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WEEKLY SOIL MOISTURE LOSS IN INCHES (Estimated Evapotranspiration) 02/28/14 through 03/06/14 Crop (Leafout Date) 0.87 Pasture 0.79 0.87 Alfalfa 0.79 0.66 Olives 0.61 0.56 Citrus 0.52 0.51 Almonds (2/12) * 0.48 0.00 Prunes (3/15) * 0.00 0.00 Walnuts (4/1) * 0.00 0.66 Urban Turf Grass 0.61 East of Sacramento River West of Sacramento River 2.85 0.25 0.25 0.20 0.16 0.11 0.00 4.59 2.78 2.45 3.46 2.99 0.28 0.28 0.23 0.19 Accumulations started on February 12, 2014 or on the approximate leafout date for a specific orchard crop as indicated in parentheses. Criteria for beginning this report are based on the season's last significant rainfall event where the soil moisture profile is estimated to be near its highest level for the new season. * Estimates are for orchard floor conditions where vegetation is managed by some combination of strip applications of herbicides, frequent mowing or tillage, and by mid and late season shading and water stress. Weekly estimates of soil moisture loss can be as much as 25 percent higher in orchards where cover crops are planted and managed more intensively for maximum growth." 0.14 0.00 4.51 0.00 0.20 3.66 3.69 0.00 0.23 0.00 2.28 0.75 0.00 0.66 0.00 0.00 Past Week of Water Use Accum'd Seasonal Water Use NOAA Forecasted Week of Water Use Past Week of Water Use Accum'd Seasonal Water Use NOAA Forecasted Week of Water Use 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Efficiency 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 Olives 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 Citrus 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Almonds (2/12) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Prunes (3/15) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Walnuts (4/1) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Accum'd Precip (Inches) 2.52 For further information concerning all counties receiving this report, contact the Tehama Co. Farm Advisor's office at (530) 527- 3101. 3.28 Past Seven days Precipitation (Inches) 1.66 3.01 PAST WEEKLY APPLIED WATER IN INCHES, ADJUSTED FOR EFFICIENCY 1 1 The amount of water required by a specific irrigation system to satisfy evapotranspiration. Typical ranges in irrigation system efficiency are: Drip Irrigation, 80%-95%; Micro-sprinkler, 80%-90%; Sprinkler, 70%-85%; and Border-furrow, 50%-75%. Last Sunday, many Tehama County residents were watching The RFD TV American Rodeo if they were not lucky enough to be in Arlington, Texas, at the AT&T Stadium, home of the Dal - las Cowboys. Back in the summer of 2013, it had been billed as the richest single day in rodeo promising a $2 million payout to the con - testants. It was a little confusing if you hadn't been following how the cowboys and bar - rel racers were selected, because there were names I had never heard of before on Sunday. The top 10 contestants in the 2013 Wrangler Na - tional Finals Rodeo in each event were automatically invited to compete, as were the top 10 from the Profes - sional Bull Riders World Fi- nals. Then everyone was in- vited to compete in a series of qualifying events for the opportunity to compete in Arlington. The American had part - nered with several organi- zations for the purposes of creating qualifying events. For barrel racing, they choose the Better Barrel Races. For team roping, the United States Team Rop - ing Championships and the Pro Rough Stock Series for saddle broncs and bareback riders. The bull riders qual - ified in Touring Pro Divi- sion events. Then there were exemp- tions for legends, retired contestants, and a few ac- cepted the challenge. Billy Etabauer was a commen- tator on tv and said he wouldn't come back even if they gave him the million dollars, but 5 time world champion Dan Mortensen rode on Sunday in saddle broncs. Charmayne James, the 11 time world champion barrel racer, and Justin Mc - Bride, the 2 time champion bull rider were competing as was Ote Berry. I enjoyed seeing Joe Bea - ver and Fred Whitefield in the tie-down roping, Clay O'Brien Cooper and Speed Williams with their part - ners in team roping, but none of the retired contes- tants advanced to the top 4 on Sunday. The semi-finals had been in Mesquite, TX on Feb. 21-13 for all quali- fier contestants that had made the cut af- ter months of quali- fying events. Timed event competi- tors made 2 runs in slack, and the top 20 came back in two performances. The top 5 in everything except bar - rel racing then qualified for Sunday, where 10 barrel racers competed against the 10 WNFR ladies. Rodeo requires skill, but also a little luck and all the variables such as ani - mals, weather, arena con- ditions mean that anyone can beat the best, and there is always a chance that will happen. The American recog - nized the fan appeal of the underdogs who don't ro- deo full time, and the mil- lion dollars was won by a 21 year old qualified bareback rider we had never heard of before Sunday, Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, TX. Champion is a politi - cal science and communi- cations major at Tarleton College. Winning the bareback riding also gave Cham - pion $100,000 for top score in the short go, and who- ever won reserve received $25,000 in each event. $100,000 to Lisa Lockhart, barrel racing, although a crowd favorite was 70 year old June Holeman. J B Mauney- bull riding, Wade Sundell-saddle bronc, Ty - son Durfey - tie down rop- ing, Kaleb Driggers & Pat- rick Smith - team roping, Hunter Cure- steer wres- tling and Trevor Brazile was All Around since he competed in tie down and team roping. Best memory of 1981 Highlights of the year 1981. We celebrated our 25th wedding anniver- sary, Linda graduated from Chico State. Kendra dis- covered that Cal Poly had a library, my father passed away. It was a hot, dry summer and very wet fall. It was a rainy Red Bluff Bull sale week. Horses only averaged $1,900. Hal - ter Hereford av. $2011, and range ready av. $1527. An- gus av. $1,532. Our CowBelles had a BBQ beef sandwich instead of beef stew this year. On the 26th-27th we had 2¼ inch rain in 24 hours. Salt Creek flooded Petticoat Junction, Wheeler Logging and came across the west field at my folks. Bought 2 Angus bulls from Tehama Angus for the yearling heif - ers. I planted corn on the 9th of March. We hadn't had frost since Feb. 7, and it was 40' at night; 60-70' in daytime. Ate our first corn on June 13th. About 1,000 steaks were barbecued at the cattle - men's field day at Cotton- wood Creek Ranch. A new event was the branding contest. 