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FB WEEK PROCLAMATION
Congress attracts
top state, federal
lawmakers
klahoma Farm Bureau’s annual
Leadership Conference Feb. 18-19
in Oklahoma City drew an
estimated crowd of 300 county leaders
that heard from four Members of
Congress and numerous high-ranking
state officials.
Congresswoman Mary Fallin lead off
the impressive array of the state’s
congressional delegation Feb. 18. Her
speech, covering topics such as water,
private property rights, farm trucks and
alternative fuels, was the opening for the
two-day conference.
Following Fallin at the podium was
new OSU President Burns Hargis.
Oklahoma Water Resources Research
Institute’s Jeri Fleming followed Hargis.
Congressman Tom Cole was surprise
visitor to that evening’s banquet,
and addressed the packed ballroom
briefly before OFB presented its top
legislative awards.
Lt. Gov. Jari Askins was featured
speaker for the banquet, and the Byron
Berline Band provided entertainment for
the evening.
Congressman Dan Boren kicked off
Feb. 19 with an address following
breakfast. He was followed at the
podium by Oklahoma’s senior U.S.
Senator Jim Inhofe.
The list of legislators also featured
the co-chairs of the Oklahoma Senate
Agriculture Committee Charlie Wyrick
and Ron Justice before the meeting
adjourned.
The two-day conference is designed to
bring county leaders to Oklahoma City
and allow them to interact with their
lawmakers during the session. OFB staff
also provides up-to-date information to
those attending about legislative issues,
particularly those selected as priorities.
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ov. Brad Henry signed the official document
designating Farm Bureau Week in Oklahoma on
Feb.12 in a Blue Room ceremony. OFB President
Mike Spradling, Lt. Gov. Jari Askins, National Affairs
Director Ericka McPherson and Public Policy Vice
President Lori Peterson joined the governor for the
signing ceremony. The document set aside Feb.
18-23 as Farm Bureau Week in Oklahoma.The
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proclamation recognized Oklahoma Farm Bureau for
being the largest and most influential voluntary farm
organization in the Sooner State. It also noted the
dedication the organization has shown to
maintaining agriculture as an “honorable and
respected profession” that is responsible for much of
the economic prosperity in Oklahoma.
CHECK OUT
THE FOOD
lenda Love, executive director of the Ronald
McDonald House Charities of Tulsa, accepts a
large food donation from OFB Women’s Committee
members Lena Henson and Beverly Delmedico in
recognition of Food Check Out Day.The Women’s
Committee donated $1,000 worth of food to both the
Oklahoma City and Tulsa Ronald McDonald Houses
to celebrate Food Check Out Day.The Feb. 5 & 6
donations celebrate the time of the year when most
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Americans have earned enough income to pay for all
the food they eat, both at home and away from
home, for the entire year. Americans spend just
under 10 percent of their disposable income on food.
The Ronald McDonald Houses were chosen for the
donations since they provide a home-away-fromhome for families with children who are hospitalized
with serious illnesses.
Congressman Dan Boren
Senator Jim Inhofe
Congressman Tom Cole
Congresswoman Mary Fallin
Burns Hargis
Lt. Gov. Jari Askins
Senator Charlie Wyrick
Senator Ron Justice
Jeri Fleming
The Byron Berline Band
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AFBF,OFB honor Kouplen
eggs rancher Steve Kouplen was
honored Jan. 14 by AFBF for eight years
of service on the organization’s board of
directors. Oklahoma Farm Bureau recognized
its past president during Feb. 18 at the
Oklahoma City Leadership Conference.
Kouplen received a large plaque from
AFBF President Bob Stallman, recognizing his
service on the AFBF board from January 2000
to November 2007.
He received his portrait and large plaque
from OFB President Mike Spradling Feb. 18,
honoring his service as state president, state
director and a county leader.
Kouplen was elected president of
Oklahoma Farm Bureau in 1999 and served
continiously through November 2007, when he
had to retire after serving the maximum
allowed time by the OFB bylaws.
During his service on the AFBF board,
Kouplen also served on the board of directors
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Steve Kouplen accepts a plaque and his portrait for his
dedicated service to Oklahoma Farm Bureau as a county leader,
state director and state president from OFB President Mike
Spradling, left.
Former OFB President Steve Kouplen accepts a plaque of
apprediation for his years of service on the AFBF board from
AFBF President Bob Stallman, right.
for Farm Bureau Life, FBL and Farm Bureau
Bank.
OFB prospered under Kouplen’s leadership,
adding more than 40,000 members.
The Okmulgee County rancher has been
involved in agriculture all his life. He
continues today to operate a commercial
Hereford cow-calf herd started by his parents.
In addition, he also grows wheat and grass hay.
Farm Bureau has been part of Kouplen’s
life for more than three decades. He served as
the Okmulgee County Farm Bureau president
prior to his election to the OFB state board of
directors in 1992.
