Page 4 - Thursday, August 10, 2000
AGRICULTURE
The Sundance
Northeast Wyoming
New hard white winter
wheat for Wyoming climate
Researchers develop "Nuplains" wheat
adapted to Wyoming's climate and soil
To help Wyoming producers
capture a piece of the interna-
tional market for hard white
wheat, the University of Wyo-
ming Torrington Research
and Extension Center (UW
TREC) is releasing a winter va-
riety developed cooperatively by
the USDA ARS and the Univer-
sity of Nebraska Agricultural
Experiment Station.
"Nuplains is being released
due to its superior end-use
quality and white grain color
combined with good yield po-
tential and adequate disease re-
sistance
under
Wyoming
produc -
tion condi-
tions,"
said Agro-
nomy Pro-
fessor Jim
Krall, UW
Depart-
ment of Plant Sciences.
Hard white winter wheat is
well-suited to Wyoming's cli-
mate and soils. This variety
should be competitive and
complementary with Wyoming
varieties of hard red wheat.
Because Nuplains is the first
release in this market class in
Wyoming, growers should seg-
regate it from hard red wheat.
Initially, hard white wheat
should be produced under a
contract or identity-preserved
system to ensure purity of the
white wheat grain and to
avoid mixed grain discounts.
Because demand for hard
white wheat isAncreasing in
world export markets, this new
winter variety has promising
market-
i
"Nuplains is being released due to its
superior end-use quality and white grain
color combined with good yield potential
and adequate disease resistance under
Wyoming production conditions,"
Agronomy Professor Jim Krall,
UW Department of Plant Sciences.
ing potential. Many balkers and
consumers prefer white wheat,
especially when making fiat
breads, tortillas and noodles.
Research has shown that white
wheat does not have the bitter
taste associated with red wheat.
Krall is optimistic about the
future of Nuplains, but he cau-
tions Wyoming producers to be
aware this new variety is sus-
ceptible to preharvest sprout-
ing. Rain, high humidity and
low temperatures after ripening
can cause white grain to sprout
the spike. "I have heard that
some pro-
ducers
around
Albin,
Wyoming,
had a
problem a
few years
ago with a
hard
white
wheat variety," noted Krall.
"Researchers have found that
resistance to head sprout is not
necessarily related to seed coat
color as once believed. I am
optimistic about Nuplains in
this regard because in the lab
it was rated in the middle of the
pack for resistance to head
sprout."
Hard white winter wheat pro-
duction practices (seeding date,
seeding rate, fertilization and
harvesting} are the same as
those used for red winter wheat.
The same equipment also is
used for both crops. However,
drills, harvesting equipment
and storage facilities must be
carefully cleaned to ensure the
two wheat classes do not mix.
For more information about
Nuplains, call Krall at (307)
532-7194 or visit the Produc-
ing Hard White Wheat Web site
at http: [/ianrwww.unl.edu /
ianr/phrec/hww.htm.
Wyoming trial results are
on theWeb at http://
www.uwyo.edu / plants /
key.htm.
Here's another attempt to insinuate that SUV buyers are a
bunch of nut cases. Minivan buyers, on the other hand, are about
the nicest people you would ever want to meet.
A story by Keith Bradsher of the New York Times Service says
automakers have learned these things from closely guarded
psychological research. The story claims buyers of sports utility
vehicles are "more restless, more sybaritic, less social people
who have strong conscious and subconscious fears of crime."
Minivan owners, on the other hand, are more self-confident and
more "other oriented" -- more involved with family, friends, and
communities. Folks like me, who own an SUV and an old pickup
truck, should probably be fitted with a jacket that buttons up the-
back.
I feel sorry for people who own both a minivan and an SUV. They
must be terribly confused.
I don't know where the media is getting this stuff. Anyone who
uses the word "sybaritic" scares the devil out of me, anyway.
I can't speak for other SUV owners, but I need mine to pull my
boat. Every time I see a guy pulling a boat with a minivan I think
to myself, "That poor devil is so hen-pecked his wife won't even
let him use the truck."
Automakers think we have deeper psychological reasons for
buying SUVs. The New York Times story quotes David P.
