add any liquids. Tie roasting bag shut and put meat in crock-pot
on high for one hour. Turn down to low and let cook the rest of the day until dinnertime.
Linda’s Crock-pot Roast
1 frozen beef roast
1 medium onion, diced
1 packet onion soup mix
2 cans mushroom soup
After breakfast, place the frozen roast in a crock-pot. Sprinkle onion soup mix and
onions over the top. Pour mushroom soup in. Cook on
high for one hour. Turn crock-pot down to low and cook
for the rest of the day. Just before supper, tear roast apart
and mix the meat into the sauce it was cooked in. Serve
over egg noodles or mashed potatoes.
Don’t miss this!
Attend a FREE screening of “Terra Firma”
A film about women, war, & healing
ALL sheep and goats consigned for sale at PAYS
require Scrapie tags.
Public Auction Yards Billings MT
Next Hog, Sheep and Goat Sale
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015
Sheep Sale – Monday, March 16, 2015
Ewe
New Miami Colony......... Conrad............15 ... Wf.....................170........... 74.00
New Miami Colony......... Conrad............10 ... Wf.....................192........... 72.00
Zehnter Bros..................... Partn WSS ......29 ... Wf ....................140........... 74.50
Zehnter Bros..................... Partn WSS ......55 ... Wf ....................166........... 83.50
Miller Colony.................... Choteau..........35 ... Wf.....................200........... 73.50
Miller Colony.................... Choteau..........20 ... Wf.....................162........... 77.00
Martinsdale Colony........ Martinsdale...14 ... Wf ....................207........... 77.00
Duncan Ranch Colony.. Harlowton .....35 ... Mxd..................196........... 78.00
Winter Farms.................... Otto .................40 ... Mxd..................184........... 80.50
Hitch, Douglas................. Hobson...........17 ... Wf.....................162.......... 82.00
Smith, Regan.................... Powell .............28 ... Mxd..................181........... 81.50
Smith, Bronson................ Powell ............... 3 ... Mxd..................216........... 85.00
Hoines, Karen................... Red Lodge ....... 6 ... Wf.....................197........... 82.00
Heny, Doug....................... Powell .............18 ... Wf.....................192.......... 85.00
Tophoj, Elton .................... Powell ............. 2 ... Bkf ....................173........... 87.00
Buck
Langford, Greg H ............ Big Timber....... 4 ... Wf.....................212........... 68.00
Koyama, Mary.................. Hardin ............... 2 ... Mxd..................226........... 66.00
Goat
B B & H Ranch Co............ Miles City ......... 3 ... Boer ................... 81.........265.00
Wittkopp, Allison ............ Bozeman ......... 2 ... Mxd.................... 31.........300.00
Largent, Jim...................... Simms ............... 8 ... Mxd.................... 66.........300.00
Meroney, Gil A ................. Columbus ........ 2 ... Mxd.................... 76.........275.00
Begger, Andrew .............. Harlowton ....... 3 ... Mxd................... 92.........270.00
Longwell, Josh................. Thermopolis ... 5 ... Boer .................. 67.........295.00
Taylor, Ryan....................... Worland............ 4 ... Mxd.................... 74.........275.00
Ard, Billie............................ Forsyth............10 ... Mxd.................... 77.........280.00
Witmer, Jerry.................... Forsyth.............. 2 ... Boer ................... 71.........290.00
Barrett, Frank R ................ Powell ............... 2 ... Mxd.................... 78.........265.00
Gustafson, Theresa ........ Broadview ....... 2 ... Mxd.................... 63.........275.00
Lamb
Miller, Zach........................ Deaver ............. 4 ... Mxd.................... 92.........176.00
Warren, Guylyn R ............ Willow Creek.33 ... Wf.....................109.........148.00
Peck, David ....................... Charlo .............15 ... Mxd.................... 72.........210.00
Hofeldt, Clark A ............... Chinook..........38 ... Wf.....................109.........153.50
Zehnter Bros..................... Partn WSS ......18 ... Wf....................... 89.........183.50
Zehnter Bros..................... Partn WSS ......32 ... Wf....................... 75.........207.50
Bass Ranch ........................ Fishtail............... 5 ... Mxd.................... 96.........192.50
Longwell, Josh................. Thermopolis ... 4 ... Bkf ....................101.........160.00
Smith, Loris ....................... Roundup.......... 8 ... Mxd ................... 84.........193.00
Ard, Billie............................ Forsyth...........20 ... Wf ....................115.........155.00
Bucklin, John.................... Scobey ............. 1 ... Bkf ...................... 76.........165.00
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The Montana Farmers Union is sponsoring free screenings
of the Anthony-Masterson documentary, “Terra Firma.”
With women being the fastest growing demographic both of
beginning farmers and military veterans, this film captures
the lives of women veterans and their path toward healing
through agriculture.
All showings are scheduled for 6 p.m. A “meet and greet”
is scheduled for 5 p.m. at each location in the same room as
the screenings for all veteran students on campus. Veterans
will meet with Anna Mann, a veteran and a farmer and a
subject of the film.
- Monday, March 23: UC Theater, University of Montana, Missoula
- Tuesday, March 24: Procrastinator Theater, Montana
State University, Bozeman
- Wednesday, March 25: Room TBA, Montana State
University - Billings
- Thursday, March 26: B101, Great Falls College MSU
From the film’s website “Terra Firma weaves together
the stories of three women veterans, who were among the
first to deploy, serving in Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Iraq.