He has traveled extensively, both
domestically and internationally, promoting
Oklahoma agriculture products on various
trade missions.
attendees of belonging to the state’s most influential
farm organization. Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant,
Kingfisher, Kay, Major and Woods County Farm
Bureaus combined to host the Farm Bureau booth
during the show. County leaders manned the booth
and explained the virtues of the organization to
those attending. Several prizes also were awarded to
those lucky enough to have their names drawn
from the booth’s hopper. Garfield County Farm
Bureau President Gary Johnson offers a youngster
candy and gum from a tub while several visitors
take turns signing up for the prize drawing. Garfield
County’s Lynette and Dean Hedges, on the left end
of the photo, also were behind the booth help greet
the thousands of visitors. In the second photo, the
line of people anxious to sign up for drawings and
more information about Farm Bureau is shown
filling out the necessary forms.
Agrifest
ore than $100 million in agricultural equipment,
products and services were on display Jan. 11
and 12 during the 12th annual KNID Agrifest at the
Chisholm Trail Expo Center in Enid. Some 200
exhibitors participated, affording the thousands of
attendees an opportunity to see a variety of farm
equipment, agricultural products and services. Eight
northwestern Oklahoma county Farm Bureaus
sponsored a booth to promote the benefits to
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weight regulations initiated by
Oklahoma Farm Bureau leaders
received a hearty endorsement from voting
delegates at the American Farm Bureau
convention Jan. 15 in New Orleans.
AFBF leaders made it a “priority issue,”
putting it at the top of the lobbying list for the
national organization. No other resolutions
passed during the convention received the
priority label.
“This is true grass roots policy development
as this issue first surfaced in Oklahoma farm
country,” said Mike Spradling, president of the
Oklahoma Farm Bureau.
For more than a year Oklahoma farm
leaders have been working with U.S.
Representatives Dan Boren and Mary Fallin
on the commercial motor carrier reform bill
that increases weight limits for commercial
trucks from 10,001 pounds to 26,001 pounds.
Current Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs) give states discretion
in deciding whether vehicles under 26,001
pounds are considered commercial vehicles
within their own borders. Those same federal
rules hold those traveling between states to a
much more prohibitive federal standard of
10,001 pounds.
The Boren-Fallin bill also would prevent
the U.S. Department of Transportation from
requiring states to enforce certain
requirements on agricultural producers
hauling their own commodities in intrastate
commerce.
“Farmers, ranchers and others who engage
in interstate commerce need the ability to
conduct their business in a fair and efficient
manner,” Spradling said. “We’re very proud of
Representatives Boren and Fallin for
authoring this legislation.”
The legislation is expected to receive
broad, bi-partisan support in Congress.
The specific language adopted by AFBF
voting delegates stated: “We support H.R.
3098 (Boren-Fallin DOT Regulations) as part
of an overall strategy to review, clarify and
reform the U.S. Department of
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Left: Three of Oklahoma’s
delegates to the AFBF annual
meeting, Jimmy Wayne
Kinder, James Fruedenberger
and Phyllis Holcomb pore
over proposed policies during
the Jan. 16 session.
Below left: President Mike
Spradling accepts
congratulations from AFBF
President Bob Stallman, right,
on behalf of Oklahoma Farm
Bureau. OFB earned both the
Award for Excellence and the
President’s Award from
American Farm Bureau.
Oklahoma issues proposed and adopted by
American Farm Bureau delegates
Other policies adopted at the 89th annual
meeting included a clearer definition of
ingredients in distillers grain, a popular
livestock feed and by-product of ethanol
production; acceptance of a national program
providing support for farmers with disabilities;
and quick passage of the new farm bill.
Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations and other transportation
requirements applicable to agricultural
producers and the vehicles they use to
transport their own commodities and
products.”
In other AFBF action, Spradling, a Sand
Springs rancher and pecan producer, was
elected to the AFBF board of directors. He is
completing the term vacated by former OFB
President Steve Kouplen.
Oklahoma Farm Bureau also was
recognized by AFBF for implementing
outstanding programs serving members in
2007. It took home a 5-star Awards for
Excellence, recognizing the farm organization
for agriculture education and promotion,
leadership development, member services,
policy implementation and public relations
and information.
Oklahoma was one of only a handful of
states to receive the President’s Award, which
recognizes states as the “best of the best” in
each of the five program areas.
The truck weight policy was one of several
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Farm Bureau supports
new, comprehensive
farm bill
elegates at the 89th American Farm
Bureau Federation annual meeting
unanimously approved a sense of the
delegate body resolution in favor of swift
enactment of a new, comprehensive farm bill
that maintains an adequate safety net for
farmers and ranchers.
Delegates, including those from Oklahoma
Farm Bureau meeting in the Jan. 15 session in
New Orleans, expressed opposition to a oneor two-year extension of the current law
because it fails to provide meaningful, longterm economic certainty.
“Farm Bureau members unanimously
agreed that a one- or two-year extension of the
farm bill only makes it more difficult to write a
bill in the future,” said AFBF President Bob
Stallman. “The delegate body also strongly
expressed support for President Bush to sign
the farm bill into law once the House-Senate
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MEETING AN ICON
klahoma Farm Bureau President Mike
Spradling and his wife, Lotsee, had the
opportunity to pose for a photo with an
American icon, Gen. Colin Powell (Ret.).
Powell was a featured speaker at the AFBF
annual meeting in New Orleans Jan. 15, and
took time to have photos with admirers
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following his address. Powell, secretary of
state under President George W. Bush,
predicted exports of U.S. farm exports to
foreign natios will increase and said improved
technology now available and the productivity
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Delegates also reaffirmed support for comprehensive immigration reform that will improve
farmers’ timely access to legal farm workers.
