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The Red Bluff Stock Dog Sale saw Merle New- ton, of Crystal Rose Cow- dog College, Red Bluff show and sell the top dog DSW Rex, for $10,200 to Steve Robinson, Columbia, Maryland. Other dogs were sold to Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, South Dakota, and from Red Bluff, Walt Brown, and two dogs to Dusty deBraga .The 16 dogs averaged $4,181.25. The Gelding sale was once again a record breaker when 77 geldings averaged $6,018.18 and the most expensive horse was a 7 year old buckskin that was shown in stock horse and roping. Nancy Tingey, Fres- no sold Yellow Texas Star for $28,500 to 3 String Cat- tle, Wallsburg, Utah. Local buyers of horses included: Red Bluff – Bert & Ann Owens, Connie Gift, Tyler Martinez, Danny Brown, W J Ranches, Robert Funk, Matt Owens, Jim Alford, Bengard Ranch. Flournoy – Maurice Minard, Cottonwood – Leon Landis, Orland – Jim Mckinney, Paynes Creek – Ron Reid, Gerber – Thad Lewis. The horses went to buyers in CA, WA, OR, ID, UT. The 5 mules averaged $4,980 and one went to Columbia, Missouri for top selling at $6,500. The "big" rainstorm dur- ing bull sale week totaled a tenth of an inch, but the bull buyers came and 318 bulls averaged $3,264.15 for a million dollar sale of $1,038,000. Top bull was the champion Range Angus from Don & Diana Cardey, selling for $8,700 to Alan Shufelberger, Redding, and he bought five more bulls. Local ranch- ers buying bulls included Pine Creek Ranch, Vina buying the C h a m p i o n Hereford and the Jack Owens Ideal Range Bulls. From Red Bluff: Ken- neth Owens buying 5; Nathan & Cole Bunting; Roy Owens -3; Dusty deBraga -11, John Owens- 10, VO Cattle Co; Ray Walker, Dave and Cindy Stroing, Blaine Ragan. From Corning, John Venable purchased 2; Edgar Arce, Steve Richardson. From Paynes Creek: Ron and Neita Reid purchased 2 bulls; From Paskenta; Carol Grimsman bought 2; and from Cottonwood: R & R Ranch,and Robert Staley. The volume bull buyer was Gerald Timmerman, Springfield, Nebraska buy- ing 30 bulls. *** Christmas 1978 letter Jan. 2nd and 1 / 2 inch rain, plus the Rose Parade and Bowl games. The annu- al Cattlemen's dinner, plus 2.5 inch of rain. Mary Wigno and I went to a class on Income Tax for Farmers, but that was a waste of time and money. He just explained the Farmer's Tax Guide using Farmer Brown's cow that was killed by lighting, that has been in every guide since 1962, that I know about. 268 bulls averaged $ 885 at the Red Bluff Bull Sale. Dad decid- ed he wanted a Beau Don- ald bull. Didn't like the one at RB. So, Bill and I dropped everything and drove to McArthur to see what Lem Earnest had. There was a nice bull con- signed to the Klamath Falls sale; and we went to KF to buy dad a bull for $ 1575. Drove to Willows for a din- ner with Ken Maddy, our candidate for governor. Ken was doing good in the polls, till he came out on the wrong side of Prop. 13, the tax initiative. Bill finished planting the barley along Salt Creek. Feb; and the Leiningers, Stephens and we were at the Nugget Bull Sale. Saw Lynn Anderson, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Hank Thomp- son and Jubilation '78. Nugget Sale was good; and the Reno sale averaged $ 852. March - Returned from Jr Cow Palace and a sad funeral. He was Kendra's age, and we were all in tears when we saw the ranch brand in flowers, and the organist played "Home on the Range." Finally on the 28th, it wasn't raining, Wesley Leininger, Leland and Tim Davis, Ray and Pam Hobbs, and Jeff Jones were able to help us mark and brand the calves. Bill took some dry cows to Shasta Auction, and one brought $ 396 which we thought was great. On Nov. 17th he sold a 1290 lb cow at 44 cents for $ 567.60, another 1340 lb @ 38.5 cents for $ 515.90, and 410 lb steer for 74.25 cents. April 1st was Cattle- men's Field Day at the near- by Cone Ranch, It rained in the morning, but over 700 people came for the steak barbecue. Bill and Uncle Paul Moore helped Leland gather his Paynes Creek area, and then we helped mark and brand the follow- ing day. Big excitement when a silly cow jumped a cattle guard and started run- ning thru