Bostwick, DaimlerChrysler's director of market research as say-
ing minivan buyers tend to be more comfortable than sport utility
buyers with being married.
"We have a basic resistance in our society to admitting we are
parents, and no longer able to go out and find another mate,"
Bostwick says. "If you have a sport utility, you can have the
smoked windows, put the children in the back and pretend you are
still single."
Are you kidding me? Pretend you are single with a back seat full
of kids?!
My kids are grown up, but I wouldn't mind having the smoked
windows. They would hide the sheep if nothing else.
Bostwick seems to have an obsession with this marriage thing.
He says sport utility buyers are more commonly concerned about
feeling sexy, and like the idea they could use their vehicles to
start dating again.
There's one good way to put the kibosh on that kind of thinking.
My brother heard this on the Red Green show.
Red always has a little segment where he talks to the "older
fellas," as he calls them. "You know who you are," he says.
"I know some of you fellas have a little squabble with the missus
now and then," Red says. "Sometimes you might get to thinking
a divorce would be a good idea.
"Here's what you should do when that happens. Just go into the
bathroom and take off all your clothes.
"Then look in the mirror. Turn around. Take a good look," he
continues.
"Now, do you really think you're in dating shape? Maybe you'd
better just get back in there and try to patch things up."
Crook County
Fair tractor
pulling results cases of sulfate-in-
Sisson, Kokesh, duced polio have been identi-
/ ,fied in Wyom& cattle herds
and Moline place
Results for the tractor pulling
contest, sponsored by the Black
Hills Tractor Pulling Association,
held in Suridance, Wednesday,
August 2, at the Crook County
fairgrounds are as follows:
Class 1
1 - Merle Sisson, John Deere
M, 2930 lbs., 31'.
2 n' - Gordon Loader, Farmall
M, 3830 lbs., 30.3'
3 r - Bryan Culver, Ford 8N,
2870 lbs., 27'.
Class 2
1" - Jack Burkhart, Allis WD,
3440 lbs., 42.4'.
Class 3
1"' - Jack Burkhart, Allis WD,
4000 lbs., 62.1'.
2 "d - Rod Addison, Farmall W-
4, 3830 lbs., 62'.
3 r' - Willie Huston, Farmall W-
4, 3740 lbs., 51'.
Class 4
1 +' - Mel Peterson, John Deere
B, 4500 lbs., 80.4'.
2 "a - Ed Tubbs, Oliver 77, 4430
lbs., 75.7'.
3 ,d - Wilie Huston, Farmall W-
4, 4330 lbs., 75.4'.
4 'h - Ben Tubbs, Oliver 77,
4440 lbs., 74.6'.
Class 5
i - Larry Moriarty, John Deere
50, 5360 Ibs., FULL PULL.
2 " - Bud Watsabaugh, Farmall
M, 5500 Ibs., 124.7' - 47.2'.
3 - Ben Tubbs, Oliver 88,
5500 lbs., 124.7' - 45.4'•
4 'h - Willie Wilbur, Oliver 77,
5500 lbs., 123•3'.
5 m - Ed Tubbs, Oliver 77, 5450
lbs., 119.4'.
6 'h - Mel Peterson, John Deere
B, 5370 lbs., 115'.
7 th - Larry Addison, John Deere
50, 4760 lbs., 95.8'
8 h - Ed Tubbs, Oliver 77, 4850
lbs., 92.5'.
Class 6
1 ' - Nathan Allart, Case D,
6270 lbs., 61.7'.
2 "d - Bud Watsabaugh, Farmall
M, 5950 lbs., 59'.
3 d - Ben Tubbs, Oliver 77,
6500 lbs., 51.9'.
4 'h - Larry Moriarty, John
Deere 50, 6120 lbs., 51.2'.
4 th - Lauri Tefertiller, Minne-
apolis Moline U, 5950 lbs., 51.2'.
5 m - Mike Wilbur, Farmall 350,
6140 lbs., 51.1'.
Class 7
1" - Larry Bronamen, Farmall
450, 7470 lbs., 101.9'.
2 -a - Merritt Ludens, Farmall
W-9, 7490 lbs., 92.1'.
