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Murdo Coyote Murdo Coyote • October 11, 2012 • Page 4 Pocket Gophers vs. Moles and Their Control Pocket gophers and moles have similarities, and distinct differences. Both animals spend the majority of their time below ground, and cause homeowners headaches with their burrowing activity. Pocket gophers also cause problems for farmers and ranchers, particularly in hayfields, where the dirt mounds they create interferes with hay harvest. Determining which pest is involved is important in implementing a control method, and the best way to do so is by the signs that can be seen above ground. Often, the only visible sign of pocket gophers is the mounds they construct as they return below ground after their occasional visits into the open air. Pocket gopher mounds are generally fan or kidney-shaped, as opposed to the smaller, usually round mounds made by moles. Pocket gopher burrows are typically deep enough to remain largely undetected from the soil surface, whereas at least some of the burrows moles create show up as undulating, raised runways. Pocket gophers are rodents, and therefore plant feeders, not only causing damage and being a nuisance because of their mound building habits, but cause some Extension News • Bob Fanning (605) 842-1267 • direct loss by feeding on the roots of plants, somewhat on aboveground vegetation, and pulling vegetation into their tunnels from below. They are also known to damage plastic water lines and electrical cables by chewing on them. Moles on the other hand, are not rodents, but insectivores. Their diet consists mainly of the insects, grubs, and worms they find in the soil. Moles are thought to damage roots and tubers by feeding on them, but rodents usually are to blame. Although moles remove damaging insects from lawns and gardens, their burrowing habits are not viewed favorably. Due to the mole’s exclusive diet of insects, toxic grain baits are seldom effective, although two poisons are federally registered for use on them. Pocket gophers however, being herbivores, can be controlled with poison baits. The baits can be applied in burrows by hand on a small scale, or with a mechanical burrow builder if dealing with a field scale infestation. Fumigants are possible methods of controlling both pocket gophers and moles, but they have been known to close off burrows so the fumigant cannot get to them. The fumigant may also move too slowly through the burrow system to be effective. Carbon monoxide from automobile exhaust can be effective due to its greater volume and pressure. Fumigating can also be quite time-consuming and labor intensive. Due to their somewhat solitary nature, and the fact that one pocket gopher or one mole can construct an extensive burrow system, trapping is considered very successful for both pests. For pocket gophers, trapping is best for small areas and animals not controlled with a poisoning control program. Because of somewhat different habits and size, different traps are intended for each pest. Both gopher traps and mole traps can be purchased at many hardware stores. There are also cultural and other methods of minimizing damage from both pocket gophers and moles. More information on preventing and stopping damage from pocket gophers, moles and other wildlife can be obtained from the “Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management”: http://icwdm. org/ or contacting your Regional Extension Center. Calendar 10/16-18/2012 – SDSU Extension Annual Conference, Brookings, SD 11/27-28/2012 – Ag Horizons Conference, Pierre, SD National 4-H week October 7-13 Closeouts on 2012 F-250 & F-350 Super Duty’s *Up to $6,500 in Rebates Murdo Ford Murdo Ford–Mercury – 605-669-2391 Terry Van Dam – 605-669-2918 Jim Butt – 605-381-2007 Travis Van Dam – 406-239-8020 www.murdo-ford.com 4-H is one of the largest youth development programs in America with more than 6.5 million youth, ages five-19. It is the only development program with direct access to technological advances from university research. 4-H is operated and supported by a shared leadership of public and private partners including National 4-H Headquarters, USDA within the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service; 3,500 Cooperative Extension educators (called program advisors in SD) associated with 106 land-grant universities; National 4-H Council; 4-H associations and foundations; and trained youth and adult volunteers. This is how SDSU, South Dakota’s only land grant university benefits the 4-H program. Youth learn leadership, citizenship and life skills through more than 1,000 projects with topics varied as public speaking, photography, community service, rocketry, livestock and graphic design. “Learn by doing” is the fundamental 4-H ideal. Youth are encouraged to experiment, innovate and think independently. 