the town of Paynes Creek, and finally Todd got her roped and into his trailer at Hog Waller Flat. Kendra and Shirley had tried to stop her for about 2 miles. The Red Bluff Roundup was one to remember. It rained 1.2 inches during the rodeo and parade. There were some fancy rides made that day, because the mud hole was big and deep in front of the chutes. The bull-doggers looked like speed-boats as they cut thru the mud and water trying to stop their steers. The riders who did- n't go off in the mud looked like ballet dancers as they tip-toed carrying the bot- toms of their chaps out of the mud. The scene repeat- ed itself when it rained an inch at the Jr. Rodeo in Sept. George Marsters phoned that he had seen 2 heifers of ours at Eagle Lake, trapped in the sewer pond field at Little Merrill. Bill and Wes- ley took their horses and met George; roped and got them in the trailer and were home shortly after lunch. We must have lost them while gathering last fall, since there had been a cou- ple of "wrecks." Our Cow- Belle unit had a new beef promotion project this spring. Signs on the back of cattle trucks, with a sketch and slogan. "Reward Your- self with American Beef," "Beef Hits the Bull's Eye," etc. including the blonde pinup "What's Your Beef? Make Mine Steak." I took the pictures that appeared in WLJ, and some other publi- cations. My grandfather Samuel Stone died at the age of 93. At the family gathering following the ser- vices, a couple of the broth- ers and sisters started talk- ing about tracing Pa and Ma's roots in England this summer. In August my mother, Anne Willard, along with Betty Alford, and Bill & Fred Stone did go to Morton-Hampsted and find their ancestors. May 3rd, Bill and I went to Susanville to put up the watergaps. Bill was glad he had his hip-waders, since this year the creek was high and swift. Satica's cattle were at our place already, so we gave George, our ranger, a call. On the 13th we shipped to Willard Creek, after Wesley, Leland, Ray and Jim Jones had helped us vaccinate and dust the cat- tle. Bill's new wooden loading chute worked great. We were still missing a bull so Bill rode and rerode the range; finally found him "kegged up" in Homestead Canyon with water, shade and feed and no cows. He made a oneway trip to Shas- ta Auction the following Friday. On the 16th we shipped to Eagle Lake. The trucks were on time and we were loaded by 9, at the lake by noon and all unloaded by 2. Tom Marr and Chuck Oxford, USFS, helped us receive the cattle as they unloaded, and then drive them to the lakeshore. On the 23rd at Susanville we awoke to 2 inches of snow, and snow all day when we checked the cattle and drove them off the highway again. Bill got part of the permanent pasture raked before we left for Fresno and the Livestock Sympo- sium. Leroy Van Dyke and Barbara Fairchild were the entertainment at the BBQ. I think this was the year we heard Bonsma from South Africa. We put up the Fox Mt. fence in one day. Most maddening thing, along the logging road someone had removed all the staples we use to keep the barbed wire on the fence posts. August was the heat wave. I was in Davis for the State 4-H Leadership Conference, and it was 113' there. We were all out of RB when it was 119', and hit the national news services. It was funny to pick up the SF papers and read about the town of RB. Tehama Co. girls were dormed on the 3rd floor (top) of a non- aircondi- tioned dorm. At midnight, the wall near the hall was hot to your touch, and for 3 nights we slept on top of the covers. Sept. Bill was still col- lecting cattle and stopped at the Home Ranch when Todd, Wesley and Jackie had a fish barbecue for all the Dye Creek crew. They had a private stock of Rain- bows in a pond. The Elks kitchen crew gave Angelo and Phyllis Mendonca a 25th party. A pretty party, took pictures. We went to the Tehama Angus Ranch sale, and the bulls av. $1844. October – Bill rode with Arlo Stroing. They found a few pair, but had to drop them when it got too dark to see where they were going. They finally unsad- dled at 10:30, so the Stro- ings had an unexpected guest. Most of the cattle stayed where they had