“Immigration reform remains a top legislative priority for Farm Bureau,” said Stallman.
Regarding international trade, delegates
reaffirmed existing policy on the importance
of opening new markets and expanding existing markets for U.S. farm products. They also
voted to strengthen the organization’s position
that the Clean Water Act does not override the
rights of states in regulating water.
“Once again, farmers and ranchers from all
across the country, who raise a range of crops
and livestock, have come together to decide
what is best for U.S. agriculture overall,” said
Stallman. “We will work vigorously with members
of Congress and federal agencies to advance
these policies on behalf of our farmer members.”
The annual meeting involved deliberations
by 368 voting delegates representing every
state and commodity. The policy approved at
the annual meeting will guide AFBF’s legislative and regulatory efforts throughout 2008.
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Pesticide disposal
dates announced
armers, commercial applicators or
dealers who may have unwanted
pesticides can dispose of them properly
in December, according to Charles Luper, with
the OSU Pesticide Safety Education Program.
Four sites have been set up for disposal
in December.
Luper said the Pittsburg County
Fairgrounds in McAlester have been selected
for a Dec. 2 pesticide disposal.
The Creek County Fairgrounds in Kellyville
will host the Dec. 4 disposal. On Dec. 9, the
Morrison Grain facility in Morrison in Noble
County will host the third disposal of the month.
The final disposal of the month is Dec. 11
at the W.B. Johnston Grain Elevator, which is
located south of Woodward.
There is no cost for the first 2,500 pounds
of pesticides brought in by any participant.
Participants will, however, be charged $1 per
pound for anything over 2,500 pounds except
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in the case of mercury-based pesticides.
Those type of pesticides will cost participants
$2.22 per pound for disposal.
For more information, contact Luper at
405-744-5808 or by email at charles.luper@
okstate.edu.
USDA awards water
quality grant to OSU
griculture Secretary Ed Schafer
announced that USDA is awarding $5.2
million in grants to 14 universities and
the EPA to conduct research aimed at
improving and maintaining healthy watershed
habitat and water supplies.
"Developing science-based information on
water quality issues is critical for America's
producers and consumers," Schafer said.
"These grants will help us understand the
sources and work of microorganisms in water
used in agricultural production, which is
critical to maintaining a safe food supply."
Oklahoma State University was awarded a
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EDUCATOR EARNS TRUCK
arclay Holt, agriculture business
management coordinator at the Northwest
Oklahoma Career Tech in Alva, accepts the
keys to a new Toyota Tundra pickup from
Michael Waltrip of Gulf States Toyota, along
with Scott Northcutt, general manager of
Northcutt Toyota in Enid (far right) and Freelin
Roberts, school superintendent (far left). Holt
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and his staff were presented with the truck in
honor of earning the Future Farmers of
America & National Association of Ag
Educators Outstanding Postsecondary/Adult
Program Award. Barclay, who resides in
Freedom, is a member of Kiowa County Farm
Bureau where his brother, Greg, is an
insurance agent.
grant for $397,749.
The awards are administered by USDA's
Cooperative State Research, Education, and
Extension Service (CSREES) through the
National Research Initiative (NRI) Water and
Watershed competitive grants program. The
program seeks to reduce pathogens, such as
bacteria, viruses and protozoa, in waters
derived from agricultural and rural
watersheds, as well as maintain adequate
water supplies for agricultural crop and
livestock production and rural use. In the past
five years, the program has awarded more
than $23 million in grants.
Youth Forestry and
Wildlife Camp
applicants sought
the ability to guide younger campers.
Counselors receive a weekly stipend.
Camper and counselor applications will be
accepted until May 1 and can be obtained at
www.whatisforestry.org, or by calling Stallings
at the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,
Food and Forestry, 405-522-6158.
Spots fill quickly, she cautions.
Applications are accepted on a first come, first
served basis.
A letter of reference from a teacher,
counselor, principal, or club leader with
personal knowledge of the camper’s interest
and conduct must accompany each camper
application. The $175 camper registration fee
covers all costs including meals,
transportation at camp, field trips, and
workshops.
Broadband help
available
he U.S. Department of Agriculture and
Federal Communication Commission
announced the launch of a new online
resource that can be used to help deliver
broadband services to rural communities.
The Broadband Opportunities for Rural
America web site makes the expertise and
resources of USDA and FCC available in a
single, easily-accessible location and userfriendly format.
The site,
http://wireless.fcc.gov/outreach/index.htm?job
=broadband home, provides information on
the different technology platforms that can be
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ove quickly or miss out on this
summer’s most exciting outdoor
adventure.
The 52nd annual Oklahoma Youth Forestry
& Wildlife Camp is sponsored by the Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry,
OSU Extension Services, OK Department of
Wildlife Conservation, USDA Natural Resource
Conservation Service, US Forest Service and
the Oklahoma RC&D.
The Camp takes place June 9-14 at
Oklahoma’s Beavers Bend State Park and
applications are being taken now.
“The Youth Forestry and Wildlife Camp is a
tradition in Oklahoma,” says Camp Program
Director, Christina Stallings, “but this year’s
camp will definitely be something different.
“We’re stirring things up and I can promise
that learning about forestry and wildlife will
never be more fun,” she said. “We have even
added an extensive field trip day.”