2 people head and heel a calf while the 2 on the ground take the rope off the head and the other paint brands the animal. Can't remember if it was the Jack Owens ranch crew or the Dye Creek ranch fel - lows that won. Bill and I worked the beef show at the Jr. Palace. First time in 12years... no pigs, lambs or steers to stall, weigh, show and sell. No gang of 4-Hers to take down-town in the eve - ning to dine in Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf and Ghiradelli Sq. Last year our District 1 won the high school rodeo huge trophy, but not this year. 79' and warm, the Friday before RB Round-Up. The Bud - weiser Clydesdales were featured in the parade and grand entry. The crowd started thin- ning out as the winds starting blowing stron- ger from south-west, and it got cold. By noon, the next day it had rained 1.1" and Sunday's rodeo was a re - peat of 1976, when it rained so hard. June -Our CowBelles honored Roy Carmichael as Father of the Year. Our Jr. Auction buyers barbe - cue was held at the new Bob Kerstiens Entertain- ment Center at the fair- grounds. Jack Alford was chef, a good crowd, and 102'. They tried having the fair in June this year, but in 1982 it will again be in July. We had an arsonist on Hwy 36E in June and July, and on the 7th there was a strong north wind blow - ing. About 9:30 at night, Marianne Willard phoned "Say Jean, there is a fire up on the range". It looked huge, but was only 76 acres. We were lucky, since Wes - ley had 8 or 9 fires, Charles had 3, and the McIntosh's lost a couple hundred acres. Each trip on Hwy 36 I counted the number of new fires, and I could see 18. I made sure to be in RB on July 29th, so I could get up at 2 a.m. to watch the Lady Diane-Prince Charles wedding. ABC coverage was great. I'm a Lady Di fan. Early August it was 121' in RB and 102' in our kitchen in Susanville, with - out a fire in the stove. There was sadness when the auctioneer at the Las- sen County junior sale gave an eulogy for Steve Dorf- man, 31, who died of cancer the week before. He had sold at RB Bull Sale as well as the Nugget, and was a big favorite with all the kids and their par - ents at the jr. sales. Nov. 13th it poured rain all day. Salt Creek went on a rampage, and Mom had the worst water since 1937. It got into the barn and shop, washed out two fences, cleaned the corral dirt down to gravel, loos - ened boards off the fence. Wesley's heavy salt trough washed down to our new al- falfa field. The debris and logs that washed out of the can- yon were amazing. Mom was isolated for a couple of days since her bridge washed out. Had 5 inches of rain that weekend. It wasn't raining on the 14th when all of Lassen Co. it seemed came to Redding for the wedding. Darrell Wood and Callie Peek were getting married. With all the cattle people there it was like a cattlemen's din - ner dance. Jean Barton has been writ- ing her column since the early 1990s. She can be reached by e-mail at jbarton2013@ gmail.com. Column American Rodeo exciting to watch Jean Barton Courtesy photo Last saturday was sunny in Fort Worth when Corky ullman, from le, and Lloyd Faria, ryan Growney, John Growney and Don Kish enjoyed the area before the American rodeo. Office: (530) 347-3793 Report: (530) 347-4927 Shasta Livestock Auction Yard Cottonwood, California Sale Every Friday www.ShastaLivestock.com kevin@shastalivestock.com March 7, 2014 RECEIPTS: This Week: 485 Last Week: 1162 COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: Slaughter cows and bulls $3-$5 higher. Small numbers in all weight classes today. Prices steady to $8 lower due to low volume. Off lots and singles $10-$30 lower than top offerings. SLAUGHTER COWS: High Dress Low Dress Breakers: 85.00-94.00 95.00-110.00 Boneing: 77.00-84.00 Cutters: xxxx-xxxx BULLS 1 & 2: 85.00-99.00 100.00-117.00 FEEDER STEERS: 300-400 xxxx to 245.00 (1 lot) Top Offerings/Pen Lots 400-450 205.00 to 237.50 450-500 210.00 to 231.00 500-550 xxxx to 212.50 1 set 548# 550-600 xxxx to 200.00 1 set 600-650 180.00 to 195.50 650-700 158.00 to 177.50 700-750 xxxx to xxxx 750-800 to 169.25 1 set 800-900 xxxx to xxxx FEEDER HEIFERS: 300-400 210.00 to 240.00 Top Offerings/Pen Lots 400-450 190.00 to 210.00 450-500 190.00 to 200.00 500-550 187.00 to 194.00 550-600 xxxx to 187.00 1 set 587# 600-650 160.00 to 185.00 650-700 160.00 to 161.00 2 sets 700-750 xxxx to xxxx 750-800 xxxx to xxxx 800-900 152.00 to 157.00 CALVY COWS: No market test NEXT WEEK (March 14): 9 AM: Western Video Market sale; info @: www.wvmcattle.com Also March 14 After video sale @ Shasta Livestock: Bred Cow & Pair sale - 1000 hd For pictures and info: www.shastalivestock.com RUNNINGS ROOFING Sheet Metal Roofing Residential Commercial • Composition • Shingle • Single Ply Membrane Owner is on site on every job Serving Tehama County 530-527-5789 530-209-5367 No Money Down! 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