• 3 *a - Duston Kokesh, John
Deere 70, 6930 lbs., 88.5'.
4 m - Don Wilbur, Cockshutt,
7420 lbs., 71.6'.
5 h - Tom Huston, Case 800,
7340 lbs., 64.6'.
6 th - Greg Tefertiller, John
Deere 70, 7360 lbs., 61.7'.
7 'h - Willie Wilbur, Massey 55,
7230 lbs., 54.4'.
Class 8
1 =- Larry Broneman, Interna-
tional 650, 8500 lbs., FULL
PULL.
2 "d - Bill Huston, John Deere
730, 8500 lbs., 104.8'.
3 *d - Tom Huston, Case 800,
7930 lbs., 90.1'.
4 'h - Don Kokesh, John Deere
70, 6930 lbs., 86.9'.
5 th - Mike Wilbur, Farmall 450,
7890 lbs., 86'.
6 'h - Merritt Ludens, Farmall
W-9, 7980 lbs., 85.4'.
Class 9
1"- Bill Huston, John Deere
730, 9260 lbs., FULL PULL.
2 " - Curt Elson, Case 900,
9140 lbs., 121.7'.
3 * - John Moline, John Deere
9420 lbs., 120.6'.
4 'h - Robert Wilbur, Farmall
560, 9100 lbs., 116.8'.
Class 10
l ' - Curt Elson, Case 800.
9690 lbs., FULL PULL.
2 "a - Robert Wilbur, Farmall
560, 9820 lbs., 106'.
Class 11
1 ' - Josh Krambeck, John
Deere 820, 12040 lbs., FULL
PULL.
2 " - Curt Elson, Case 800,
9690 lbs., 124.8'.
Class 12
1 ' - Josh Krambeck, John
Deere 820, 12040 lbs., 63.9'.
Sulfate induced polio Sizzling
identified by State vet lab Ranch Ro,
The Crook County
II II
Bridge Club
Guest players had winning
scores when B & T Bridge Club
met Wednesday evening, Aug. 2.
Betty Jean Durfee had high score
with Allan Edwards second and
Jane Edwards, low. Mrs. Edwards
was guest hostess.
Betts Seeley will host the club
on Aug. 16.
this summer.-"Although there
are many causes and types of
polio, the most probable cause
in this case is high sulfur in-
take.
Because Wyoming is experi-
encing a drought and ponds are
drying up, the water available
to animals is more concen-
trated and salty. Sulfate is part
of the salt. "Two thousand five
hundred parts per million sul-
fate ion is the amount of sulfur
in water that may cause this
type of polio," said Merl
Raisbeck, professor and toxi-
cologist in the UW College of
Agriculture Department of Vet-
erinary Sciences.
In many parts of the country,
polio in cattle is caused by a
thiamin deficiency and can be
treated. Unfortunately in Wyo-
ming, that's not usually the
case. Although sulfate-induced
polio is not infectious, 95 per-
cent of the time it is a fatal poi-
soning. "Many producers don't
realize the hazard associated
with high-sulfate water, and
they assume the animals will
just lose weight," Raisbeck said.
"In reality, they're going to lose
the entire animal."
Signs of sulfate-induced po-
lio are obvious. Initially, the
animal will go off feed and be
lethargic for a few hours or a
day or so. Facial muscles and
ears may twitch. Because polio
affects the central nervous sys-
tem, the animal will walk with
a wobbling, staggering gait and
may become blind. Due to the
onset of blindness, the animal
often attempts to walk through
objects or stands in a corner
and presses its head against the
wall. During the last stages of
the illness, the animal will be-
gin convulsing.
"Local veterinarians can con-
firm polio," Raisbeck said. "But
this year, those signs combined
with brackish water lead to a
pretty straightforward diagno-
sis." .
Concerned producers should
test sulfur levels in their water
supplies. Dipstick test kits are
available through lab supply
stores, or water samples can be
sent to the Wyoming State Vet
Lab in Laramie.
"If your test results show high
levels of sulfur, there are only
three things you can do,"
Raisbeck explained. "You can
move the cattle to an area with
a cleaner water supply, truck
water into the pasture to dilute
the existing pond or accept the
losses this year."