After years of struggling, each has found ways to heal the
hidden wounds of war through farming. The film follows
the women as they go about their daily lives, reflecting on
their time spent in the military, the impact of war on their
lives, and their newfound peace of mind. They find that
farming gives them purpose and a new way to serve their
country by growing food for their communities.”
Jason Frey, Field Editor
North Dakota, South Dakota,
Minnesota
PO Box 155
Ipswich, SD 57451
Cell (701) 300-0845
E-mail:
[email protected]
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WESTERN AG REPORTER
ASI Awards - Dedication to sheep industry
Four long-time members
of the ag community were
honored for their contributions to the sheep industry
during the American Sheep
Industry Association convention in Reno, Nevada.
- Marie Lehfeldt of Montana was presented the McClure Silver Ram Award,
which is dedicated to volunteer commitment and
service. Marie has volunteered as the National Make
it With Wool Coordinator
for the past 19 years. She
has promoted wool fashion,
wool consumption, and the
sheep industry on a state
and national level and has
worked tirelessly to promote and secure sponsorships for the Make it With
Wool program. Marie is
also helping raise the fifth
generation on the Lehfeldt
ranch in Montana, which has
received national recognition for the sustainability
and quality of its wool. “I
am extremely honored and
appreciate being selected to
receive the McClure,” said
Lehfeldt. “When you look at
the people working in the industry, it’s obvious there are
many who are deserving.”
- Don Meike of Wyoming
earned ASI’s “Distinguished
Producer Award,” an award
created in 2014 and designed
to honor a member of the
sheep community with
long-standing involvement
in the industry’s history
and development. Meike
made waves in the ranching industry when he and
his brother Peto developed
an intensive shed lambing
program that drastically
increases lamb production
over years by pairing ewes
with lambs based on milk
production. They developed
the program after noticing
some ewes could only raise
a single lamb, while others
could support twins and
even triplets. “We tried a
lot of different things over
the years to improve our
operation; some work and
some don’t, but I couldn’t
imagine making a living
any other way,” said Meike,
who is retired. “It’s not an
easy business, but it’s a very
rewarding business.”
- David Greene of Maryland was recognized with
the Camptender Award,
an award that recognizes
industry contributions from
a professional in a position
or field related to sheep
production. Greene has and
continues to exhibit innovation and efficiency in lamb
and wool production and
marketing. He has served
as a trainer, educator, and
facilitator of thousands of
workshops and seminars
on sheep management,
including wool harvesting
and lamb production. These
events provide hands-on experience for participants in
his home state of Maryland,
along with the entire region
and internationally. He has
provided service to ASI in
many ways and for many
years, including committee and council work and
leadership on the Executive
Board. “The entire sheep
industry works together,
and we all learn from each
other, which makes my work
worthwhile and rewarding,”
said Greene.
- Sandy Whittley of Texas,
executive secretary of the
Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Association, was winner
of the Shepherd’s Award
for Media, given to an
individual or organization
for outstanding yearlong
support and promotion of
the sheep industry. Whittley, who has worked for
the Texas Sheep & Goat
Raisers Association for 50
years, has an even longer
connection to sheep and
wool: her dad was a Boston
wool buyer. “Because of my
dad’s connection and later
my mother’s working for
J.M. Lea Wool Warehouse,
it was ‘bred into me’ to be
a part of the industry,” explained Whittley.
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Bred Cows
Medearis Cattle Co.............Ismay ............16 ....1,320 ..1,975.00 ........ stmblk
Alroy Solle ...........................Terry ...............3 ....1,376 ..1,975.00 ........ stmblk
Lewis McGill .......................Powderville ..39 ....1,283 ..1,920.00 ........ stmblk
Bulls
Del Warren ..........................Hysham ..........1 ....2,221 ......141.00 .............. blk
Hammond Cattle Co ...........Hardin.............1 ....2,021 ......140.00 .............. blk
Hammond Cattle Co ...........Hardin.............3 ....1,881 ......138.00 .............. blk
Alroy Solle ...........................Terry ...............1 ....1,736 ......134.00 .............. blk
Roger Brauer ......................Hysham ..........1 ....2,061 ......133.50 .............. blk
Hammond Cattle Co ...........Hardin.............1 ....1,946 ......132.00 .............. blk
Cows
Medearis Cattle Co.............Ismay ............18 ....1,270 ......112.00 .............. blk
Lewis McGill .......................Powderville ....2 ....1,373 ......111.50 .............. blk
Glen Beecher ......................Cohagen.........6 ....1,276 ......109.50 .............. blk
James Marilyn May ............Ismay ..............1 ....1,406 ......109.00 .............. blk
Medearis Cattle Co.............Ismay ..............1 ....1,326 ......109.00 .............. blk
James Marilyn May ............Ismay ..............2 ....1,383 ......107.00 .............. blk
Hammond Cattle Co ...........Hardin.............1 ....1,281 ......107.00 .............. blk
Glen Beecher ......................Cohagen.........1 ....1,266 ......107.00 .............. blk