The camp is geared toward students 13 to
15 years old who are interested in learning
about conservation, wildlife and forestry in an
outdoor setting, Stallings said.
“We expect youth coming to Forestry and
Wildlife Camp will investigate possible careers
that interest them as well as just enjoying the
outdoors,” she said.
Older youth 18 to 22 years old may
participate as camp counselors. Counselors
should be mature, responsible young adults
with an interest in outdoor careers such as
forestry or wildlife, or in education, and have
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used to provide broadband service, how to
access the spectrum necessary to deliver
wireless broadband services, the availability of
initiatives and data on broadband deployment.
In addition, the site provides instructions
on how to locate licensed companies capable
of providing wireless services in or near rural
communities. It includes links to various
government and private resources related to
encouraging broadband opportunities in
rural America.
Bovines being beefed up
s the 102nd National Western Stock
Show was held in Denver in January,
The Denver Post reported the average
weight of cattle increased from 1,035 pounds
to 1,275 pounds since 1970.
That’s an increase of 23 percent, according
to the Agriculture Department. And the
average dressed weight – the carcass product –
from each animal has gone up 25 percent, from
624 pounds to 781 pounds, the paper reports.
That means the average rib-eye steak, for
example, was about 11 square inches in 1970.
It’s more like 16 square inches today.
But now, as Americans give more thought
to how and what they eat and portion control,
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Some in the beef industry are rethinking whether bigger truly is
better due to the shifting dietary habits of Americans.
some individuals in the beef industry are
rethinking whether bigger truly is better.
Efforts are under way to determine whether
additional cuts of beef could be turned into
smaller, more valuable steaks rather than
hamburger or chuck roast.
Prices for key crops
remain high, supplies
tight
rices for key U.S. crops such as corn and
soybeans are likely to remain at high
levels this year, as competition for
acreage to plant these crops continues,
according to the latest analysis of
government data by the American Farm
Bureau Federation.
“Crop supplies in 2008 will remain tight,
prices will remain high and strong competition
will continue between corn and beans for
acreage,” according to AFBF Senior Economist
Terry Francl. “The tight supply-and-demand
balance sheet that’s been in place for nearly
all crops will continue for at least another year.”
Francl analyzed the Agriculture
Department’s Winter Wheat Planting Report,
Grain Stocks Report and World Agricultural
Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE)
report to develop his crop outlook.
The WASDE report, in particular, is
instructive. “Corn feeding rates were virtually
at one of the highest levels recorded despite
the recent high prices. Likewise, corn exports
appear to be on track to set a new record,”
Francl said. “The outlook for soybean stocks
remains extremely tight and very little
improvement is anticipated for the already
tight wheat balance sheet.”
Demand for U.S. corn and beans shows no
signs of slowing, according to Francl, and that
means prices are likely to stay high. “There’s a
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90 percent chance that corn prices may match
or exceed the old record of $5.54 per bushel
that was set in 1996, and there’s a 75 percent
chance corn prices could reach $6 per bushel
during the spring.”
Wheat, another traditional U.S. crop, is
playing a more important role now than it has
in years. “The outlook may seem somewhat of
a repeat of what happened in 2007 when there
was a bidding war between corn and soybeans
acres, but in 2008 spring wheat acreage is
another consideration,” Francl said. “This
seems to assure that crop prices will remain
high and volatile going into the 2008 spring
planting season.”
The price of fertilizer and availability of
soybean seed are other considerations, Francl
said. Several seed companies have apparently
exhausted their supplies of high-quality
soybean seed. “This means that higher
planting rates may be required and suggests
that soybean yields may be impinged upon in
2008,” he said. A similar situation occurred
with corn seed in 2007.
Weather, as always, will play a large role in
what happens next. If the drought in the
Southeast persists, Francl believes some
farmers may plant more drought-tolerant
cotton and fewer acres of corn and beans that
have greater water needs.
Spring planting conditions, especially
rainfall, also may affect the mix of corn and
beans in the Corn Belt. “If weather is dry in
the early spring, it means corn plantings will
proceed at a good pace and result in slightly
higher acreage,” Francl said. “If it is a wet,
later-than-normal spring it likely will result in
a little more acreage for soybeans.”
Given these issues, Francl believes corn
acreage will decline, “but not as much as some
people think,” to 89.5 million acres in 2008.
That would be a decline of 4.4 percent from
2007. Soybean acreage will expand to 69.5
million acres, an increase of a little more than
9 percent from 2007.
Francl predicts wheat acreage will increase
to 62 million acres, up almost 3 percent from
last year, while cotton acreage will continue to
decline, to 9.5 million acres, which would be a
drop of a little more than 12 percent from a
year ago.
“A continued tight balance sheet for corn
and soybeans is ahead, with only slightly less
pressure for wheat,” Francl said.
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for cycle and trailer, trailer to haul all, $20,500 firm.
axle bumper-pull trailer. 580-928-3772.
same location. 580-456-7241.
918-945-7554.
Spray coupe salvage, model 220, $1,200. Spray coupe
Miniature Zebu bull calf born 7-8-07 for sale for $500.
’66 Chevy Caprice 2-door, 67K miles, auto. Trans.,
220, 3-wheel, parting out, good engine and trans., $950.
