[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                  NORTH DAKOTA STOCKMEN'S ASSOCIATION

 Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, later this month, the North Dakota 
Stockmen's Association will hold its Diamond Anniversary Convention in 
Medora, ND. I would like to recognize this organization, which has 
served our State's ranchers and cattle producers for the past 75 years.
  On June 6, 1929, a group of cattle producers gathered in Watford 
City, ND. The men all grazed cattle on the Fort Berthold Indian 
Reservation and they all had a problem with cattle rustling. Andrew 
Johnson, a Watford area cattleman, was determined to do something about 
it. He established a reward of $1,000 for information leading to the 
arrest and conviction of cattle rustlers. The men at the meeting 
contributed $5 each to start that fund.
  This group called themselves the Western North Dakota Stock 
Association. They would later change their name to the Western North 
Dakota Stockmen's Association, and finally they took the name they hold 
today; the North Dakota Stockmen's Association.
  This year the North Dakota Stockmen's Association is celebrating its 
75th year of operation, and that $1,000 reward still stands.
  Today the North Dakota Stockmen's Association has more than 2,700 
members from across the State. From education efforts that help new 
ranchers get a start in the cattle industry to brand registration and 
enforcement of the State's livestock laws, the Stockmen's Association 
plays an important role in all aspects of the ranching industry. And, 
as those of us in elected office know, the North Dakota Stockmen's 
Association is a strong, effective voice on behalf of its members.
  In addition to serving its members, the North Dakota Stockmen's 
Association plays an important role in the communities in which its 
members live. The association worked with other members of the beef 
industry in North Dakota to host a Beef Industry Appreciation Day 
during the 2004 North Dakota State Fair. The association served free 
beef dinners to active duty military, Reserve, and National Guard 
members, and their families. The association offers college 
scholarships to young people who are interested in studying animal or 
range science, preveterinary medicine, farm and ranch management, and 
other subjects that help maintain a healthy farm economy.
  I thank the North Dakota Stockmen's Association for their hard work. 
I wish them continued success and congratulate them on their 75th 
anniversary.

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