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Wetraveledover950 miles on the Oregon Ad- venture Tour, and our stop was 12 miles southwest of Coos Bay, at Shore Acres State Park and Botani- cal Gardens. A park em- ployee told us the history of Shore Acres, and led us on a tour of the gardens. Much to our sorrow, the gift shop closed promptly at 4:30 p.m. while we were still in the rose garden. Louis J. Simpson (1877- 1949) was an American shipping and timber mag- nate and the founder of North Bend, OR. Simpson dropped out of the Univer- sity of California in 1897 to run his father's ship fleet and lumber mills in Coos Bay. In 1905 Louis bought the property from Jake Ev- ans for $4,000. Louis began building his first mansion on the bluff in 1907, now the site of the present Ob- servation building, as a Christmas present for his wife Cassie. He be- gan landscaping and the formal gardens, with plants from all over the world. Simpson built a carriage house/barn on the north end, and on the south end he built a dairy complex where he raised prize winning Holsteins. Near the formal gar- dens he built a gardener's cottage, and we were able to view it since it was the only original building still standing. In 1914 he enlarged the mansion to include a Ro- man Bath with a 26' by 52' swimming pool that used both fresh and salt wa- ter. Simpson built a green house and rose pergolas, plus a Japanese garden and 100' pond. April 1921, his wife Cassie died after a long ill- ness, and in July 1921 the mansion burned to the ground. In 1927 Louis and his second wife Lela moved into a second man- sion that stretched 224' along the bluff. Financial losses, and in 1932 Louis and Lela gave the Cape Arago portion of the es- tate to the state of Ore- gon. In December 1942, the Simpsons sold the remain- der of the estate to Ore- gon for $29,000 for devel- opment of a public park. During the World War II years, the US Army occu- pied the site and the man- sion became a barracks and officers club. The mansion was torn down in December 1948 because it needed too many repairs. Louis J. Simpson died at his home in Barview, and buried in the Simpson family mau- soleum at Mountain View Cemetary, Oakland. The roses and dahlia were very colorful in the area's mild climate, with many other flowering annuals. If you like gar- dens, it is worth a trip to Charleston to view Shore Acres Botanical Gardens. Bullsales Tehama County had two outstanding bull sales in September. On the 4th, Byrd Cat- tle Co. in Los Molinos sold 84 bulls for an av- erage of $8,916, with the top price of $25,000 paid by ABS Global, DeFor- est, WI. Hart Cattle Co., Montague paid $ 14,000 for second high and pur- chased a total of ten bulls. Other bulls that sold for $10,750 or more went to Singleton Ranch, Roseburg, OR; O & De Cattle Co., Cedarville; Joe Correia, Escalon; Kevin and Kristi Tomera, Jiggs, NV; and Christine Bark- dull, Fortuna who pur- chased five bulls. BCC re- tained 50% revenue shar- ing and semen interest on every bull selling, but buyer would retain full possession and 100% sal- vage value. Vic Woolery barbe- cued 125 pounds of tri tip, to serve with green beans, caesar salad, rolls at the famous BCC dinner and party follow- ing the sale. A week later on the 11th, Tehama Angus Ranch, Gerber sold 83 fall yearlings that av- eraged $7,804 and 39 spring yearlings that av- eraged $8,263. 122 bulls averaged $7,951. Top price of $ 25,000 to ABS Global, DeForest, WI, with three fourth in- terest and full posses- sion. Other bulls that sold for $10,750 or more went to Phillip AT Martin, Lemoore; Burr Creek An- gus, Ferndale; Tony Mad- dalena, Sierraville; VM/ WH Hendren, Bodega Bay; Running W Live- stock, Rocklin; Camatta Ranch, Santa Margarita; Ferndale Farms, Fern- dale; Biddick, Inc; Liv- ingston, WI; and White & Son, Corning. Pick of Fall or Spring Bred heifers sold for $13,000 to McKean Broth- ers, Mercer, PA. 30 year- ling commercial heifers sold for $68,250 to Jake Parnell, on order. Volume buyers for five bulls or more were Boston Ranch, Exeter; Camatta Ranch; Hamilton Broth- ers, Rio Vista; Hewitson Cattle Co.; Avenal; Lone Pine Ranch, Covelo and Marenco Cattle Co.; Red Bluff. On Thursday evening before the sale, the guests enjoyed a Certified Angus Beef rib eye steak dinner after socializing and pre- viewing the bulls. Following dinner Erin Borror, Bryce's wife who is an economist for the U.S. Meat Export Federation, gave a presentation on world beef trade. USMEF has offices around the world, work- ing to promote U.S. red meat and helping to keep markets open. Erin travels worldwide and is responsi- ble for USMEF's red meat export forecasts, trade pol- icy related analysis, global market analysis for U.S. exporters, and U.S. market analysis for international customers. The beef industry has had five record break- ing value years. Exports are still strong, but tight global supplies, lack of ac- cess to China, the West Coast port backlog and the strong dollar make a dif- ference. Our key Asian markets are Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong with Aus- tralia as our largest com- petitor. Borror said "high prices are all relative, and still room for beef consump- tion growth." Her poster showed that Korean Hanwoo was $8/lb carcass price in July, with Japa- nese Wagyu just below that, while U.S. choice cut- out was slightly above $ 2. 40/lb. However, beef per capita consumption for U.S. was above 50 lbs per person, Mexico and Ko- rea were a little over 20 lbs, Japan about 15 lbs and Taiwan/China were under 10 lbs. The Asian countries have a preference for mar- bled beef, but not Mexico. To continue to compete in the global market, we need to be a growth indus- try. The future is bright, growing beef consumption outside the U.S. We need to position U.S. beef as a high quality product that is grain fed. There is growth in chilled beef in Korea, since the chilled volume of 8,162 metric tons was up 40%. They love Korean style barbecue using the beef short ribs. Taiwan is a culinary hotspot, with an increase of 6% through July, and 20,000 metric tons. With China's lack of ac- cess, it means a loss of more than $ 100 per head in the U.S. China would be taking large volumes of the main Asia cuts: short plate, short ribs and chuck short ribs. Our competitors, Aus- tralia has had a drought, and has not started to re- build numbers of cattle. Brazil needs investment in the cow/calf sector and management skills. Their breed of cattle, Nelore has calving ease and are heat tolerant, but hard to fat- ten. There is possible growth in Japanese consumption, especially if a free trade agreement can be reached through the Trans Pacific Partnership, as lower im- port prices contribute to larger per capita consump- tion. JeanBartonhasbeen writing her column in the Daily News since the early 1990s. She can be reached by e-mail at jbarton2013@ gmail.com. JEANBARTON Coos Bay history and bull sales Call 877-4DAD411 or visit www.fatherhood.gov be a dad today. Take time to COURTESYPHOTO US Meat Export Federation Economist Erin Borror gave a presentation on world beef trade during the Tehama Angus Ranch presale dinner. 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