918-285-5319.
factory air, 396/325 HP, $7,000. 918-964-0020, 257-4335.
580-541-2326, [email protected].
Reg. Beefmaster bulls, cows, show heifers, great
’00 Mack, 460, 13-speed, 373 RE, good tires, brakes, 80-
8 Palco farrowing crates w/fiberglass flush pans, take
pedigree bloodlines, many are polled, red, dunn, black.
inch sleeper, $28,000. 580-563-2815, cell 214-695-6512.
one or all. 405-823-3101.
You can see many of them on our website at
’29 Chevy 4-door, 6-cyl., perfect to restore, been in barn
DeLoval New Worlds Standard Series cream separator
doubleldeucebeefmaster.com, 918-253-8680.
for past 50 years, 90% complete, $3,000. Ada, 580-332-6458.
with instruction manual, all necessary parts, manual or
Serviceable age bulls – Angus, black polled Limousin,
Extra nice ’73 Chevy 1/2-ton, all original, second owner,
electric. 580-493-2537.
Maine. Used farm machinery. 405-381-4307.
blue and white, 454 motor, 58,000 miles, $5,000 OBO.
Square hay for sale or will trade for working pull-type
Double Tough Harlan buckskin triple bred Harlan at
918-685-1818.
rake. 918-321-3004.
stud, $400 lfg. Linebred Harlan colts arrive in April. 918-
’82 International diesel dump truck and equipment
24-ft. aluminum stock trailers, excellent condition;
762-3769, [email protected].
trailer, needs some minor work. 580-927-2259, 927-0745.
Vermeer tree spade; want 850 Massey Ferguson
Registered Angus bulls, 2 years old. Abernathy Angus,
BW gooseneck #1061, fits ’01-’06 Chevy/GMC short and
combine. 580-983-2453.
580-482-4754.
long bed, new in box, cost $350 + shopping. Sell for
450 trac Case loader, $12,500. 918-693-0020.
Longhorn, DOB 4-7-07, good horns for roper, $400; 12-ft.
$295. 918-695-7278.
Farmall 186 Hydro, burned, 500 hours on hydro rebuild,
johnboat w/seats, elec. motor, fish finder, $750. 405-501-
Set of factory Ford aluminum rims, 17-inch tires off ’97
$3,500; ’90 Buick Park Avenue, good, $2,000; ’79 CK 20
4696, 580-875-9104.
F150; ’88 Jeep 6-cyl. Automatic. 405-224-4415, 313-1581.
Chevy 4x4, FB, $2,000. 918-967-8435.
Registered Polled Hereford bulls, 12 months to 2 years,
5-speed transmission, 2 new rear springs for ’90 Ford
John Deere model 39 sickle mower, 7 feet, in good
Remital Online 122L and PW Victor Boomer P606
Ranger, $175 and $50. 918-865-6850.
condition, $400. 918-723-4603.
genetics; also a few cow/calf pairs. 580-332-2468.
’63 Chevy Impala 4-door hardtop, needs restoration,
’39 Allis Chalmers, new paint, rubber; Shaw Pepie Pall
’85 AAA, also AAA producer Easy Jet mare, bred to
runs, $2,200. 580-763-6246, 761-8606.
Gonden tractor with breaking plow, disk, cultivator.
Agouti for April ’08 foal, 405-282-1314.
’02 Chevy Cavalier for parts, 2.2L engine, 5-speed
405-574-6190.
Registered Dexter bull, 4-year-old, horned, black, $850,
manual trans., wrecked body but many good parts,
John Deere 1020 45 HP gas, new 6-foot JD brush hog,
ready to go to work. 580-863-2864.
charcoal interior. 405-640-7607.
$4,500; 30x50 bolt up building, never used, clear span,
Sell or trade 3-year-old gentle gray TB filly, OK bred,
’06 Jeep Commander 4x4 special edition, all power with
14 and 26 gauge, skylight, $7,000; ’70 Mustang Grande,
Jockey Club papers, only serious inquiries. 918-285-5936.
leather; ’98 Ford F-150 supercab, black, auto, CD, AC,
$4,500. 405-672-0048.
Well-trained AQHA trail horses, ranch horses, several
flareside edition with Harley wheels, tow package. 405-
Large Jamesway egg incubator, large Humidare egg incu-
grays and duns. Driftwood, Zan Parr Bar, cutting bred
373-1526, 659-4516.
bator, miscellaneous brooders and feeders. 580-772-2420.
stallions. Wolferanch.com, 580-622-6326.
Natural gas powered cars, trucks, Chevys and Fords.
’70 JD 4020, standard LP with 158 Ldr. PTO, no 3-point,
Show steer, heifer prospects. Maine, Mountainer from
Drive for 91¢ per gallon, 10% state rebate available.
$7,800; 2010 JD ind. gas with Ldr., 3-point, no PTO,
winning AI genetics such as Heat Wave, Ali, Heat
Russ Casey, 918-733-4887.
$4,800. 405-391-3688.
Seeker, Strictly Business, etc. Brower Land & Cattle,
’01-03 supercrew Ford bed extender (cargo cage),
Rhino SPHD heavy duty posthole drill, 9- and 12-inch
Anadarko, 405-933-2007.
makes more length for you bed, new was $465, sell for
bits, like new, $1,000. Want to guy John Deere 620 front
Miniature donkeys, jacks, jennys, all ages, grays and
$225, excellent shape. 405-433-5646.
end loader. 405-850-1005.
paints. 918-676-3927.