Curtis Biery .........................Rosebud.........1 ....1,501 ......105.50 .............. blk
Abraham Murnion ...............Jordan ............1 ....1,261 ......105.50 .............. blk
Wittkopp Inc .......................Circle ..............3 ....1,489 ......105.00 .............. blk
Pat Murphy .........................Miles City .......1 ....1,331 ......105.00 .............. blk
Gary Wells ...........................Forsyth ...........2 ....1,446 ......103.50 ........red/blk
Heifer Calves
Rick Kiekow ........................Miles City .....20 .......485 ......298.00 .............. blk
Justin Baisch ......................Glendive .........8 .......454 ......290.00 .............. blk
McGill Lnd & Lvstk .............Powderville ....8 .......481 ......264.00 .......blk/bwf
Rick Kiekow ........................Miles City .....73 .......553 ......260.00 .............. blk
Arnold Vassau .....................Forsyth .........13 .......513 ......260.00 .............. blk
Slaughter Cows
Slaughter Bulls
Yield Grade 1-2
Justin Baisch ......................Glendive .......55 .......548 ......238.75 .......blk/bwf
Heiferettes
Medearis Cattle Co.............Ismay ..............4 .......962 ......187.00 .............. blk
Emmett Mollman ................Miles City .......1 .......896 ......183.00 .............. blk
Leo Billing ...........................Miles Ci ..........2 .......921 ......180.00 .............. blk
Audrey Burk ........................Ismay ..............1 ....1,006 ......164.00 .............. blk
Glen Beecher ......................Cohagen.........2 ....1,036 ......163.00 .............. blk
Curtis Biery .........................Rosebud.........1 ....1,111 ......157.00 .............. blk
Dennis Green ......................Cohagen.........6 ....1,110 ......156.00 .............. blk
Thomas Glasscock .............Angela ............4 ....1,143 ......152.00 .............. blk
Wittkopp Inc .......................Circle ..............4 ....1,187 ......151.00 .............. blk
Niles Stanton ......................Brusett ...........1 ....1,091 ......151.00 .............. blk
Steer Calves
Justin Baisch ......................Glendive .......16 .......476 ......303.00 ........red/blk
Bo Pierson ..........................Brusett ...........2 .......488 ......299.00 .......blk/bwf
Franko Ranch .....................Terry ...............9 .......537 ......289.00 .............. blk
Arnold Vassau .....................Forsyth .........24 .......558 ......278.50 .............. blk
Justin Baisch ......................Glendive .......60 .......585 ......272.50 ........red/blk
Scot Bryan ..........................Ismay ..............4 .......516 ......272.00 ..............red
Hammond Cattle Co ...........Hardin.............8 .......568 ......270.00 ........red/blk
Tanner Schillinger ...............Terry .............14 .......608 ......265.00 .............. blk
Hammond Cattle Co ...........Hardin...........12 .......595 ......261.00 ........red/blk
Franko Ranch .....................Terry .............22 .......641 ......250.25 .............. blk
Justin Baisch ......................Glendive .......85 .......671 ......247.00 .............. blk
Dan Swartz Inc ...................Ballantine .....11 .......626 ......247.00 .............. blk
Tanner Schillinger ...............Terry .............21 .......670 ......244.50 .............. blk
Arnold Vassau .....................Forsyth ...........9 .......691 ......230.00 ......blk/char
L & M Livestock LLC ..........Miles City .......7 .......792 ......211.00 .............. blk
Duane White .......................Circle ............58 .......846 ......196.50 .............. blk
Dan Swartz Inc ...................Ballantine .....14 .......842 ......194.75 .............. blk
USDA Report Summary:
Average Dressing
High Dressing
Low Dressing
1265 - 1383# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 .00 - 111 .50
985 - 1488# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 .50 - 110 .00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 .00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 .0 - 103 .50
. . . . . . . . . . . . Average Dressing . . . . . . . . . . . . .High Dressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Low Dressing
1590 - 2310# . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 .00 - 140 .00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 .00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 .00 - 129 .00
Field Representatives
Collin Gibbs
Andy Wemmer
406-939-0645
406-853-0539
Bart Meged
Charles Hellickson
406-421-5377
406-853-6037
406- 951-3005
Mark Zehms, Yard Foreman • 406-853-1945 ~ Amanda Kincheloe, Office Manager • 406-234-1790
Visit our website at www.milescitylivestock.com
1-800-755-5177
1-406-234-1790
Manager:
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Cell: (406) 788-5400
Yard Manager & Fieldman:
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Office Manager: Sarah McCafferty
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• Sales every Wednesday
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126 N. Government
Valentine, NE 69201
1-800-682-4874
(Office) 402-376-3611
www.valentine-livestock.com
View sales at
www.cattleusa.com
N. DAKOTA
BOWMAN
★ Sale Every Monday ★
★ Specials As Advertised ★
Harry Kerr, Owner/Manager
701-523-5666
Wayne Miller, Fieldman
701-279-6649
PO Box 58 • Hwy. 85 S
Bowman, ND 58623
701-523-5922
Toll Free -877-211-0600
DICKINSON
Stockmen’s Livestock
Exchange, Inc.
• Sales Every Thursday 9 A.M.
