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Agricultureranch farm I am fortunate to have neighbors that invite me to their brandings each year. Last weekend I enjoyed being with the Ante- lope Creek Cattle Co. folks as their families and friends did the fall work of branding calves and the cows, their pre- breeding shots. Everyone was glad to see the last calf roped and the catch pen empty, because it had been a strenuous three days for the ropers, muggers, workers and cooks, over Vet- erans Day weekend. the calves. morning's work, because they were vaccinating the cows with their annual shots when I arrived, and the sun was warmer. Nanc y I missed that part of the Visiting with neighbors during brandings & Jean Barton The tall sycamore trees and grape vines were chang- ing color but all hadn't fallen yet, so it was a colorful backdrop for the many pho- tographs I took. Jim Edwards branded every calf this year since deer hunting season was over, Antelope Creek Cattle Company uses the famous pilot wheel brand that J. S. Cone recorded June 14, 1859 in Tehama County. It was applied to the left ribs. When the calves were born this fall, they received a colored eartag with their dams (mothers) identifica- tion and date of birth. Each year the heifers get a differ- ent colored eartag that tells the year they were born. For example, the 2011 heifers have a yellow eartag, while the 2010 two year olds have an orange tag. and calves was gathered in the frosty mornings, and brought into the corrals by Antelope Creek, where the cows were separated from A pasture full of cows the Bovi ShieldGold FP 5 VL 5 HB which has strains of IBR, BVD Types 1 and 2, PI3, and BRSV including the 5 strains of Leptospira plus hardjo-bovis. Because the vaccine is a modified live virus, it will cause the cows to abort if they are already bred. Each cow also received a booster shot of 8-way, to prevent blackleg, malignant edema, black disease, enterotxemia, malignant edema, overeating disease and red water. These are the clostridial diseases and Danny Brown gave the Ultra Choice 8. Weber gave Weber, Chuck Morris and Wyatt Brown were on horse- back getting the cows up the chute, while Harry McClure was releasing them. Gre g heifers. It is commonly referred to as "Trich," and is a disease that can be eco- nomically devastating for infected herds. Walt Brown applied the Cydectin pour-on, a liquid formulation for control of roundworms, lungworms, grubs, lice and mites in cat- tle. It also provides 7 days of persistent activity against horn flies. Then it was time for branding the over 200 calves each day. The ropers ranged in age from 10 to 83 years, and they roped their share. Walt had divided the rop- ers into groups, with group 1: Chuck Morris, Don Brown, Riley Jackson, J.D. Riley, Jarret Rohl. Group 2: Danny Brown, Jessica Jones, Clifford & Chris Cunningham, Jody Brown. Brown, Lance Root, Harry & Nancy McClure, Cole Bunting. Group 3: Walt & Tracy Group 4: Cole Robinson, Amanda Slater, Greg Weber, Dusty Brown, C. J. Cash, Lester Gonzales. Group 5: Wyatt Brown, Cetara Rohl, Don Brown, Logan Robinson, Wyatt Garner. The shot that Cole Robinson was giving in the neck of each cow was Multi- Min, an injectable, chelated, supplemental source of zinc, manganese, selenium, and copper. TrichGuard, to prevent Tri- chomoniasis, a disease of cattle that causes infertility, open cows, and occasional abortions in cows and Don Brown applied Among the ground crew were the younger ropers, while others gave the BoviShield Gold 5, One Shot Ultra 8, Multi-Min, Cydectin, earmarked and castrated the bull calves. On Saturday, a longtime friend of Jim Edwards came to watch the action. and Judy Donohue were classmates of Jim at San Jose High School. Leon went on to play football at San Jose State, and then tight end, later tackle for the Leon Farm Bureau welcomes defeat of food labeling initiative The largest organization representing California fam- ily farmers and ranchers thanked voters today for rejecting a ballot initiative that would have required foods containing genetically engineered ingredients to carry a special, California- only label. The California Farm Bureau Federation opposed Proposition 37, which voters defeated in yesterday's statewide elec- tion. ers saw the many flaws in Proposition 37 and rejected it," California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger said. "It would have created con- fusion about food safety and raised food costs, and it would have created all sorts of complications for family farmers and others who grow or sell food." "We're pleased that vot- Despite the defeat of Proposition 37, Wenger said farmers understand that many people want to know more about how their food is produced. they grow or how they grow them, farmers want to pro- vide the food and farm prod- ucts that people want and need," he said, adding that Farm Bureau supports con- tinued research and educa- tion to broaden understand- ing of genetically engi- neered foods. "No matter what crops fornia farmers don't grow a lot of genetically engineered crops, we believe biotech- nology holds promise to provide environmental ben- efits and nutritional improvements for a growing population," Wenger said. "While we seek to fulfill that promise, we will continue to support the current, compre- hensive regulatory program that ensures biotech crops are safe and are produced in a way that protects the envi- ronment. We believe biotech crops to be safe, but if peo- ple choose not to consume foods produced through biotechnology, there are alternatives such as organic products or those voluntarily labeled as being made with- "While it's true that Cali- out use of genetically engi- neered ingredients." Wenger also expressed pleasure with the re-election of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, whom he described as a consistent, effective advo- cate for California farmers and ranchers. "Throughout her career in the Senate, Dianne Fein- stein has pressed for reforms important to farmers and ranchers, on issues such as the estate tax, immigration reform and water supply," Wenger said. "We look for- ward to continuing to work with her to assure that Cali- fornia agriculture sustains the food production and environmental benefits that are crucial to our state and to the nation." For Thanksgiving Décor Make your holiday table special Create your own festive look! 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On horseback: Don Brown, Riley Jackson, Jarret Rohl, J. D Riley, Chuck Morris. The ropers ranged in age from 10 years to 83 years old. San Francisco 49ers in 1962-64, and the Dallas Cowboys in 1965-1968. He said they almost played in the first two Super Bowls, but Green Bay beat them both times. The 2nd game was known as the ice bowl since "wind chill was minus 40, and they beat us in last 4 seconds. Bart Starr ran a quarterback sneak." For 30 years Leon was the football and wrestling coach at Shasta College. "Nothing like playing foot- ball. If you can't play you become a coach, so you can stay in the game". This year Chris Brown, Erin Murphy and Shelby Murphy were the barbecue chefs, serving 13 tri-tip and 15 racks of ribs over the three days, with chili beans, potato salad, toss green salad, macaroni salad, bean dips and taco dip with chips, rolls and butter. They gave Joe Murphy credit for get- ting the wood fire started, and they had a good bed of coals for grilling. Another table had the desserts, with pumpkin pies, berry pies, apple pies, carrot cake, lemon cake, chocolate chip cookies, frosted brown- ies and fudge. Thanks to my neighbors for three days of branding, and many digital photos. Saturday, November 17, 2012 – Daily News 5A