4-A FREESTONECOUNTY REPORT
XTO Energy Inc. has completed the C.C Thompson Gas Unit Lease Well #41 in Freestone County. The new directional well is located in the Freestone Field 7.9 miles SE of Teague, Texas. The total depth is 13,120 ft. with 11,079 ft. – 12,875 ft. producing intervals with 1,996 mcfpd of gas on a 15/64 inch choke.
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The Red Oak Ranch received 1 & 1/ 2 inches of rain around 5 a.m.
on Sunday morning!! What a great blessing. The storm rolled through with lots of lightning and lots of thunder. My grandma use to say that thunder was God bowling if it was the rolling kind of thunder. Otherwise she said God was moving the furniture around.
I have told
these stories to my kids and grandchildren whenever I found out they were afraid of storms. It has comforted more than one generation of kids! The Colonel and I worried about our 7-month-old Beagle puppies
during the storm. This would be the first storm they have been through in their short lives. They’ve seen rain before but not the stormy skies with it. Tasha and MO can be very brave but I imagine they were pretty scared, not knowing what was happening. But they seemed no worse for wear later in the day. They have a very nice, dry, and secure house with fresh hay inside so they should have stayed dry at least. There wasn’t much wind with the storm, which is a good thing I
guess since there are some dead trees around. Some branches were blown off of trees but they didn’t cause much trouble like blocking a road or breaking a fence. But we are so grateful for the rain, that we could have accepted some trouble. At least for a few days now we won’t have to look at the soil blowing away. Everything seems fresh, green, clean, and renewed with just a little bit of rain. The good news is that later on in the week we are suppose to receive more rain. Maybe God will not be bowling or moving furniture and Beagle puppies everywhere can feel safe and secure especially the two little ones at The Red Oak Ranch.
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GReGoRy wIllIAMsoN, 10 yeAR old GRANdsoN of sally and stanley Gregory took this 6x6 big bull elk on dos Hermandos Ranch in san luis, Colorado. (submitted Photo)
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Bill Hughes (903) 626-4651
Don Henderson (254) 385-6460
Floyd Moore (936) 295-3558 SALE EVERY THURSDAY - 12 NOON
Receipts from Groesbeck Auction & Livestock Co. LLC showed a total of 922 head of cattle on Thursday, October 20, 2011 with 118 sellers and 45 buyers.
Stocker & Feeder Calves & Yearlings Steers Good & Choice
300-400 lbs----------------------------------------138-170 400-500 lbs----------------------------------------125-160 500-600 lbs----------------------------------------115-138 600-700 lbs----------------------------------------115-130 Heifers Good & Choice
300-400 lbs----------------------------------------133-142 400-500 lbs----------------------------------------117-140 500-600 lbs----------------------------------------115-130 600-700 lbs----------------------------------------100-127 Slaughter Cows & Bulls
Boner Avg. Dress 900 – 1000 lbs-------------------52-56 Boner High Dress 900 – 1000 lbs-------------------58-62 Boner Avg. Dress 1100 – 1400 lbs------------------55-58 Boner High Dress 1100 – 1400 lbs------------------60-63 Breaker Avg. Dress 1200 – 1400 lbs----------------59-62 Breaker High Dress 1200 - 1400 lbs-------------62-67.5 Canner Cows Avg. Dress 1000 -1200 lbs----------52-58 Canner Cows High Dress 1000 - 1200 lbs---------54-60 Thin Cows Avg. Dress 750 – 1000 lbs--------------40-45 Thin Cows High Dress 750 -1000 lbs---------------44-49 Bulls Yield Grade 1 & 2-----------------------------75-79 Bulls Yield Grade 3 & 4-----------------------------68-72 Stocker Cows
Young Bred Cows---------------------------------800-1000 Older Plain Bred-----------------------------------600-750 Good Choice Pairs--------------------------------900-1100 Common Medium Pairs----------------------------800-950
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• Digital X-rays; Endoscopy; Ultrasound
• Surgery suite with a fully padded knockdown/recovery room
• Indoor monitoring stalls for Critical Care
• TV monitored, climate controlled, extra-large foaling stalls
• Quarantine/Isolation barn with large stalls
• Two stallion barns with individually attached pipe turnout paddocks
• Lighted mare motel with spacious stalls
Mon. - Fri. 8am - 5pm Sat. by appt. only. Credit Cards Accepted.
3 903-536-2424 Buffalo Livestock Marketing, Inc. Russell L deCordova P.O. Box Drawer P,
Cody deCordova (903) 322-4940
Ty deCordova Buffalo, Texas 75831 SALE EVERY SATURDAY - 12 NOON
Receipts from Buffalo Livestock Marketing showed a total of 1,927 cattle October 22, 2011 with 24 sellers and 64 buyers. Steer/Bull Calves & Yearlings
#1 Angus Cross and Charolais Cross Steers & Heifers carrying ½ or less Brahman blood
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Some plainer, hard to place calves below these figures 150-200 lbs----------------------------------1.15-1.60 200-300 lbs----------------------------------1.15-1.60 300-400 lbs----------------------------------1.15-1.40 400-500 lbs----------------------------------1.10-1.38 500-600 lbs----------------------------------1.05-1.30 600-700 lbs----------------------------------1.02-1.26 700-800 lbs----------------------------------1.00-1.14 Slaughter
Cutter Cows--------------------------------------48-70 Fat Cows------------------------------------------52-72 Canner Cows-------------------------------------34-67 Slaughter Bulls
Heavy Bulls------------------------------------73-80.5 Light Bulls----------------------------------------59-70 Pairs
These prices reflect the Good and CHoICe cattle, and the plainer cattle would be 14 to 20 dollars behind these figures.