• Call: (701) 225-8156
James Erickson:
(701) 225-1610
Larry Schnell:
(701) 225-8156
John Fischer:
(701) 290-1606
P.O. Box 1209
Dickinson, ND 58601
www.gostockmens.com
WYOMING
TORRINGTON
Torrington
Livestock Markets
626 West Valley Rd.
Torrington, WY
307-532-3333
All Classes - Every Friday
Yearlings & Calves - Wednesday
Bred Cow Specials
Go to
www.torringtonlivestock.com
for current listings, sale
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Shawn Madden
307-532-1575
Lex Madden
307-532-1580
ADVERTISE HERE!
For Only $10 Per Week
406-259-4589
S. DAKOTA
FAITH
Faith Livestock
Commission Co.
• Sale Every Monday
Cattle & Sheep
• Sheep Sale Wed. (In Season)
• Special Sales As Advertised
Gary Vance (605) 967-2162
Scott Vance (605) 739-5501
Cell (605) 484-7127
3rd Generation Business
P.O. Box 397
Faith, SD 57626
(605) 967-2200
[email protected]
Sales can be viewed live on website:
www.faithlivestock.com
LEMMON
LEMMON LIVESTOCK, INC.
Phone 605-374-3877
or 1-800-822-8853
Box 477
Lemmon, SD 57638
Sales Every Wednesday
Special Sales as Advertised
Paul Huffman, Owner
605-374-5675
or 605-645-2493
Chad Hetzel, Asst. Mgr.
701-376-3748
Clint Ehret, Field Rep.
406-778-3282
or 406-772-5522
ST. ONGE
St. Onge Livestock
CATTLE SELL EVERY FRIDAY
St. Onge, SD
605-642-2200 • 800-249-1995
Website:
www.stongelivestock.com
Justin Tupper Cattle Yards Mgr.
SHEEP SELL EVERY THURSDAY
Newell, SD
605-456-2348 • 800-409-4149
Barney Barnes,
Sheep Yards Mgr. & Auctioneer
FIELDMEN
Ron Frame: 605-641-0229
Tim Tetrault: 605-641-0328
Ray Pepin: 605-892-5072
Dustin Vining: 605-354-9966
Jess Cline: 307-751-8143
Gilbert Wood,
Fieldman & Auctioneer:
605-456-2400
AUCTIONEERS
Doug Dietterle: 605-788-2963
OFFICE MANAGER
Brooke Tupper: 605-642-2200
MOBRIDGE
Phone 605-845-3622
or 1-800-658-3598
P.O Box 190
Mobridge, SD 57601
www.mobridgelivestock.com
We are in the country every day
and would like to visit with you
about your cattle marketing needs.
Jason Anderberg • 605-848-0038
Tigh Anderberg • 605-845-4877
Casey Perman • 605-848-3338
John Hoven • 605-848-3507
Tom Anderberg • 605-845-3702
Sales Every Thursday
Tuesday and Thursday
Fall Feeder Cattle Sales
Fall Weigh-Up Sales Friday
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Special Sales as Advertised
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WESTERN AG REPORTER
Agri-News 4 Kids
Hey, kids, Banjo is a three-legged ranch dog. He lives on a big ranch in Montana with his two-legged family
(Hannah & Tate) and his four-legged friends (Rascal, the pesky raccoon; Mrs. McBauck, queen of the hen house;
Cowsuela, head mother cow; & Horse Chief Ben, boss of the cavvy). This page is for you kids out there in the
rural countryside. Why not send us a picture of yourself doing something fun? Write to Agri-News 4 Kids, PO Box
30755, Billings MT 59107.
and peppered head to get
him to stop.
“Yipes! OW! Grrr....”
growled Rascal. “I was
trying to fix it! You flighty
bird!”
“BAAH!” hollered Ewela.
“You’re burning my skin
with that stuff!” Rascal tried
to spray one more spot and
to push the wool back into
place. Osage grabbed hold
of his ear and twisted hard
in a circle.
“OW!” wailed Rascal
as he bent towards the
pain and flipped onto the
ground.
“How are you trying to
help when you’re causing
more pain?” asked Pudge.
“I just was...” snipped
Rascal, rubbing his ear.
Osage flapped down next
From the frying pan into the fire!
Last week Rascal was up
to something, but Osage
intervened... or did she?
What happened to Ewela?
And how does Rascal think
he’s going to “fix” the situation?
Pudge raced along the
fence lines once again,
jumped down by the barn
door, and ran to the chicken
coop. “Osage! You should
see what happened to
Ewela!” said Pudge. “Oh,
it’s bad!”
“Is she hurt? should I fetch
Big Ed or the people?” said
Osage.
“Oh no, nothing like that,”
said Pudge. “But I think
Rascal was at it again this
year... with the shearing
clippers.” Osage gasped
so big that her beak opened
and she sucked in an unpresuming bug as it lofted
through the air.
“BAAHHH! BAAHHH!”
bleated Ewela from the
lambing shed. “BAAHHH!”
Osage and Pudge leapt
into action, racing to the
shed. Pudge burst into the
shed just in time to witness
Rascal in the act. “Ssshish...” went the spray can.
Rascal pushed and patted
down hard the tuft of wool.
Then he sprayed again and
did the same thing.
“What ARE you doing?”
quacked Osage as she flew
right to Rascal and started
pecking the top of his salt
to Pudge. “The last thing
we need is you wreaking
more havoc while Banjo’s
gone,” said the guard duck.