’02 Silverado LT 2500 HD, 2WD, ext. cab, Vortec 8100
’91 Belarus 825 tractor, AC/heater, radio, 79 HP, front
4-year-old Maine, Angus bulls, replacement heifers.
V8, Allison 5-speed auto trans., 2,300 miles, like new,
wheel assist, locking rear end, double, 274 hours, always
405-247-6816 evenings.
fifth wheel hitch included. 405-692-5486.
shedded, very clean. 580-849-2161.
Reducing herd. 36 good registered Limousin cows and
’89 Freightliner 10 wheeler, 400 Cummins engine, good
MF 135, 800 hours, very nice, original, $6,000;
pairs, $1,200 to $1,800; 15 fancy open heifers and show
condition dump truck. 405-382-1377, 380-2458.
Ditchwitch 7510 Earthsaw, good, $7,000; ’96 EZ-GO golf
calves, $850 to $1,200; 20 big stout bulls, gentle,
’69 Chevy 2.5-ton truck, steel bed & floor, V8, 12-inch
cart w/alum. Bed, $2,500. Atoka, 580-889-0075 after dark.
growthy, low birth weighs, $1,500 up. Kusel Limousins,
extension, low miles, 16-ft. bed, 48,329 miles, good tires,
very clean, always shedded. 580-849-2161.
LIVESTOCK
Fort Cobb, 405-643-2884.
Cow horse, 9-year-old ranch gelding, short and stocky
’91 Lexus LS 400, 91,000 miles, nice luxury, auto, sun-
Registered black Limousin bulls, all polled, some
built, 14.3, gentle, some arena roping, quiet in box, good
roof, leather,good tires, new timing belt, $8,750. 580-618-1242.
homozygous, very gentle, low birth weights, yearling
looking, $2,850. 580-723-4258, 763-3909.
Cedar tree clearing, fast and efficient, Caterpillar with
bulls and older. 580-868-2256.
Registered black Simmental bull, prices start at $825.
46 • Oklahoma Country • Spring 2008
Myers 734 bred, a few show heifers. 580-258-0080.
Rainsoft water softener unit; pint and quart canning jars;
10 AQHA horses – sire Jae Bar Catalyst ROM, dam
square dance dresses and petticoats, size 12. 918-647-4697.
weekend is all you need! 580-931-6299, RedRiverok
Mazies Deck ROM, Dam Smokin Rosay. 5 colts, 5 fillies,
Crochet names, any occasion, wedding, anniversary,
.com/equiflex.
$500 up. 405-258-0778.
Christmas, $4 per letter. 580-563-9470.
10-ft. galvanized sheet metal, $1.50 per running foot.
APHA 4-year-old gelding, 2-year-old stallion, 3 yearling
Trampoline, used, good condition, $150 OBO. 405-324-7597.
918-689-9419.
Interested in learning equine massage therapy? One
fillies, new ’08 foals; black/whites, solid blacks. Easy to han-
Martin Monument Co. Full service shop, custom
dle, excellent lineage, worth trip to El Reno. 405-262-8499.
designs, personal attention, after hours appointments.
918-756-6619.
MISCELLANEOUS
Hollisters Momuments – top quality cemetery memo-
TURTLE & BREAM Traps. Traps that really work.
rials for northeastern Oklahoma families for over 25 years.
Free Brochure. Smith Mfg., 5896 Nuthatcher Rd.,
Claremore, 918-341-1566, hollistersmonument.com.
Gilmer, TX 75645 [email protected]
Very old 2-door wooden ice box, $150. 405-333-2314.
Meat Grinders, Cubers, Butcher Supplies, Catalog
$2.00. Home Processor, 4501 Ledan Rd. Ext.,
Gainsville, GA. 30506, 770-535-7381, www.HomeProcessor.Com
SUSPENDERS WITH PATENTED “No-Slip Clip.”
Free Catalog. 800-700-4515, www.suspenders.com
Antique wooden ice box, restored, good condition, $500
firm. 405-567-3322 after 6 p.m.
Compare our prices before you buy. Carver Monuments.
405-932-4398.
Rare antique claw foot tub, only 48” long, enamel, in
good condition, $125, serious only. 580-726-2653.
Briggs & Stratton push lawnmower, runs but needs
Grow half-dollar size
Muscadines
&
Blackberries
Free Color Catalog Available
• 200 varieties of fruit, nuts and berry plants •
1-800-733-0324
some work, $15. Free firewood to cut. 405-395-8485.
Want to sell Christmas Barbies, all still in original boxes,
1989 to 2000. 405-785-9002.
Concrete wall forms, 2x4 steel frames, need refaced,
$10. I have 200+ available. 918-774-6976.
Justin Roper saddlepad. Thick pad, only used twice, sold
saddle that was used with it, asking $75. 580-352-0266.
Hesston buckle collection, ’74-’92, $650; 4 piece table
(glass) and chairs, $75. Wewoka, 405-257-3238.