4-H programs are offered Vote Larry Lucas - Experienced Legislator IN 2012 REP LUCAS VOTED: • For Local Control in our public schools – NO on HB 1234 • For Religious Freedom – excluding mandated abortion coverage in health care plans - HB 1185 • For Feeding South Dakota – YES on HB 1206 • For Livestock Producers – NO to tax straw used for bedding - HB 1116 Paid for by Lucas for Senate through community clubs, schoolbased, after- school and camp settings, and U.S. military installations worldwide. Studies show that 4-H members do better in school, are more motivated to help others, feel safe to try new things, achieve a sense of self-esteem, and develop lasting friendships. More than 60 million young people across American have been 4-H members since 4-H began in 1902. Famous alumni include Al Gore, Faith Hill and David Letterman. Also, 14 governors, 33 university presidents, 31 CEOs and four astronauts are 4-H alumni. Here is what Jacob Birkeland, area 4-H member, has to say about 4-H. Jacob Birkeland is 11 and this is his third year in 4-H. His favorite 4-H experience is being in Shooting Sports and competing at the State 4-H Shoot in Ft. Pierre. His two favorite project areas are Shooting Sports and Wood Science. Jacob says his dad was in 4-H and his favorite part of 4-H was going to club meetings and doing activities and projects with friends. Jacob says that 4-H is benefiting his community because his club does community service projects like the City Park/5th Street Cleanup Project and they have also planted trees by the North Dam and City Park. He states “we try to do something to give back to our community.” To encourage other families to get involved in 4- H, Jacob’s advice is “4-H is fun and you can learn a lot. You just need to get involved in 4-H.” To find out more about the fun and learning experiences in 4-H, visit or call your local 4-H Youth Program Advisor at the 4-H office in the Jones Co. courthouse at 605.669.7101 or visit with a current 4-H leader or club member. WANTED: Local News Correspondent to write the Murdo local news column for the Murdo Coyote. Call 669.2271 if interested. the record and vote Lucas for District 26 Senate “Dead skunk in the middle of the road. You got yer dead skunk in the middle of the road. Stinkin’ to high Heaven!” So go the lyrics of a song written and performed by Loudon Wainwright. It is especially appropriate right now since skunks appear to have had a banner year. Not only are they dead in the middle of the road but also on the shoulder and even on some city streets. I don’t know how many carcasses I’ve seen, but there have been a lot. This is not hard to believe since skunks often have multiple offspring. They are similar to cats as far as reproduction goes, and you know having four kittens in a batch is fairly common. Sometimes there are more that that. Therefore, if you have ten female skunks around, they could multiply themselves to forty by fall. I think that’s what happened this year. There must have been many large batches and few stillborns. This, too, is the season you are most apt to see the results of the year’s production since they are all drifting around looking for cozy winter quarters. Culverts under roads are quite popular. Buildings are too. Just the other day, Wally asked if I’d like to help him move three dead skunks from under his house. I said that, alas, I had a very busy schedule for both the morning and afternoon and couldn’t possibly provide assistance. What a pity I couldn’t help. Over the years, I’ve dispatched a whole lot of skunks. They particularly adore the cat food I usually have sitting out in dishes in the Lookin’ Around • Syd Iwan • barn. What’s more, the cats just accept them as kin without making a fuss. Let a coon come in the barn and eat cat food, and the cats get nervous. You can tell right away that something is wrong when you walk in the barn and the cats are all sitting on high places looking nervously around. This is a signal to grab your gun, walk carefully, and check the rafters for ringed tails. Cats give no warning about skunks, though, so you’d just better keep your wits about you in the barn, especially after dark. I’ve never been actually sprayed by a striped kitty, but it has been a near thing many times. Early spring and fall are the times one should be especially careful. It’s not bad enough that these striped beasts have potent stink glands, but, what is worse, they are the most common carrier of rabies in this area. As far as I know, we have never had rabies on the place, but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t happen. Any critter including cats that acts strangely needs to be closely watched. The only thing worse than a rabid skunk, as far as I’m concerned, would be a rabid bat. You could probably outrun a skunk, but bats would be quite a bit trickier to avoid. We sometimes get bats in the barn too, and I really hate that. I go in and out just as quickly as possible when they are there. According to recent statistics, not many bats actually have rabies, but I don’t trust them anyway, the nasty things. If they were loveable creatures, they wouldn’t be commonly displayed in conjunction with the scariest Breakfast Fundraiser Saturday & Sunday, October 20 & 21 Pheasant Opener 