left them the night before. Pleased with the steer weights when we shipped. They averaged 578 lbs. Sold them to Jack Owens & Sons for 60 cents. Ship- ping the heifers to the val- ley, we would try to time our trips, so we would arrive on the hour or half- hour at Inskip Grade. They are going to eliminate half of the curves on the road. With the lack of rain, they got a lot of work done. The soil formations are interest- ing. Jean Barton can be reached at jbarton2013@gmail.com. 5A Saturday, February 15, 2014 – Daily News Smog Check (MOST CARS & PICK-UPS) 527-9841 • 195 S. Main St. starting at $ 29 95 + $ 8 25 certificate SERVICES AT LOWER PRICES All makes and models. We perform dealer recommened 30K, 60K, 90K Members Welcome STOVE JUNCTION The The North State's premier supplier of stoves 22825 Antelope Blvd., Red Bluff 530-528-2221 • Fax 530-528-2229 www.thestovejunction.com Over 25 years of experience Tues-Sat 9am-5pm • Closed Sun & Mon Now Carrying! 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MaternalPlus is a voluntary, inventory-based report- ing system that collects additional reproductive trait data to provide Angus breeders and their customers the information they need to make effective selection deci- sions. To date, more than 60 breeders have completed MaternalPlus enrollment. The program allows producers to capture cow herd and reproductive performance data; gain faster access to preweaning EPDs as a selection tool; characterize females through heifer pregnancy EPDs tied directly to herd genetics; expand new trait development for Angus reproductive and longevity measures; and streamline their ability to track heifer and cow reproductive records through AAA Login. In addition, MaternalPlus lays the groundwork for selection tools related to cow longevity in the herd. Gathering these records will allow the Association to cultivate research related to cow herd productivity and make improvements similar to what the Angus breed has witnessed in other economically relevant traits. For more information on MaternalPlus, visit www.angus.org/Performance/MaternalPlusInfo.aspx. College prepares students for careers ag industry This spring, Shasta College has kicked off the highly anticipated Pest Control Advisor (PCA) Preparation Program that will prepare students to become licensed PCAs in about two years. According to the California Association of Pest Control Advisors, 40 percent of California's 4,000 PCAs will retire by 2015, creating an immediate need for 1,600 new PCAs to serve the 80,500 farms and ranches in the state. Shasta College's new cer- tificate program is part of a statewide initiative led by California Community Colleges' Doing What Matters For Jobs and the Economy program to resolve this shortage and create a new generation of licensed PCA professionals in California. PCAs are crop consultants that help agriculture and horticulture producers develop pest manage- ment and production solutions to protect crop and livestock health. They offer recommendations con- cerning pest management materials, land prepara- tion, planting, fertilization, irrigation, cultivating and harvesting. In addition to working directly with agriculture suppliers, PCAs are highly sought after by government agencies, distributors, retailers and pesticide manufacturing companies, earning salaries ranging from $45,000 to more than $100,000 annually. Shasta College's PCA program requires the com- pletion of 42 semester units of core courses that include 12 units of physical, biological and natural sciences; nine units of crop health; six units of pest management systems; six units of agriculture pro- duction systems; and another nine units of elective agriculture courses of the student's choosing. The program also requires students to complete 24 months of work experience where they receive tech- nical job training assisting a regional business that has partnered with Shasta College to provide paid internships. Once students complete the program's course and work experience portions, they will be qualified to take the PCA licensing exam mandated and administered by the state Department of Pesticide Regulation.