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Saturday, October 29, 2011 – Daily News 5A Agriculture & farm The 2011 Western Open Fiddle Championships at the fairgrounds last week- end was a fun event in Red Bluff. It was a competition but it had a warm family feeling as some were on stage play- ing in their category, while out side the cafeteria build- ing there were small groups enjoying making music in the shade with their friends. There were little boys and girls, 8 years and under, competing in the pee-wee category on their smaller fiddles, and very, very proud to be there. They were watched by equally proud grandparents. Then there were the "cool" teen-age boys and girls, who wore their purple contestant ribbon down on their hip, knee or leg. Jan Shillingburg of Sun- rise Speakers Toastmasters had asked Pat Rose and me to help sell admission tick- ets during the competition. We tried to make sure that everyone had either a ribbon of some color or a wrist- band, as they came through the door. We admired the many men wearing a green ribbon name badge that accompa- nied their wives who were competing, and the men took care of the small chil- dren. I was impressed with the sound. We were in the back of the room, and it was so clear. They told me the colorful quilts hanging on the walls were part of the suc- cess. The Sun Country Quilters of Red Bluff had brought their quilts for decora- tion as well as to help with the acoustics. Jean- nette Mueller, Lorraine Cothern, Sharon Haas had each made three of the quilts. Barb Johnson and Nancy Theis exhibited two. Other quilts were made by Bretta Stout, Gerrie Pavon, Connie Lord, Terrie Stout, Mary Perkin and Charlene Brians. *** recovered near California KRTV 3 reported 34 cows and 25 yearlings and calves stolen from a Mon- tana ranch have been recov- ered near the Nevada-Cali- fornia border. The adult cows, which were recovered in the high desert near the Nevada-Cal- ifornia border, had been ille- gally imported into Nevada and rebranded, according to Ernie McCaffree, who supervises Montana Depart- ment of Livestock's district investigators in western Montana. All of the adult cows were non-Offical Calfhood Vaccinates (OCV) McCaf- ranch Fiddlefest features family feeling Courtesy photo The judges at the 2011 Western Open Fiddle Championship took the stage and played during an entertainment portion on Friday. The man in white shorts was Ed Carnes, from Kentucky playing the fiddle that had been donated by Tom Dodson at The Brass Reed in Redding. Other judges were Amber Randall-Carr, Gary Schuh, Hughie Smith, Stacey Pagter Snod- grass, Lee Brushett, Sam Cuenca and Jonathan Trawick. free said, and as such were illegally imported into Nevada. The cows had not been vaccinated against Bruccelosis when they were under one year of age. All of the cattle were sold at market and sent to slaughter, with proceeds going to the legal brand owners. During the past three years, the MT Dept. of Livestock has recovered 7,389 missing or stolen cattle worth more than $7.9 million for MT livestock produc- ers. *** BASTROP, Jean Barton Texas — An investigation led by Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) Spe- cial Ranger Doug Hutchison Stolen Montana cattle led to the arrest of 2 siblings on charges of livestock theft. The suspects were arrested after allegedly stealing 9 head of cattle in December 2008 from a U.S. Army Apache helicopter pilot who was serving in Iraq. Diana Marie Brown, 27, Elgin, was served with 2 charges Thursday while serving time in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on an unrelated crime. Her brother, Garrett Wayne Brown, 20, Lexing- ton, was arrested in Septem- ber 2011 in Lee County. Garrett Brown faces 1 charge of theft and is cur- rently out on a $25,000 bond. "A good tip from an informant and solid record keeping by the livestock markets helped us capture the suspects," said Hutchi- son. *** We are still offering $20,000 for arrest and con- viction of the person or per- sons who stole Owens cattle here in Tehama County. Tip line is 1-800-671-4327 or 530-520-9399 or 530-527- 6332. The Tehama County Deputy investigating the crime has said, "We are making progress." *** Without agriculture there would be no World Series, Texas Dept. of Agriculture press release AUSTIN, Texas — "Baseball is known as America's pastime, and agriculture is America's lifeblood," said Agriculture Commissioner Todd Sta- ples. "In Texas, agriculture is a $100 billion industry that keeps our state and nation running strong. As we cheer for the Rangers here in Texas, let's also root for our heroes in another field who go to bat every day to help feed and clothe us." Did you know? • Baseball bats are made of wood and in Texas, the timber industry produces almost 500 million cubic feet of lumber annually with a delivered value of more than $550 million. • Leather is used to make mitts and Texas leads the nation in cattle with more than 13 million head, which have an annual production value of more than $7 bil- lion. • Peanuts are a favorite snack at baseball games and in Texas, we produce more than 600 million pounds of peanuts — enough to make over 6 billion peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. • Hot dogs are a tradi- tional favorite at baseball games and the Texas pork industry has an annual statewide economic impact of more than $250 million. Shasta Bull Sale set for Tuesday The 46th Annual Shasta Bull Sale will start at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the Shasta Livestock Auction Yard in Cottonwood. The sale offers 125 Top Bulls from most commercial breeds plus 150 Bred Cows and Pairs will sell following the bulls. Bulls sifted and graded on Monday, Oct. 31. While you're in town for the sale, come to the 2011 Western Heritage Night Dinner at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, at the Shasta District Fairground in Anderson. For sale book requests and dinner reservations call Sale Managers Greg or Maureen Thomas at 541-545-3417 or send an e-mail to: ycross@centurylink.net. The North State's premier supplier of stoves STOVE JUNCTION The Over 25 years of experience LIC #808524 COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR All makes and models. We perform dealer recommened 30K, 60K, 90K SERVICES AT LOWER PRICES Smog Check starting at $ (most cars and pick-ups) 2595 + cert. Pass or FREE retest 527-9841 • 195 S. Main St. NOW OPEN! 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Texas growers produce an average of 90 million bushels of wheat annually — enough to make more than 25 billion hot dog buns. • Texas is a leading dairy state and produces enough milk each year to fill Rangers Ballpark in Arling- ton nearly eight times. • Texas is the nation's No. 1 cotton-producing state, growing enough cot- ton every year to make about 3 billion baseball uni- forms. If the bales of cotton produced in Texas were placed side-by-side and stacked three high, they could line both sides of the road from Rangers Ballpark in Arlington to Busch Stadi- um in St. Louis where the Cardinals call home. • Want wool socks to go with that uniform? Texas is the top wool-producing state in the nation, with more than 800,000 sheep yielding nearly 4 million pounds of wool. • The grass is always greener at the ballpark. Texas harvests nearly 40,000 acres of turf grass sod annually. • How better to celebrate a world championship than with a good steak dinner? Texas produces about 8 bil- lion pounds of beef a year. • Where else but Texas can you find a World Series baseball team owned by a Texas rancher who has a brand of beef named after him? Nolan Ryan produces great Texas beef and a world-class baseball team. Jean Barton can be reached at jbarton@theskybeam.com. Ag Briefs Upcoming The following local events were listed in the Sacramento Valley Region- al Almond Newsletter: • Groundwater Manage- ment Meeting, mid-Decem- ber, Corning Veterans Memorial Hall, 1620 Solano St. •Tehama Walnut Day, Jan. 20, Red Bluff Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road. •Tehama Prune Day, Feb. 3, Red Bluff Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road. •Tehama County Ag Department Continuing Education Classes, Friday, Nov. 18 and Thursday, Dec. 8, 9-11 a.m., Wetter Hall, 1740 Walnut St., Red Bluff For more information check out the Tehama UCCE Office at cete- hama.ucdavis.edu or call 527-3101. 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