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. ~ Ambulance Shed (end of Main Street, Murdo) Stop by and see the new ambulance and enjoy breakfast! Free-will donation with $5 minimum The money raised will be put toward the new ambulance time of year, namely Halloween. It is also almost impossible to chase a skunk out of a building before shooting it. They won’t go even if there are lots of doors, and they’re all open. For one thing, you have to stay a goodly distance away so you can’t really force the issue. Long ago I gave up trying to get them outside and now just shoot them where they stand. Then I quickly exit the building and wait at least a day before going back, picking up the smelly beast with a pitchfork, and disposing of it a considerable distance away down a draw. The only redeeming feature about skunks might be that they are fairly pretty. They usually have glossy black hair punctuated by a big white stripe or two. Their beauty, though, could be compared to that of creeping jenny which also is somewhat pretty. Neither one can be fully appreciated when you know what problems they can cause. My favorite story in this regard, however, might be the one from schooldays in town. It was spring and a lilac was blooming outside the window. Mom said, “Open the window so you can smell the lilacs.” I did open the window but just as a skunk walked by. I told Mom, “I don’t think I care much for the smell of lilacs.” She came to my room right away to check this out, smelled the skunk, and got a terrible fit of the giggles. So in conclusion, “It’s dead. It’s in the middle. Dead skunk in the middle of the road. It’s dead. It’s in the middle, and stinkin’ to high, high Heaven.” Western Jr. Livestock Show celebrates 75 years In the last 45 years Jackie Maude hasn't missed a single Western Jr. Livestock show. She first attended the event as a 13-year-old 4-H member showing cattle. A few years later, she met her husband, Marion in the show ring. When their 4-H careers came to an end, the couple joined the ranks of volunteers to have organized Western Jr. Livestock Show for the last 75 years. October 10 to 13 Maude and her family will again turn out to help run the event which takes place in at the Central States Fair Grounds in Rapid City. “It’s a great show and has become a tradition for our family,” said Maude, who ranches near Hermosa, S.D., with her husband and son, Charles and daughter, Elizabeth. Maude has been busy getting ready for the event since early May. She serves as secretary/manager of the Western Jr. Livestock Show. In this role, she collects entries, lines up judges, facilities and helps organize the more than 50 volunteers who put on the event. Peter Nielson, SDSU Extension 4-H Youth Program Director says it is volunteers like Maude that make the Western Jr. Livestock Show the premier event and a cornerstone in western South Dakota National Fire Prevention week: October 7-13 4-H tradition. “The Western Jr. Livestock Show blends the best of what volunteer management is within 4- H,” Nielson said. “It is because of the efforts of volunteers and Extension professionals that this show celebrates such a rich history and bright future.” During the four-day livestock show, more than 220 4-H members will compete in several showmanship and market and breeding shows for beef, sheep, swine and goats. They can also compete in livestock or meat judging contests. The 4-H members attending represent 44 counties in South Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska. Like many who participate in Western Jr., Maude says her family has developed many lifelong friends through their involvement. “Each year we look forward to seeing old friends and making new Fire prevention week focuses on planning safe escapes National Fire Prevention Week is a good time for families to sit down and plan at least two ways to safely escape a burning structure, State Fire Marshal Paul Merriman says. National Fire Prevention Week is October 7-13, 2012. This year’s theme is “Have 2 Ways Out.’’ Merriman says the theme is a reminder that a good fire safety plan includes more than one exit strategy from a burning home. “Fire can be unpredictable, and it moves more quickly than most people realize,’’ Merriman said. “Having an escape plan with at least two ways out is essential to protect your family in the event of a fire in your home. And the escape plan should be reviewed from time to time. Fire Prevention Week is a good time to do that.’’ Statistics from the National Fire Protection Association say that in 2010, firefighters in the United States responded to nearly 370,000 home structure fires. ones,” she said. “For many families, Western Jr. is their yearly vacation. I always tell people when they register for the first time that this is a friendly show.” This year there will be several reunion events to celebrate the show's 75 years. A hog roast will be held October 11 in the evening. Also there will be an Alumni Showmanship Contest and an ice cream social with a short program to celebrate the Golden Diamond Anniversary of both the Western Jr. Livestock Show and Western 4- H Family and Consumer Science Show on Friday evening. Former and current participants, sponsors and volunteers past and present are all invited to attend the celebration over the weekend. Alumni are encouraged to bring in previous exhibits, photos and memories to share and display over the weekend. Those fires caused 13,350 civilian injuries and 2,640 civilian deaths, as well as $6.9 billion in direct damage. Merriman recommends a number of precautionary actions for families to take. They are as follows. Make a map of their home, marking each door or window that could be used as an exit from each room. Agree on a meeting place outside the home where family members can make contact after escaping from the house. Practice the plan at least twice a year, with everyone in the home involved in the practice. Make sure to have smoke alarms in the home and make sure the batteries are fresh. “Firefighters in South Dakota do a great job. Fire Prevention Week is a time to recognize that,’’ Merriman said. “It’s also a good time to remember that each of us is responsible for our own safety and the safety of our loved ones in the event of a fire.’’ • Omelets • Pancakes • Country Style Potatoes • Link Sausages
Murdo Coyote Murdo Coyote • October 11, 2012 • Page 5 A new treatment for Multiple Sclerosis The lady was a 35-year old mother of three in the prime of her life and “perfectly healthy”. She had noticed over the past several days that her vision in her right eye was blurred and there seemed to be flashing lights in her right eye. She also noticed that the eye was somewhat sore and when she did her morning run, it became substantially more painful. She came to the clinic because of these symptoms. She was correctly diagnosed as having multiple sclerosis. She was started on a substantial dose of cortisone given intravenously and over a week’s time the condition improved and the symptoms resolved completely. She read about multiple sclerosis and came back with multiple questions and substantial anxiety about the prognosis of this diagnosis. She had read that 90 percent of patients that have multiple sclerosis will follow a so called “relapsing-remitting” course. The symptoms may recur at any given time after this first episode. It might not be for a year. It might not be for 4 years. The results of the relapse may leave some residual neurological deficit or it may completely remit as it did on this first episode. The over all course of multiple sclerosis is usually long The Clinical View • Dr. P.E. Hoffsten • amounting to 20 years or more. But the hallmark of multiple sclerosis is its unpredictability in regard to how fast it will progress and how severe the neurological deficits will become. Obviously, this makes any treatment program that is offered very difficult to evaluate. It will require a large number of people followed for many years before one could make a meaningful comment regarding the effect that a treatment really made a difference. To this time, an acute episode such as the lady above had is best treated with cortisone as was done. But over many years time, the medical profession has searched for methods to prevent relapses that contribute to progression of the disease. Now it seems that perhaps there is a new quite unique and substantially more effective medication available to prevent relapses. This new product is called dimethyl fumarate. It is abbreviated as BG-12. There were 2 back to back articles that appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine for September 20th of 2012. Both articles showed that there was a substantial decrease in the incidence of relapses, that there were fewer abnormalities seen on the MRI scans of these people’s brains, and there was less neurologic loss following the relapse. These are very favorable results. Fortunately, this product (BG-12) has been used for more than 30 years to treat psoriasis. As a matter of fact, it was incidentally found to be effective for multiple sclerosis by treating several patients that had both psoriasis and multiple sclerosis. It was noticed that when the psoriasis was treated with BG-12, their multiple sclerosis seemed to go into remission. The two large scale articles in the New England Journal of Medicine occurred 20 years later after a long collection of cases and follow up of many years time. This is another serendipitous observation by healthcare professionals caring for one disease and then a second disease seems to get better with response to the given medication. This product is not available to treat multiple sclerosis as approved by the FAA yet. But it is available to treat psoriasis. Some physicians are starting to use it for multiple sclerosis in light of its marked effectiveness and very low side effect profile. This is a calculated risk however and whether or not the long term effectiveness of BG-12 for multiple sclerosis will be upheld over 20 years is going to take another 20 years. Be that as it may, the situation appears very favorable at