For more information about
sulfate-induced polio or water
testing, contact Raisbeck by
phone at (307J 742-6638 or by
e-mail at raisbeck@uwyo.edu
<mailto:raisbeck@uwyo.edu >.
J
Wimt to exlxe your opinion.? u your letter k) e editor. '
All leer= m.=t dot=l, r, kjr, ,i d4re. & teleptote ,urer.
Association held
Rodeo Friday evening,
with six teams
Moorcroft Bunch,
Range Riders, J Bar
Wishbone Fencing,
and Turbiville & Co.
The teams compete¢
events: Wild Cow
Branding, Team
Race, and Trailer
Final results were:
bone Fencing (Rod
Noyce, Larry Steele,
Zach Steele, and
Second-Moorc
Williams, Charlie
Chancey Williams,
son, Dusty Thomas,
Robinson}.
(Terry Goodvin, Cleve
Bowles, Lance Rogers,
Goodvin, and Bo Roll].
Bar F Team (Steve
Traylor, C.J. Hodson,
Burch, Jake Fenner,
Fitzgerald).
(Dewey Turbiville,
ville, Everett
Kenny Fordyce, Clay
and Cori Turbiville).
Creek Range Riders
ham, Scott Graham,
Jennifer Gill, Vance
Wendy Bossman).
District One Is
Priority One
"We need fewer laws, less
federal intervention, and more
local control. These have
been and will continue to be
my goals in serving District
One."
Re-Elect MARLENE SIMONS To The
WY House of Representatives
For further information see Marlene's web page at: www.gillettenetwork.com/simons
e-mail: msimons@house.wyoming.com
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Mayo, Denver or Minneapolis. But I live here. Fortunately,
told me about The Heart Doctors. Their highly-trained
visits my town regularly, They diagnosed my problem, treated
then put me on the road to recovery. And that's the only
I wanted to travel.
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1-800-HEART-22
Page 4 - Thursday, August 10, 2000
AGRICULTURE
The Sundance
Northeast Wyoming
New hard white winter
wheat for Wyoming climate
Researchers develop "Nuplains" wheat
adapted to Wyoming's climate and soil
To help Wyoming producers
capture a piece of the interna-
tional market for hard white
wheat, the University of Wyo-
ming Torrington Research
and Extension Center (UW
TREC) is releasing a winter va-
riety developed cooperatively by
the USDA ARS and the Univer-
sity of Nebraska Agricultural
Experiment Station.
"Nuplains is being released
due to its superior end-use
quality and white grain color
combined with good yield po-
tential and adequate disease re-
sistance
under
Wyoming
produc -
tion condi-
tions,"
said Agro-
nomy Pro-
fessor Jim
Krall, UW
Depart-
ment of Plant Sciences.
Hard white winter wheat is
well-suited to Wyoming's cli-
mate and soils. This variety
should be competitive and
complementary with Wyoming
varieties of hard red wheat.
Because Nuplains is the first
release in this market class in
Wyoming, growers should seg-
regate it from hard red wheat.
Initially, hard white wheat
should be produced under a
contract or identity-preserved
system to ensure purity of the
white wheat grain and to
avoid mixed grain discounts.
Because demand for hard
white wheat isAncreasing in
world export markets, this new
winter variety has promising
market-
i
"Nuplains is being released due to its
superior end-use quality and white grain
color combined with good yield potential
and adequate disease resistance under
Wyoming production conditions,"
Agronomy Professor Jim Krall,
UW Department of Plant Sciences.
ing potential. Many balkers and
consumers prefer white wheat,
especially when making fiat
breads, tortillas and noodles.
Research has shown that white
wheat does not have the bitter
taste associated with red wheat.
Krall is optimistic about the
future of Nuplains, but he cau-
tions Wyoming producers to be
aware this new variety is sus-
ceptible to preharvest sprout-
ing. Rain, high humidity and
low temperatures after ripening
can cause white grain to sprout
the spike. "I have heard that
some pro-
ducers
around
Albin,
Wyoming,
had a
problem a
few years
ago with a
hard
white
wheat variety," noted Krall.
