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Thestoryofthe96Cat- tle Company in the Cali- fornia Cattlemen's Associ- ation Centennial Celebra- tion coffee table book was included among the 106 ranch and business histo- ries. Interesting how Ha- zel's great-grandfather gave each of his children a ranch. Issac McKenzie came from Nova Scotia in 1869 to Northern California. He went to work for the Sierra Lumber Company in Lyonsville. He acted as camp boss during the time ox teams were used for skidding logs. In 1875, he married Lucy Turner and they settled in Oak Creek, by Paynes Creek, and entered into the cat- tle business. He used the half circle T brand, stand- ing for Turner. They had three chil- dren: Bert born in 1876; Bertha born in 1879; and Earl born in 1882. Their winter range for their cattle was in Oak Creek. In 1892, Issac and Lucy bought what is now called the Stump Ranch for their summer range and Domingo Springs Ranch, west of Chester. Abner Street Nanney was born in Missouri in 1845. He traveled to Ore- gon Territory in 1848 by wagon train with his par- ents, two brothers and a sister. His parents settled in Sweet Home, Ore. Ab- ner joined the U.S. Cav- alry in 1862, and after discharge from the Army, he traveled into Califor- nia. Abner was a great horseman and came into California buying, sell- ing, trading and break- ing horses. One trip he stopped by the Ide Ranch, just south of Red Bluff, and met Anne Elizabeth Cooper, granddaughter of William B. Ide. They later married in 1868 and built a house on Morgon Creek in Lanes Valley, near Paynes Creek and started in the cattle business. They had four children: Ida, Lulu, Olive and Ab- ner, Jr. They kept buying and homesteading more land and ran large herds of cattle and horses. In the 1870's they bought the McClory Ranch in Lanes Valley, which Ab- ner gave to his daugh- ter Ida when she married Richard Woodward. He acquired Morgan Springs, on Hwy 36 East of Red Bluff, now called Hanna Ranch, and gave it to his son, Abner Jr.; when he married Emma Schuler of Shingletown. In 1880, Ab- ner bought the Goodrich Ranch, later called the 101 Ranch just east of West- wood, which he gave to his daughter Lulu, when she married Bert McK- enzie in 1902. In 1890, he also acquired Tyler Mead- ows now called Childs Meadows, on Hwy 36 E, west of Chester, which he gave to his daughter Ol- ive, when she married Frank Childs in 1902. When Lulu Nanney married Bert Mcken- zie, she had her own cat- tle and brand of half cir- cle 2. Bert's iron was 92 on the left hip. Bert and Lulu had four children: Thelma, Jack, Abner and Beryl. Af- ter 15 years of marriage, Lulu was left a widow when Bert died of appendi- citis in 1917. She was left a third partner in the McK- enzie Stover Company, later being bought out in 1936. Brothers Abner and Jack, eventually became partners in the cattle busi- ness and ran their cattle on the 101 Ranch with the branding iron 101. Abner used the 101 iron on the left hip and Jack used it on the right rib. Their summer range was Bogard, Poison Lake and Harvey Valley be- sides the 101 Ranch, all in Lassen County. They had winter range in Vina and Paskenta in Tehama County. In 1943, their part- nership ended and Ab- ner bought the 101 Ranch from his mother, Lulu. Abner and his wife, Shirlle, married in 1933, had five children: Bobi, Gayle, Bert, Ha- zel and Scotty. Abner and Shirlie bought the Ellen- wood and Ramsey ranch in 1946, adding 20,000 acres to run their cattle and horses in the winter months. Abner was very proud of his registered Quarter Horses, which he raised in the rocks making them great to ride gathering cattle over the rocky ter- rain. Abner and Shirlies chil- dren all rode and helped with the cattle. Abner was a director of the Red Bluff Roundup and on the Red Bluff Bull Sale Committee for years as well as presi- dent of the Tehama County Cattlemen's Association in 1955, finally being honored as Tehama County Cattle- man of the Year in 1983. In 1962 Abner and his good friend, Bill Owens, started the Red Bluff Gelding Sale. In 1966, Abner and Shirlie retired to 160 acres in An- telope Valley, just east of Red Bluff, selling the 101 Ranch and other proper- ties. Their daughter Hazel leased this ranch for the last few years of Abner's life. Shirlie died in 1987 and Abner died in 1995. In 1979, Hazel mar- ried Keith "Hop" Brown. Hop had two daughters, Pam and Tami. Hazel had three sons, Flint, Luke and Zane. Hop and Ha- zel continue to run Here- ford cattle with son, Zane Glines. They own 96 Shields Creek Ranch, 12 miles east of Alturas. They run cattle there in the sum- mer months and in Vi- ola, 10 miles east of Shin- gletown. In the winter months, the cattle are on their place west of Red Bluff and in the Manton area. They use the brand- ing iron 96 on the left hip, which came from Ly- ons Cattle Company, first registered in 1918 and ac- quired with the sale of Lyon Cattle Company to Bert McKenzie, Charles Stover and Earl McKen- zie in 1917. Zane uses the iron, half circle Z on the left hip. Zane, a fifth generation cattleman is a director of the Red Bluff Round-Up since 2007. JeanBartonhasbeen writing her column in the Daily News since the early 1990s. She can be reached by e-mail at jbarton2013@ gmail.com. JEANBARTON The story of the 96 Cattle Company By Lisa Rathke The Associated Press MONTPELIER,VT. Gotmilk? Twenty-fivebipartisanmem- bers of Congress say if it's from soybeans, almond or rice, it should not be labeled as milk. Democratic Vermont Rep. Peter Welch and Republican Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson, leading the charge against "fake milk," signed a letter alongwithotherCongressio- nalmembers,askingtheU.S. Food and Drug Administra- tion to investigate and take action against manufactur- ers of "milk" that doesn't come from cows. They want the FDA to re- quire plant-based products to adopt a more appropri- ate name, other than milk, which they say is deceptive. "We strongly believe that the use of the term 'milk' by manufacturers of plant- based products is mislead- ing to consumers, harmful to the dairy industry and a violation of milk's standard of identity," the letter states. Dairy farmers are strug- gling with "deep cuts in in- come" following a 40-per- cent drop in milk prices since 2014, the members of Congress say. The forecast is for prices to remain low. In recent years, the sale of plant-based products, often labeled as milk, has jumped in recent years, the letter states. They say milk has a clear standard of identity: "ob- tained by the complete milk- ing of one or more healthy cows," among other quali- ties. "While consumers are entitled to choose imitation products, it is misleading and illegal for manufactur- ers of these items to profit from the 'milk' name," the letter states. "These prod- ucts should be allowed on the market only when accu- rately labeled." The Soyfoods Associa- tion of North America said the term "soymilk" has been used on products for over 100 years. It asked the FDA in 1997 to recognize the one- word name "soymilk" but that the FDA has not made a decision on the petition. The FDA said Friday that it had received the Dec. 16 letter and planned to re- sponddirectlytolawmakers. FARMING 25 congressional members question plant-based 'milk' label CONTRIBUTED Hazel Brown branding a Hereford calf with the 96brand at a 2007branding. 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