“I was just trying to clip my
new racoon-stache when I
dropped the clippers, and
they fell on that bleaming
old goat.”
“You mean, sheep... don’t
disrespect her either,”
hissed Osage.
Rascal pierced his eyes
and squinted. “Not my fault
those clippers are jumpy
while they’re on. I may
have dropped them a time
or two, so I was trying to
be nice and fix her back.”
“By spraying adhesive
on her skin and sticking
the wool back on?” asked
Pudge.
“Yes, yes, indeed, that’s
right,” sniveled Rascal.
“Really?” stammered
Pudge.
Rascal squinted his eyes
at her as well. “See if I ever
try to be nice again... huh!”
snipped Rascal, and he
jumped to another jug and
then up to the rafters and
was gone before Osage or
Pudge could try to wring his
ring-tailed neck.
The two stood looking
at Ewela with over-sized
clumps of wool randomly
reattached to her wool
coat. “Kind of looks like
the stuffing of a pillow that
exploded and didn’t know
where to go,” declared
Osage.
Pudge nodded... “Iyiyi,
how are going we going to
explain this?” she said and
started shaking her head in
disbelief.
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Selling
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Over 70 head suitable for
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BW
WW
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YW
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60
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Lot 6
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ups and downs in the ag markets in the coming years, but
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ing and such. This all bodes well for those of us that are feed the population of the ever increasing world!
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less and less land, and less
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and less land is being used
for ag purposes. Yes, all of
us are being challenged to
produce more and more food
on less and less land.
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world
with the fact that many of
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We are going to see some
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We continue to see an amazing run as far as these spring
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that most all of you have been reading the sale reports in
this publication and, in all likelihood, have attended a few
sales yourselves, have put on a production sale, or have an
upcoming sale here in the near future.
I talked about the fact here several months ago that many
folks involved in livestock agriculture had been asking
me how long I thought this cattle market could be good
and profitable as we look towards the future. I continue
to be asked this question many times when I am attending
production sales. I have not varied in my answer: I still
think that we have several years of profitability for the commercial producers of this nation. Thus, if the commercial
cattle industry is thriving, then the registered breeders will
continue to be profitable as well.
When asked the question about the cattle markets we may
see this summer and fall and into the coming years, that is
a very difficult one to address. There are so many factors
that all of us have to deal with from weather to supply, and
yes, of course, what our very own government and what
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But, ladies and gentlemen, here is what the whole situation centers around in my opinion as far as where American
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in general, including livestock agriculture and the farmers
that are raising the grains, fruits, and vegetables for both
the animals and the human population of the United States
and much of the world.
In approximately the next 40 years, according to an article
I read on Cattle Trader Center, the population around the
world is estimated to climb to more than 9 billion people,
which would mean demand for food, fuel, and fiber will
increase by 60%. Eight billion of those nine billion people
are projected to live in developing countries and will want
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of parents,
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homesteader from Illinois who settled on the Yellowstone
River near Billings, Montana, in 1881. As Dover grew up on
the homestead, he became a master of all the skills necessary
for farming and ranching; he could harness a team for field
work or skillfully use mechanized equipment for the same.
Dover was a cowboy and a carpenter, an electrician and a
veterinarian. He was a respected cattleman, who over his
lifetime constantly improved the herd of Shorthorn cattle
that his grandfather John Dover had established as the first
of this breed in the area. What people will remember most
about Dover, however, was his simple honesty and humility.
Dover was preceded in death by a sister Lois, brother
Robert, and his youngest son Frank. Surviving him are
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does more. The fact is the Compact does recognize the CSKT
claim to this right and does expand it, both in the people
who may exercise it and geographically, because it leaves
the places of access and fishing (and constructing buildings
for curing fish) undefined.
Take a look at Article V, C. 2 of the Compact, p. 49, lines
17 through 20 of SB 262. It explicitly protects this right.
Then turn to Article IV, B. 1, “Persons Entitled To Use the
Tribal Water Right.” (p. 26 of SB 262, lines 29 through 30).
It says: “The Tribal Water Right may be used by the tribes,
their members, allottees, or their lessees or assigns.” The
treaty language does not give this right to the Tribes’ “allottees, lessees, or assigns,” but the Compact does. Thus, it
is an expansion of the people who may exercise this right.
By Jon Metropoulos
It also expands the potential area and places this right can
Metropoulos Law Firm
be asserted for unpermitted access across private land by
Helena, MT
leaving those places completely undefined. Anywhere
the CSKT have water rights
for the purpose of fishing
and preserving a fishery,
therefore, is fair game. As
you know, under the ComVisit us online at:
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pact, this is essentially all of
western Montana.
www.publicauctionyards.com
www.CattleUSA.com
- 2. The Compact gives the
Public Auction YardS • Billings, MT
CSKT water rights, on and
off reservation, specifically
for fishing. And, as noted
above, it not only protects
the right of access but also
Wednesday, April 1 - Weekly Cattle Sale
leaves it undefined. Thus,
everywhere the CSKT own
Wednesday, April 8 - Weekly Cattle Sale
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25
or co-own an in-stream right
for fishing is presumptively
Monday, April 13 - Hog, Sheep and
SALE TIME: 9:00 a.m.
an area where the right of
Goat Sale
access could be exercised.