Large amount of wooden Coca-Cola crates, $5 each;
1964 Coke machine, $800. 405-247-2490, 274-8706.
Grass hay, mostly Bermuda, fertilized and cut every
Ison’s Nursery
year. No sage or weeds. 4x5 round bales, 80 on field
www.isons.com
Need extra money? Tupperware is always hiring. Home-
P.O. Box 190 • Brooks, GA 30205
Safe Rooms, above ground only. 918-629-2707.
Metal roofs – #1 metal, 26 gauge, 15 colors. 405-783-4284.
@$32; 20 in barn @ $35. Will load. 580-298-2775.
14-foot, old church pew, solid oak, beauty, fully padded
based business wants to buy or sell Tupperware. Maxine,
seat, mint condition, $150 firm. 918-247-6387.
405-665-5076, 444-0194, [email protected].
Crabgrass seed, cleaned and bagged. Hennessey,
10-gallon milk can w/lid, 3 10-gallon kerosene cans
405-853-4388.
w/lids, no rust, $10 each. Alva, 580-327-6668.
Hay – large round bales of prairie hay and Jose tall
Grave yard lots, 2 side by side, Sunnylane in Del City, on
wheat, SE of Enid. 580-758-9471, 603-0063.
sale, under priced. 405-374-9957, or leave message.
Avon – want to buy or sell? Start your own business or buy
Storage trailers, delivery available; cow-calf pairs, 4-8
for yourself at wholesale. No parties, no quotas, no mini-
years old; ’74 Chevy 1-ton, camper special, very clean for
mums. Earlene, 580-832-3732, [email protected].
its age, 135,000 miles. 405-258-6559.
Patriotic 3x5 outdoor U.S. and Oklahoma flags, $8.
Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, section 8 – lot 171 – spaces
Postpaid. R. Cobb, RR2, Box 67, Konawa 74849,
5 & 6. Best offer over $2,500. 405-262-3843 after 6 p.m.
580-925-2443.
1918 Oklahoma tag, old Bowie knife, ’29 Chevy
Propane tank – 90-gallon with wetline, OKC area, $99.
headlight. 580-298-3037.
405-277-3958.
For 2008 Christmas season – Fraser fir Christmas trees
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for retail lots from grower, Virginia farm. 580-332-8335.
2-bed, 2-bath cabin for daily, weekly rental near Maud,
generator, selling due to health, asking $20,000. 405-
Prize-winning horse drawn carriage with removable
$75/night. 405-333-2741, www.youroklahomagetaway.com.
247-9832, 306-8105.
top, foot operated brake, wooden wheels. 580-252-7052.
Eufaula lakefront, other lots for sale, some with
Leaf grinder for mulch or compost, gas motor, 4-ft. tall
utilities. No credit check, owner finance with low down.
hopper on 2 wheels, mfg. of steel and cast iron by W.W.
918-689-7477.
I BUY BLACKSMITHING TOOLS AND EQUIP-
Grider Co., Wichita, $150. OKC, 405-751-0933.
Own your own houseboat timeshare prepaid vacation,
MENT. MIKE GEORGE, 1227 4TH ST., ALVA, OK
Old bathtub with legs, $125. 405-865-2337.
sleeps 8 comfortably, on beautiful Lake Eufaula. RCI
73717, 580-327-5235.
Jazzy Select scooter Pride Mobility, used 1 year, $2,500.
exchangeable. For more details call 580-278-9134.
WANTED OLDER VEHICLES, CARS, PICKUPS,
405-354-2479.
Ethanol plant (1 or 2 person operation) near Warner;
VANS, WAGONS, 1900s THRU 1960s, GAS PUMPS,
Stanley Home Products, Fuller Brush. Make lots of
also ’50 GMC PU truck; several old JD items of farm
TAGS. 580-658-3739.
money selling cleaning, personal products such as
equipment. 918-463-3178.
Want to buy coins and currency, gold and silver. Will
degreasers, germ killers, brooms, mops, brushes,
Charming, unique dbl. wall rock 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 3-
buy estate collections. 405-527-7994.
colognes, combs, air fresheners. 580-497-2249.
level home, new roof, windows, heat on app., 3 acres, 7
Want ’50s model Allis Chalmers C.A. tractor and JD
Juneiva Skin Care, free catalog, free sample. Info at
minute W. of Bartlesville, lots of beautiful trees,
Model D tractor in good working condition. 580-716-3250.
juneiva.com.
$149,000. 918-336-1060.
Want to purchase oil/gas mineral rights, producing or
Gram’s Tasteful Memories cookbook, old time cooking
Beautiful home near Lake Altus 1 mile from boat dock,
non-producing. 580-223-0353, 800-687-5882.
w/434 recipes, $18. Lye soap, home brew, 43 canning
great view of mountains, custom cabinets, large great
Want John Deere pull-type combine in working order
recipes. 918-789-2726.
room, 2 baths, 2 bedrooms, den. 580-706-0096.
and green bean picker. 918-366-2403.
Kelly’s Monuments, 1800 W. Main, Henryetta, 918-652-
40 acres in Ozarks by Weston Grove, AR., hunter
Want 2 rear spoke tricycle wheels, 7-inch diameter for
7248. Full service shop, great selection, custom orders,
paradise, $2,600/A OBO; ’46 Chevy 1/2-ton truck, will
1/2-inch axle. 918-253-4782.
check our prices.
run, $3,950 OBO. 405-612-4938.
