Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Rancher nets 3 sets of twin calves in one week’s time
During 25 years of raising cattle, Williston farmer Jim Buraw never had a cow that produced twins. The drought has ended. Buraw, who farms just west of Williston, discovered three sets of twin calves born within five days of each other recently. He was pretty surprised. "This is the first time I've ever had twins, then I had three (sets) in five days," Buraw said. Twin calves usually occur one in every 1,000 cattle births. He currently has 30 cows expecting calves this spring. "They're fun," Buraw said. "It's something different."...more
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