Choice Pairs--------------------------------1100-1200 Good Pairs-----------------------------------900-1050 Plain Pairs-------------------------------------710-875 Bred Cows 3-6 yr old-----------------------650-1040
150-200 lbs-----------------------------------1.35-2.00 200-300 lbs-----------------------------------1.30-188 300-400 lbs-----------------------------------1.25-1.70 400-500 lbs-----------------------------------1.20-1.60 500-600 lbs-----------------------------------1.15-1.36 600-700 lbs-----------------------------------1.10-1.35 700-800 lbs-----------------------------------1.10-1.23 Heifer Calves & Yearlings
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Butler VFD Fundraiser
The Butler Volunteer
Fire Department Bar-B-Q fundraiser is set for November 5th at the fire station on Highway 84 from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Plates are $7.00. Come out
and support these valiant men and women who work hard on our behalf. _____________________
WACO LIVESTOCK AUCTION, LLC Goats 9:00 a.m.
Under 300 lbs--------------------------------120-160 300-400 lbs-----------------------------------120-150 400-500 lbs-----------------------------------120-145 500-600 lbs-----------------------------------120-140 600-700 lbs-----------------------------------115-130 700-800 lbs-----------------------------------115-125 No. 1 Heifers
Under 300 lbs-------------------------------115-145 300-400 lbs----------------------------------115-140 400-500 lbs----------------------------------115-135 500-600 lbs----------------------------------115-130 600-700 lbs----------------------------------110-122 700-800 lbs----------------------------------105-116 Slaughter Cows
High Yielding--------------------------------60 to 70 Low Yielding---------------------------------45 to 55 Fats--------------------------------58 to 68 Thin & Shelly--------------------------------30 to 45 Packer Bulls (1250-2075 lbs)
Yield Grade 1&2 ---------------------------65 to 77 Cow & Calf Pairs
Young Pregnancy Test Stocker Replacement Cows 500 to 895
Young Choice---------------------------900 to 1050 Young Fair--------------------------------700 to 900 Aged Pairs--------------------------------550 to 700
SALE EVERY TUESDAY Office 254-753-3191
2316 East State Highway 6 Waco, TX 76705-3777 Jody Thomas 254-223-2958
Waco Stockyard
PResToN sIMPsoN, sHowING “BACKlAsH,” wins the Reserve Grand Championship in the state Junior Boer Goat show on october 15, 2011 during the state fair of Texas in dallas. Preston and “Backlash” pose with his proud parents, sherry and Joe simpson, and sister, Riley. The entire family works hard on the breeding program and is proud of their many accomplishments. (Photo submitted)
FARM/RANCH OIL & GAS
October 25, 2011 - The “Times”
EPA Will Not Regulate Rural Dust at Stricter Levels
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) today applauded the announcement by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson that the agency would not impose stronger agricultural dust regulations on Texas ranchers. TSCRA and other cattle industry organizations
worked
continuously to ensure these regulations never came to fruition. “Regulating rural dust
would have had a devastating economic impact on ranchers who are already battling an unprecedented drought and wildfires alongside a list of proposed burdensome and unnecessary government regulations,” said Joe Parker Jr., rancher and TSCRA president. “TSCRA worked hard to put and end to this
proposal, and we are pleased to see that the EPA finally realized how damaging this regulation would have been.”
According to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), no science-based evidence exists that would have justified the burdensome, costly regulations that would have resulted in ranchers being fined for working in dusty environments in rural America. Had the EPA followed through with their proposal, Texas and other states would have been classified as nonattainment areas. These areas would have been primarily located in rural parts of the country where dust naturally occurs. The potential revision of the federal dust standard could have been below naturally occurring levels of dust in many states, making it impossible to meet. According to the EPA, the current standard will remain in place for at least five years. Parker says that while this announcement is a big win for Texas ranchers, the EPA could propose a stricter dust standard in the future. This is why TSCRA will continue to support the Farm Dust Regulation
Prevention
Act, sponsored by Senator Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) and Congresswoman Kristi Noem (R-S.D.). This legislation would essentially exempt ranchers from dust regulation if state and local authorities have already implemented dust control measures. The Texas and southwestern
Cattle Raisers Association is a 134-year-old trade organization. As the largest and oldest livestock association in Texas, TsCRA represents more than 15,000 beef cattle producers, ranching families and businesses who manage approximately 4 million head of cattle on 79.5 million acres of range and pasture land, primarily in Texas and oklahoma.
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Cattle 12:00 p.m.
Receipts from Waco Livestock Marketing showed a total of 756 head of cattle sold October 18, 2011. No. 1 Steers
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