Look at Article III of the
Wednesday,
April
15
~ Featuring All Classes of Cattle ~
Compact, pages 10 to 26 of
The market continues to roll on! We will sell the cows & bulls and move
SB 262. Any place in those 16
PAYS “Annual April Cattlefest”
into feeders stockers, replacement and bred stock at mid day.
pages where the water right is
Always a great Special featuring
Consign today!
for fishing would be subject
Stockers, Feeders, Replacements,
to this right of access. In
Bred Cows and Cow/Calf Pairs
particular, see Article III, D,
THURSDAY, MARCH 26
FRIDAY, MARCH 27
beginning on page 16, line 8.
Wednesday, April 22- Weekly Cattle Sale
12:00 Noon
11:00 AM
In that section and related appendices, continuing to page
Tuesday, April 28
22, are set out off-reservation
in-stream flow rights for fishPAYS “Annual April Grasstime”
ing for the Kootenai River,
All Breed Bull Sale
Kootenai River Tributaries,
Swan River, Lower Clark
Wednesday, April 29- Weekly Cattle Sale
Fork River, Upper Clark
Fork River, all forks of the
Flathead River, Rock Creek
5500 - Fancy, Open Bangs
Call Us Toll Free To Talk
and tributaries, Blackfoot
Vaccinated, One Iron,
basin including tribs, Flint
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Needs:
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Replacements Angus Heifers.
Creek and tribs, Bitterroot
Yearling Angus Bulls.
and tribs, and Placid Creek.
Sale held at South Pryor Development
Sale
held
at
PAYS.
It is simply inadmissible to
Center. 18 miles east of Billings on Hwy. 87.
say that the Compact does not
relate to this claimed right.
By memorializing, forever, a
water right for the purposes
of fishing, the Compact ipso
Cattle Sale • Wednesday 3-11-15
Bulls
Breding, Ed Or Eli ................Shawmut ..........10 ..Blk............. 642 .....252.50
facto provides the proof that a
Steers
Marsh, Haven ......................Worden ...............1 ..Charx ..... 2,126 .....145.00 Wallila, Franke W.................Roberts ...............3 ..Mxd ........... 427 .....300.00
Vermilion Ranch ..................Shepherd ..........65 ..Bk/Bwf ...... 932 .....186.50 Godfrey, Lynn Or Nancy ......Roundup .............1 ..Blk.......... 1,926 .....142.00
right of access to those water
Tempero, Clair R Or Betty A Worden ...............2 ..Blk............. 668 .....246.00 Kapphan, Troy A ..................Melville ...............2 ..Red ........ 2,091 .....141.50
Heiferettes
bodies may be exercised,
Gairrett, Roy ........................Billings ................2 ..Blk............. 613 .....264.00 Lane Associates ..................Livingston ...........2 ..Blk.......... 1,881 .....138.00 Lafrance, Val........................Huntley ...............1 ..Bbf ......... 1,121 .....185.00
unpermitted, across private
Fuller, Charles F ..................Wyola .................4 ..Blk............. 654 .....257.00 Kukes, Wm F Or Jessie L ....Laurel .................1 ..Blk.......... 1,991 .....141.00 Barthelmess Ranch .............Malta.................12 ..Red ........ 1,061 .....161.00
land... millions of acres of it.
Fox, Larry ............................Laurel .................2 ..Blk............. 741 .....217.00 Miller, Winston .....................Basin ..................1 ..Blk.......... 2,031 .....134.50 Heidema, John A Or Jack ...Pryor .................16 ..Bk/Bwf ... 1,088 .....167.00
- 3. THE RIGHT TO ACR
F
Bar
Ranch
Corp
............Livingston
...........1
..Blk..........
1,236
.....156.00
Smith, Milton Or Janet .........Big Timber ..........1 ..Blk.......... 2,186 .....141.00
Heifers
George Farms .....................Cody ...................1 ..Hol ......... 1,941 .....135.00 Three Links Ranch ..............Lewistown...........6 ..Blk.......... 1,258 .....149.00
CESS DOES NOT EQUAL
T K Farms Llc ......................Billings ................1 ..Blk.......... 1,001 .....182.00 Springwater Colony .............Harlowton ...........1 ..Blk.......... 1,981 .....144.50 Bassett, Matt........................Lovell ..................7 ..Blk.......... 1,250 .....141.00
A WATER RIGHT. The
Cowger, Malinda R ..............Red Lodge ..........1 ..Blk.......... 1,871 .....134.00 Tuss, Bonnie K ....................Grass Range ......1 ..Blk.......... 1,071 .....161.00
decisions, as all parties have
Cows
Tempero, Clair R .................Worden ...............3 ..Blk.......... 1,069 .....164.00
Ahlgren, John C ...................Roundup .............1 ..Red ........ 1,251 ..... 115.00
recognized, say only they
Heifer Calves
Elk Mountain Ranch ............Rigby ................13 ..Mxd ........ 1,307 ..... 114.00 The Glennie Ranches ..........Two Dot ............18 ..Blk............. 646 .....232.00
may have a right of access,
Elk Mountain Ranch ............Rigby ..................1 ..Blk.......... 1,296 ..... 115.00 Pot Hook Rch (A Part) .........Melstone ...........26 ..Blk............. 585 .....255.00