this time. Jones County FSA News • David Klingberg • JONES COUNTY IS APPROVED FOR EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM (ECP) – SIGNUP ENDS 10/24/12 USDA Farm Service Agency's (FSA) Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) provides emergency funding and technical assistance for farmers and ranchers to rehabilitate farmland damaged by natural disasters and for carrying out emergency water conservation measures in periods of severe drought. Funding for ECP is appropriated by Congress which has not been approved at this time. ECP program participants receive cost-share assistance of up to 75 percent of the cost to implement approved emergency conservation practices, as determined by county FSA committees. As mentioned above, there is no funding for the ECP practices at this time. Filing an application is still the first step to get cost share for pipeline projects or reimbursed for water hauling completed this summer. Contact the Jones County FSA Office for additional information at 605-669-2404 Ext. 2. CRP REMOVAL OF BALES EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 15, 2012 Due to continuing drought conditions, fire dangers, harvesting pressures, lack of hay movers, etc, an extension has been granted to remove bales from CRP acreages to November 15, 2012. 2012 NAP NOTICE OF LOSS AND PRODUCTION When a crop is affected by a natural disaster, producers must notify the FSA office where their farm records are maintained and complete Part B, (the Notice of Loss portion) of Form CCC-576, Notice of Loss and Application for Payment. This must be completed within 15 calendar days of the natural disaster occurrence or the date the damage to the crop or loss of production became apparent. To receive NAP benefits, producers must complete Form CCC- 576, Notice of Loss and Applica- tion for Payment, Parts D, E, and F as applicable, and certify in Part G, no later than the immediately subsequent crop year acreage reporting date for the crop. The CCC-576 requires acceptable appraisal information. Producers must provide evidence of production and note whether the crop was marketable, unmarketable, salvaged or used differently than intended. Producers must annually provide (if not appraised) the quantity of all harvested production of the crop in which the producer held an interest during the crop year. We will be sending out the “NAP Yields” form which lists your acres and a spot for you to record your production. The deadline for reporting this production is not until July 15, 2013, but report the production now while the records are handy and newly calculated. DATES TO REMEMBER/DEAD- LINES: Oct. 24: ECP Sign up deadline Nov. 15: 2013 acreage reporting date for all perennial forage and winter wheat Nov. 15: Deadline for CRP bales to be removed from CRP Feel free to call the office if you ever have questions on any of our programs 605-669-2404 Ext. 2. South Dakota Lottery celebrates 25 years While the South Dakota Lottery officially turned 25 years old on September 30, 2012, lottery officials commemorated the event with Governor Dennis Daugaard by posing for a photo on the State Capitol steps on September 28, 2012. Current members of the state Lottery Commission along with Lottery executive director Norm Lingle and Department of Revenue Secretary Andy Gerlach presented the Governor with a commemorative check for $2.13 billion, the amount raised by the Lottery for the State of South Dakota since it began selling tickets in 1987. Revenue raised through the sale of scratch tickets, lotto tickets and video lottery play helps fund education, lowers property taxes, and develops natural resources. For more information on the South Dakota Lottery’s 25th Anniversary, visit the Lottery website at www.lottery.sd.gov or their Facebook page. Pictured in the photo are: (Front Row) Andy Gerlach, Secretary, Department of Revenue; Governor Dennis Daugaard; Bob Hartford, Chairman, Lottery Commission; Norm Lingle, Executive Director, South Dakota Lottery. (Back Row) Kory Menken, Lottery Commission; Doyle Estes, Vice Chairman, Lottery Commission; Brent Dykstra, Lottery Commission; Jim Peterson, Lottery Commission; Roger Novotny, Lottery Commission; and Dick Werner, Lottery Commission. Here’s your change!… Leronda Bryan counts change back to Hannah Brost as Hannah’s grandmother, Linda Brost looks on. Photos by Karlee Barnes Visiting with friends… local ladies catch up on visiting at the Draper Bazaar. APARTMENTS AVAILABLE Murdo Townhouses 2 Bedrooms Carpeted throughout, on-site laundry facility and appliances furnished. PRO/Rental Management 605-347-3077 1-800-244-2826 www.prorentalmanagement.com Full house… The 2012 Draper Bazaar was a success as people traveled far and wide to sample the meal that the Draper Auxiliary provides for the bazaar, as well as to visit with friends and family. Equal Housing Opportunity The Murdo Coyote now accepts credit cards. Call 605-669-2271 and pay your subscription or ad with your credit card. Fast & Easy!!
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