"Researchers have found that
resistance to head sprout is not
necessarily related to seed coat
color as once believed. I am
optimistic about Nuplains in
this regard because in the lab
it was rated in the middle of the
pack for resistance to head
sprout."
Hard white winter wheat pro-
duction practices (seeding date,
seeding rate, fertilization and
harvesting} are the same as
those used for red winter wheat.
The same equipment also is
used for both crops. However,
drills, harvesting equipment
and storage facilities must be
carefully cleaned to ensure the
two wheat classes do not mix.
For more information about
Nuplains, call Krall at (307)
532-7194 or visit the Produc-
ing Hard White Wheat Web site
at http: [/ianrwww.unl.edu /
ianr/phrec/hww.htm.
Wyoming trial results are
on theWeb at http://
www.uwyo.edu / plants /
key.htm.
Here's another attempt to insinuate that SUV buyers are a
bunch of nut cases. Minivan buyers, on the other hand, are about
the nicest people you would ever want to meet.
A story by Keith Bradsher of the New York Times Service says
automakers have learned these things from closely guarded
psychological research. The story claims buyers of sports utility
vehicles are "more restless, more sybaritic, less social people
who have strong conscious and subconscious fears of crime."
Minivan owners, on the other hand, are more self-confident and
more "other oriented" -- more involved with family, friends, and
communities. Folks like me, who own an SUV and an old pickup
truck, should probably be fitted with a jacket that buttons up the-
back.
I feel sorry for people who own both a minivan and an SUV. They
must be terribly confused.
I don't know where the media is getting this stuff. Anyone who
uses the word "sybaritic" scares the devil out of me, anyway.
I can't speak for other SUV owners, but I need mine to pull my
boat. Every time I see a guy pulling a boat with a minivan I think
to myself, "That poor devil is so hen-pecked his wife won't even
let him use the truck."
Automakers think we have deeper psychological reasons for
buying SUVs. The New York Times story quotes David P.
Bostwick, DaimlerChrysler's director of market research as say-
ing minivan buyers tend to be more comfortable than sport utility
buyers with being married.
"We have a basic resistance in our society to admitting we are
parents, and no longer able to go out and find another mate,"
Bostwick says. "If you have a sport utility, you can have the
smoked windows, put the children in the back and pretend you are
still single."
Are you kidding me? Pretend you are single with a back seat full
of kids?!
My kids are grown up, but I wouldn't mind having the smoked
windows. They would hide the sheep if nothing else.
Bostwick seems to have an obsession with this marriage thing.
He says sport utility buyers are more commonly concerned about
feeling sexy, and like the idea they could use their vehicles to
start dating again.
There's one good way to put the kibosh on that kind of thinking.
My brother heard this on the Red Green show.
Red always has a little segment where he talks to the "older
fellas," as he calls them. "You know who you are," he says.
"I know some of you fellas have a little squabble with the missus
now and then," Red says. "Sometimes you might get to thinking
a divorce would be a good idea.
"Here's what you should do when that happens. Just go into the
bathroom and take off all your clothes.
"Then look in the mirror. Turn around. Take a good look," he
continues.
"Now, do you really think you're in dating shape? Maybe you'd
better just get back in there and try to patch things up."
Crook County
Fair tractor
pulling results cases of sulfate-in-
Sisson, Kokesh, duced polio have been identi-
/ ,fied in Wyom& cattle herds
and Moline place
Results for the tractor pulling
contest, sponsored by the Black
Hills Tractor Pulling Association,
held in Suridance, Wednesday,
August 2, at the Crook County
fairgrounds are as follows:
Class 1
1 - Merle Sisson, John Deere
M, 2930 lbs., 31'.
2 n' - Gordon Loader, Farmall
M, 3830 lbs., 30.3'
3 r - Bryan Culver, Ford 8N,
2870 lbs., 27'.
Class 2
1" - Jack Burkhart, Allis WD,
3440 lbs., 42.4'.
Class 3
1"' - Jack Burkhart, Allis WD,
4000 lbs., 62.1'.