not a water right. But the
Hughes, Jason.....................Grass Range ......2 ..Bk/Bwf ... 1,353 ..... 115.00 Barthelmess Ranch .............Malta.................13 ..Blk............. 616 .....237.00
ComCom decided, what
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Anguiano, Marshall Jr ......... Huntley ..............1 ..Charx ..... 1,746 .....108.00 Tempero, Clair R Or Betty A Worden ...............8 ..Blk............. 510 .....258.00
the heck, we’ll give them a
Barthelmess Ranch .............Malta.................10 ..Rd/Rwf ... 1,387 ..... 113.50 S Hanging H Rch Inc ..........Red Lodge ..........5 ..Blk............. 630 .....240.00
online at:
Barthelmess Ranch .............Malta...................8 ..Mxd ........ 1,227 ..... 114.00
water right for fishing ALL
R F Bar Ranch Corp ............Livingston ...........4 ..Blk.......... 1,526 ..... 113.00
Steer Calves
OVER western Montana,
Carlson, Leslie .....................Fromberg ............8 ..Bk/Bwf ... 1,354 ..... 110.00 The Holman Revocable .......Big Timber ..........3 ..Blk............. 541 .....277.50
again conceding the factual
Carlson, Leslie .....................Fromberg ............1 ..Blk.......... 1,421 .....120.00 Kraft, Bradley R ...................Billings ................4 ..Blk............. 773 .....206.00
and legal foundation for the
Ballek, Chester J ................Red Lodge ..........1 ..Blk.......... 1,531 ..... 116.00 Decock, Jim Or Bob.............Hysham ............49 ..Mxd ........... 822 .....207.50
George Farms .....................Cody ...................4 ..Hol ......... 1,598 .....109.00 Decock, Jim Or Bob.............Hysham ............21 ..Mxd ........... 722 .....223.00
right to fish and, therefore,
View
and
Buy
on
Wambeke, Nick....................Deaver ................1 ..Charx ..... 1,736 ..... 113.00 The Glennie Ranches ..........Two Dot ............18 ..Blk............. 676 .....236.00
conceding access to fish all
The Holman Revocable .......Big Timber ..........2 ..Blk.......... 1,308 ..... 112.50 Pot Hook Rch (A Part) .........Melstone ...........34 ..Mxd ........... 615 .....265.00
www.CattleUSA.com
over western Montana. The
The Glennie Ranches ..........Two Dot ..............1 ..Blk.......... 1,361 ..... 114.00 Pot Hook Rch (A Part) .........Melstone ...........40 ..Mxd ........... 536 .....293.50
right of access is plainly reArnold Green Meadow.........Absarokee ..........1 ..Blk.......... 1,516 ..... 113.00 Pot Hook Rch (A Part) .........Melstone .............4 ..Bk/Bwf ...... 471 .....303.00
Buyers must be pre-registered
lated to this Compact; in fact,
Keller, Jeff ............................Custer .................1 ..Red ........ 1,561 ..... 113.00 Bassett, Matt........................Lovell ..................8 ..Blk............. 799 .....207.50
Mcdaniel, Allan ....................Melstone ...........10 ..Blk............. 733 .....224.50
it is the basis of the Compact
off reservation.
- 4. As noted, the Compact
explicitly
recognizes and
Any of these people are ready and willing to visit with you
P.O. Box 1781 • Billings, MT 59103
about your marketing needs.
expands
this
right of acPhone: (406) 245-6447
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cess.
Just
as
the
Compact
JOE GOGGINS
PAT GOGGINS
BILL COOK
Commission
could
have
Auctioneer,
Fldmn
Call
Us
Toll
Free
President
Auctioneer,
373-6844 eve.
245-6447
Fldmn
negotiated
over
whether
the
Mobile - 861-5664
406-670-0689
1-800-821-6447
BOB COOK
right
to
fish
(and
access)
enGREG
GOGGINS
Manager
JIM CHAPEL
Listen to Market Reports
Public Auction YardS • Billings, MT
Auctioneer/Fieldman
373-5143 eve.
compasses a water right, the
Yard Foreman
406-200-1880
Cell: 670-0078
Monday thru Friday on:
967-2696 eve.
Compact Commission could
KGHL
Billings
6:35 a.m.
TY THOMPSON
JAIME OTTUN
KOJM
Havre
6:18 a.m.
Auctioneer
have negotiated the access
Office Manager
KIKC
Forsyth
6:40 a.m.
406-698-4783
issue but failed to, instead
KXLO
Lewistown
6:40 a.m.
Wheelchair ramp and deck
KPOW
Powell, WY
6:25 a.m.
conceding, as noted above,
available at PAYS Cattle Arena
KMTA
Miles City
7:07 a.m.
access all across western
KMON
Great Falls
6:45 a.m.
…Opinions of our readers
The proponents’ argument is
flatly wrong...
Montana Senators: By now you have received an email or
two regarding the “access issue” from on- and off-reservation
Montanans represented by me and others opposed to the
CSKT Compact. I have been informed that a proponent of the
Compact has claimed this issue is unrelated to the Compact
and that the Compact neither “recognizes nor expands” a
right of access, because a decision from 1905 recognized
such a right in a different Tribe, albeit with similar Treaty
language. This email responds to that argument. This emails
represents the view of the individuals and groups listed in
the last paragraph.