Want old John Deere tractor, running or not, would like
2 tandem 30 HP T-30 IR compressors, factory mounted
160-acre cattle farm, 3-bedroom house plus cellar,
430-730; also model 45 John Deere SP combine. 405-
on 1 large tank, complete with separate controls for
barns, pond, creek, deer and turkey. 405-831-0593.
567-3865, cell 567-9049.
each, $1,500. 918-652-7248.
Rock house, 40 acres, Latimer County, 3-bedroom, 1-
Help me find HD Car Hauler, bumper pull, 2-ft. dove
bath, 30x60 barn w/stalls, pipe runs, working pens, 2
tail w/new wood, 4-ft. ramps under floor, ser. # 00SC654,
ponds, rural water, close to state parks w/horse trails,
brakes, removable rails, 2 5/16 bull dog coupler. 405-
American Hairless Terriers to loving pet homes. Will
$150,000. 918-753-2211.
340-8557.
ship. For pictures email [email protected] or call 405-
4-bedroom, 2.5-bath country home w/2-car garage,
Want to buy windmill, any condition, for a yard
258-2053, ask for Jan.
secluded, paved road, short walk to large lake, all
ornament. 405-340-4463.
NSDR mini Australian Shepherds, red tri & red merles,
appliances, 9 acres, Holdenville, $179,000. 405-341-
Want to buy old gas pumps, visible gravity flow, 5- or 11-
parents on site, pics, freewebs.com/crosszbarrelhorses.
2388, 623-5105.
gal., gas company signs. 580-639-2776.
405-641-9808, [email protected].
Home near Cheyenne with 19 acres, large shop,
Want to buy wheat truck with lift bed and hoist. 405-
FTGH black Lab mix, fixed, shots, negative heartworm,
$149,000. Jennifer @ American Realty, 580-497-2802,
990-5679.
comes with dog house, food, interceptor, collar, leash.
497-6831.
Want fork lift forks or old lifts for parts. 405-519-3089.
405-573-0226.
18 acres, Hwy 3 frontage, lush pasture, 3 ponds, 14x80
Want to buy older small square baler, swather, rake,
4-year-old white giffon cockatoo, very active, talks in a
3-bed, 2-bath mobile home, new roof and cabinets, 5-
wheel weights for M Farmall, camper for compact PU.
sweet voice, we need the space. Comes with 5-foot cage,
stall horse barn w/tack-feed room, new 20x40 metal
303-279-1493.
toys, food, $750 OBO. 405-380-5930.
shop, 4-stall tractor shed w/tool room. 580-889-7534.
Will pay top dollar for oil and gas minerals; ’53-57
PETS
Registered male, female Maltese, Yorkies, party Poms,
$450; male Maltese, $150 to $299. Loving companions.
RVs, MOBILE HOMES
WANTED
Corvette. Reward for information leading to purchase.
918-333-1316, 440-4600.
Sandi, 580-889-1765.
Two mobile homes in Earlsboro, need repairs, w/8 lots
Retired man would like permission to hunt on your
3 registered Jack Russell brood females, stock from
of land, $12,500 or rent to own. 405-997-8506.
land. I hunt by myself, no tag alongs, bow, blackpowder
England, will tree squirrels. I’m quitting because of my
20-foot tent trailer, in/out stove, microwave. Tuttle, 405-
and rifle. Bill, 405-282-0113.
health. 918-374-2456.
502-7271 pager.
Want old El Camino or Ranchero, ’57-’70; also looking
AKC English Bulldog miniature, 23 pounds, 11 inches.
’94 diesel 230 Cummins Winnebago motorhome, 76,000
for old travel trailer, ’40-’70. Jan, 918-694-1985.
Stud service, pups available. Checotah, 918-473-6743,
miles, generator, new fridge with icemaker, $27,500.
Want movie memorabilia such as posters, lobby cars,
284-5462.
405-488-5553.
photos, etc., any theater items. 918-341-7425.
’97 30-foot tongue-pull Salem by Forest Ridge travel
Want 15-ton capacity overhead grain bin. 405-964-2031.
trailer, sleeps 6 comfortably, new tires, good condition,
Collector paying cash for antique fishing lures, tackle;
Nice full brick building, 45x75, 2 bathrooms, suitable for
$7,800. 918-366-7444.
also wood duck decoys. Troy, 800-287-3057.
daycare, doctor’s clinic, church, downtown location in
’04 Clayton mobile home, 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 16x80, like
Copan. 417-624-2512.
new condition, $5,000 OBO. J.J. at 405-370-8079.
Farm equipment business for sale, large parts
’97 Dutchmen 1204 pop up, shower, toilet, frig.,
inventory, established business, serious inquiries only.
heat/pump, heat/air, awning, spare tire, sleeps 6-8,
On 4-lane highway. 580-286-1130, 212-5330.
great condition, read for spring fishing/camping, $3,500
10 acres, 2,700 sq.ft. updated home, 3 NE of Bailey, 12
OBO. 405-345-2038.
miles from Norman, scenic lake view, part wooded,
’94 E 350 Ford Conquest by Gulfstream motor home,
fenced, private cellar, must see. 405-640-0805.
460 motor, 71,339 miles, new tires, battery, Generac
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and “neighbor” mean everything. To the agents at Oklahoma Farm Bureau, they mean we’ve got your back, even if you just blew through a
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