2 "d - Rod Addison, Farmall W-
4, 3830 lbs., 62'.
3 r' - Willie Huston, Farmall W-
4, 3740 lbs., 51'.
Class 4
1 +' - Mel Peterson, John Deere
B, 4500 lbs., 80.4'.
2 "a - Ed Tubbs, Oliver 77, 4430
lbs., 75.7'.
3 ,d - Wilie Huston, Farmall W-
4, 4330 lbs., 75.4'.
4 'h - Ben Tubbs, Oliver 77,
4440 lbs., 74.6'.
Class 5
i - Larry Moriarty, John Deere
50, 5360 Ibs., FULL PULL.
2 " - Bud Watsabaugh, Farmall
M, 5500 Ibs., 124.7' - 47.2'.
3 - Ben Tubbs, Oliver 88,
5500 lbs., 124.7' - 45.4'•
4 'h - Willie Wilbur, Oliver 77,
5500 lbs., 123•3'.
5 m - Ed Tubbs, Oliver 77, 5450
lbs., 119.4'.
6 'h - Mel Peterson, John Deere
B, 5370 lbs., 115'.
7 th - Larry Addison, John Deere
50, 4760 lbs., 95.8'
8 h - Ed Tubbs, Oliver 77, 4850
lbs., 92.5'.
Class 6
1 ' - Nathan Allart, Case D,
6270 lbs., 61.7'.
2 "d - Bud Watsabaugh, Farmall
M, 5950 lbs., 59'.
3 d - Ben Tubbs, Oliver 77,
6500 lbs., 51.9'.
4 'h - Larry Moriarty, John
Deere 50, 6120 lbs., 51.2'.
4 th - Lauri Tefertiller, Minne-
apolis Moline U, 5950 lbs., 51.2'.
5 m - Mike Wilbur, Farmall 350,
6140 lbs., 51.1'.
Class 7
1" - Larry Bronamen, Farmall
450, 7470 lbs., 101.9'.
2 -a - Merritt Ludens, Farmall
W-9, 7490 lbs., 92.1'.
• 3 *a - Duston Kokesh, John
Deere 70, 6930 lbs., 88.5'.
4 m - Don Wilbur, Cockshutt,
7420 lbs., 71.6'.
5 h - Tom Huston, Case 800,
7340 lbs., 64.6'.
6 th - Greg Tefertiller, John
Deere 70, 7360 lbs., 61.7'.
7 'h - Willie Wilbur, Massey 55,
7230 lbs., 54.4'.
Class 8
1 =- Larry Broneman, Interna-
tional 650, 8500 lbs., FULL
PULL.
2 "d - Bill Huston, John Deere
730, 8500 lbs., 104.8'.
3 *d - Tom Huston, Case 800,
7930 lbs., 90.1'.
4 'h - Don Kokesh, John Deere
70, 6930 lbs., 86.9'.
5 th - Mike Wilbur, Farmall 450,
7890 lbs., 86'.
6 'h - Merritt Ludens, Farmall
W-9, 7980 lbs., 85.4'.
Class 9
1"- Bill Huston, John Deere
730, 9260 lbs., FULL PULL.
2 " - Curt Elson, Case 900,
9140 lbs., 121.7'.
3 * - John Moline, John Deere
9420 lbs., 120.6'.
4 'h - Robert Wilbur, Farmall
560, 9100 lbs., 116.8'.
Class 10
l ' - Curt Elson, Case 800.
9690 lbs., FULL PULL.
2 "a - Robert Wilbur, Farmall
560, 9820 lbs., 106'.
Class 11
1 ' - Josh Krambeck, John
Deere 820, 12040 lbs., FULL
PULL.
2 " - Curt Elson, Case 800,
9690 lbs., 124.8'.
Class 12
1 ' - Josh Krambeck, John
Deere 820, 12040 lbs., 63.9'.
Sulfate induced polio Sizzling
identified by State vet lab Ranch Ro,
The Crook County
II II
Bridge Club
Guest players had winning
scores when B & T Bridge Club
met Wednesday evening, Aug. 2.