The proponents’ argument is flatly wrong. There are a
number of reasons why:
- 1. The Compact assumes the CSKT’s Treaty language
granting fishing rights, and therefore access, remains valid
(which is not necessarily correct; see below at 7). But it also
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15
Thursday, March 19, 2015
WESTERN AG REPORTER
Elk & deer research honored by
Boone & Crockett
A big-game research program in northeast Oregon is
the recipient of the Boone &
Crockett Club’s inaugural
Conservation & Stewardship
Award. The Starkey Project,
established in 1989 by the
U.S. Forest Service, is one
of the most comprehensive
field research programs in
history. Research trials in an
enclosed 25,000-acre working landscape measure the
effects of timber management, livestock grazing, and
recreation on elk and deer
populations. Results help
guide resource-management
decisions across the West.
Boone and Crockett’s new
award recognizes Starkey’s
development of “applied
science” for effective, science-informed management.
“There is a significant difference between basic research
and the applied research conducted at Starkey,” explained
Tom Price, chairman of the
Club’s Stewardship & Multiple Use Sharing Committee,
which administers the award.
“Most public and private
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landscapes where people
and wildlife must co-exist.
We need sound, applied science that tells us what is best
for wildlife, people, and the
land under shared conditions,
and that’s what the Starkey
Project has been supplying
for the past 25 years.”
Starkey’s research in elk
habitat and development
of nutrition models help
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in multi-use management
based on observed elk and
deer interactions with cattle
grazing, hunting, roads, and
forest management. Results
also inform decisions about
managing elk and deer forage,
cover needs, desired age of
elk breeding bulls, productivity, bull/cow and buck/
doe harvest ratios, and nutrition levels. Price said, “The
Starkey Project produces
landscape-scale, boots-onthe-ground research that has
defined successful management strategies for elk and
mule deer based on how
these species interact with
real-world land uses.”
The award was presented
March 11 during the 100th an-
nual North American Wildlife
& Natural Resources Conference in Omaha, Nebraska.
The Conservation & Stewardship Award will be given
annually to the organization
or entity that best exemplifies excellence in conservation and wildlife and land
stewardship... core values of
the Boone & Crockett Club
and its founder, Theodore
Roosevelt. “As Theodore
Roosevelt once said, ‘Conservation means development as
much as it does protection.’
That’s why this research
station, the people behind it,
and the U.S. Forest Service
are most deserving of this
recognition and our thanks,”
Price added.
Down Dirt Roads
RIGHT OF ACCESS AND
THESE CONCEDED WATER RIGHTS FOR FISHING INDICATES PROPONENTS EITHER DON’T
GET IT OR DON’T WANT
TO IMPLICITLY ADMIT
THEIR LACK OF CANDOR ALL THESE YEARS.
They must explain, candidly
to Montana, that, by conceding water rights for fishing,
the Compact does, in fact,
provide the basis for the
exercise of this claimed right
of access all over western
Montana. Proponents should
explain why it is a good idea
for western Montanans to
have this burden on their land
and why the Compact should
help establish it.
- 7. Finally, proponents
should also explain why
the Compact Commission,
it appears, did not examine
whether the right of access
has, legally, been ended or
limited by acts of Congress,
as evidenced by previous
litigations of the CSKT versus the U.S. subsequent to
1855. There have been many
acts of Congress adversely
impacting Hellgate Treaty
rights. The CSKT have sued
the U.S. many times for
these breaches, raising the
possibility they are legally
blocked from asserting these
rights now. The Compact
Commission should explain,
fully and persuasively, why it
did not pursue this course of
action, which may have lifted
this cloud from the property
of hundreds of thousands of
Montanans.
tain Stockgrowers Association; Dixon Melons (Harley
Hettick); Doubleshoe Ranch
(Bill Slack); Flathead Joint
Board of Control of the
Flathead, Mission, & Jocko
Valley Irrigation Districts
(FJBC); Western Montana
Water Users (WMWUA);
and Citizens for Balanced
Use (CBU).
cont. from pg. 14
Montana. Access issues, as
this Legislature well knows,
are highly contentious. Why
access pursuant to the law of
Montana is not adequate is
never addressed, but should
have been.
- 5. The Compact Commission is THE SOURCE of and
THE CAUSE of this issue: its
personnel, according to the
Tribes, urged them to assert
off-reservation claims! This
issue, even if the right to fish
remains alive (see below at
7), has the breadth and the
close connection to the Compact that it does because the
ComCom personnel urged
this on the Tribes, refused
to explore legal defenses
which might cut off the right
of access, and transformed a
POSSIBLE access right into
an ABSOLUTE water right
for the purposes of fishing
covering western Montana.
Who were they negotiating
for?
- 6. WHATEVER THE
OUTCOME OF THE
ACCESS ISSUE, IT IS
DIRECTLY, PLAINLY
IMPLICATED BY THE
COMPACT, AND THE
PROPONENTS OF THE
COMPACT HAVE UTTERLY FAILED TO BE
CANDID WITH MONTANA and explain the relationship between this right of
access and the water rights
for fishing the Compact concedes throughout western
Montana. IN FACT, THE
REFUSAL TO CANDIDLY
ADMIT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
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www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/
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To learn more about the
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Conservation & Stewardship
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