Betty Jean Durfee had high score
with Allan Edwards second and
Jane Edwards, low. Mrs. Edwards
was guest hostess.
Betts Seeley will host the club
on Aug. 16.
this summer.-"Although there
are many causes and types of
polio, the most probable cause
in this case is high sulfur in-
take.
Because Wyoming is experi-
encing a drought and ponds are
drying up, the water available
to animals is more concen-
trated and salty. Sulfate is part
of the salt. "Two thousand five
hundred parts per million sul-
fate ion is the amount of sulfur
in water that may cause this
type of polio," said Merl
Raisbeck, professor and toxi-
cologist in the UW College of
Agriculture Department of Vet-
erinary Sciences.
In many parts of the country,
polio in cattle is caused by a
thiamin deficiency and can be
treated. Unfortunately in Wyo-
ming, that's not usually the
case. Although sulfate-induced
polio is not infectious, 95 per-
cent of the time it is a fatal poi-
soning. "Many producers don't
realize the hazard associated
with high-sulfate water, and
they assume the animals will
just lose weight," Raisbeck said.
"In reality, they're going to lose
the entire animal."
Signs of sulfate-induced po-
lio are obvious. Initially, the
animal will go off feed and be
lethargic for a few hours or a
day or so. Facial muscles and
ears may twitch. Because polio
affects the central nervous sys-
tem, the animal will walk with
a wobbling, staggering gait and
may become blind. Due to the
onset of blindness, the animal
often attempts to walk through
objects or stands in a corner
and presses its head against the
wall. During the last stages of
the illness, the animal will be-
gin convulsing.
"Local veterinarians can con-
firm polio," Raisbeck said. "But
this year, those signs combined
with brackish water lead to a
pretty straightforward diagno-
sis." .
Concerned producers should
test sulfur levels in their water
supplies. Dipstick test kits are
available through lab supply
stores, or water samples can be
sent to the Wyoming State Vet
Lab in Laramie.
"If your test results show high
levels of sulfur, there are only
three things you can do,"
Raisbeck explained. "You can
move the cattle to an area with
a cleaner water supply, truck
water into the pasture to dilute
the existing pond or accept the
losses this year."
For more information about
sulfate-induced polio or water
testing, contact Raisbeck by
phone at (307J 742-6638 or by
e-mail at raisbeck@uwyo.edu
<mailto:raisbeck@uwyo.edu >.
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Wimt to exlxe your opinion.? u your letter k) e editor. '
All leer= m.=t dot=l, r, kjr, ,i d4re. & teleptote ,urer.
Association held
Rodeo Friday evening,
with six teams
Moorcroft Bunch,
Range Riders, J Bar
Wishbone Fencing,
and Turbiville & Co.
The teams compete¢
events: Wild Cow
Branding, Team
Race, and Trailer
Final results were:
bone Fencing (Rod
Noyce, Larry Steele,
Zach Steele, and
Second-Moorc
Williams, Charlie
Chancey Williams,
son, Dusty Thomas,
Robinson}.
(Terry Goodvin, Cleve
Bowles, Lance Rogers,
Goodvin, and Bo Roll].
Bar F Team (Steve
Traylor, C.J. Hodson,
Burch, Jake Fenner,
Fitzgerald).
(Dewey Turbiville,
ville, Everett
Kenny Fordyce, Clay
and Cori Turbiville).
Creek Range Riders
ham, Scott Graham,
Jennifer Gill, Vance
Wendy Bossman).
District One Is
Priority One
"We need fewer laws, less
federal intervention, and more
local control. These have
been and will continue to be
my goals in serving District
One."
Re-Elect MARLENE SIMONS To The
WY House of Representatives
For further information see Marlene's web page at: www.gillettenetwork.com/simons
e-mail: msimons@house.wyoming.com
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When I haa heart problems, some folks told me to head to
Mayo, Denver or Minneapolis. But I live here. Fortunately,
told me about The Heart Doctors. Their highly-trained
visits my town regularly, They diagnosed my problem, treated
then put me on the road to recovery. And that's the only
I wanted to travel.
The Heart
The Center of Cardiovascular
725 Meade St., Rapid City
1-800-HEART-22
