Bayer Museum of Agriculture Page 1 PRESIDENT: Dan Taylor VICE PRESIDENT: Patti Jones SECRETARY: Curtis Griffith TREASURER: Stanley Young BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Mary Jane Buerkle Ron Chandler Vic Coker Jason Gandy Shelley Heinrich Chris Jackson Mike Metzig Steve Moffett Chad Pickering Clint Robinson John Speck Dale Swinburn Brett Underwood Tommy Woolam Larry Work EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Lacee Hoelting MARKETING COORDINATOR: Kirby Phillips STAFF: Arlan Gentry Kayla Pepper Alvin Sheppard Doug Stephens Volume 17, Issue 1: Jan. - March 2018 T he Official Newsletter of the BAYER MUSEUM OF AGRICULTURE In 1865, an American Bald Eagle began his career as the trademark of the J.I.Case Company, but this bird was much more than a logo. Old Abe is a character out of history with a story of his own. at story began in the spring of 1861, along the Flambeau River in Wisconsin, when a young Chippewa Indian boy captured an eaglet. e Indians continued their trip down the river until they reached the home of Daniel McCann, where the McCann family bought the bird from the Indians for a bushel of corn. e young eagle became a family pet, but when the bird was grown enough to attempt escape, Daniel decided it was time to sell him. Friends suggested that the eagle would make a great mascot for the local volunteer militia being formed at Eau Claire. e regiment bought the bird for $2.50 and named him Old Abe, in honor of their nation’s Commander- in-chief, Abraham Lincoln. Old Abe was inducted into military service in a special ceremony when Company C joined the 8th Regiment at Madison. A t-shaped perch was made for him that was five feet tall with stars and stripes and a cluster of golden arrows. He was carried on his perch in regimental parades and reviews . roughout the bitter struggle of the Civil War, Old Abe went through as many as 42 battles and skirmishes in the war’s Western eater comprising: Missouri; Arkansas; Tennessee; Mississippi; Louisiana; and Alabama. Seeing “Old Abe” atop his perch during the battle of Corinth, Mississippi, Confederate General Sterling Price remarked, “that bird must be captured or killed at all hazards, I would rather get that eagle than capture a whole brigade or a dozen battle flags.” In Chicago, a young businessman named Jerome Increase Case stood on a busy street corner while the Wisconsin 8th Regiment marched by. So impressed was Mr. Case by the eagle, that he became determined to adopt Old Abe as the symbol of his business as soon as the war was over. TheStory behind the Artifact... old abe: a trademark, a war hero, a legend Story continues on page 2.
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PRESIDENT:Dan Taylor
VICE PRESIDENT:Patti Jones
SECRETARY:Curtis Griffith
TREASURER:Stanley Young
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:Mary Jane BuerkleRon ChandlerVic CokerJason GandyShelley HeinrichChris JacksonMike MetzigSteve MoffettChad PickeringClint RobinsonJohn SpeckDale SwinburnBrett UnderwoodTommy WoolamLarry Work
Volume 17, Issue 1: Jan. - March 2018T he Official Newsletter of the
Bayer MuseuM of agriculture
In 1865, an American Bald Eagle began his career as the trademark of the J.I.Case Company, but this bird was much more than a logo. Old Abe is a character out of history with a story of his own. That story began in the spring of 1861, along the Flambeau River in Wisconsin, when a young Chippewa Indian boy captured an eaglet. The Indians continued their trip down the river until they reached the home of Daniel McCann, where the McCann family bought the bird from the Indians for a bushel of corn. The young eagle became a family pet, but when the bird was grown enough to attempt escape, Daniel decided it was time to sell him. Friends suggested that the eagle would make a great mascot for the local volunteer militia being formed at Eau Claire. The regiment bought the bird for $2.50 and named him Old Abe, in honor of their nation’s Commander-in-chief, Abraham Lincoln. Old Abe was inducted into military service in a special ceremony when Company C joined the 8th Regiment at Madison. A t-shaped perch was made for him that was five feet tall with stars and stripes and a cluster of golden arrows.
He was carried on his perch in regimental parades and reviews . Throughout the bitter struggle of the Civil War, Old Abe went through as many as 42 battles and skirmishes in the war’s Western Theater comprising: Missouri; Arkansas; Tennessee; Mississippi; Louisiana; and
Alabama. Seeing “Old Abe” atop his perch during the battle of Corinth, Mississippi, Confederate General Sterling Price remarked, “that bird must be captured or killed at all
hazards, I would rather get that eagle than capture a whole brigade or a dozen battle flags.” In Chicago, a young businessman named Jerome Increase Case stood on a busy street corner while the Wisconsin 8th Regiment marched by. So impressed was Mr. Case by the eagle, that he became determined to adopt Old Abe as the symbol of his business as soon as the war was over.
TheStory behind the Artifact...old abe: a trademark, a war hero, a legend
Hello! My name is Mary Jane Buerkle and it is a privilege to serve on the board of the Bayer Museum of Agriculture. My husband, Nathan, and I live in Haskell, Texas, and he is the pharmacist-in-charge at The Drug Store in Haskell. I am director of communications and public affairs at Plains Cotton Growers in Lubbock, and I also am the marketing manager and a buyer for our gift shop at The Drug Store. My family has farmed in Rochester, Texas, for generations, and my dad and brother currently grow cotton, peanuts, wheat, guar and grain sorghum. They also have a cow-calf operation. My mom is the manager at The Drug Store in Haskell, and soon will open an antique shop, Texas Star Antiques, on the square in Haskell. As you can tell, agriculture is a significant part of my family history and of my life today. I remember when the Ag Museum originally started across Broadway, and
it absolutely is incredible to see just how far it has come, thanks to excellent leadership and solid donor support. This museum is successful because of people with a passion for helping others learn about agriculture; people like Alton Brazell and Waylon Carroll, whose legacies live on in many ways but especially through BMA. I am so excited for our
future, as we look forward to several projects in which we can further improve our guest experience, especially our Children’s Wing. It is imperative that we give our children as many opportunities as possible to learn about food and fiber and how farmers and ranchers impact their lives every day. We all have a responsibility in helping continue our upward trajectory at the BMA. I encourage you to find a way to get involved by giving your time, talent, or treasure!
MARY JANE BUERKLE
Over time, this trademark evolved from an eagle sitting on a tree branch into the well-known symbol of Old Abe perched on a globe of the world, thus indicating the international scope of the company. Every Case dealership had one of the 4-foot-tall statues featuring Old Abe. Old Abe. In 1969, a more modern Case logo was chosen, and dealers were asked to send the nearly 1,000 statues back to headquarters, but only a few were actually returned. Today, the statues are a much sought after collector’s item ranging from a few thousand to over $40,000, depending on the auction and condition.
The Museum’s Eagle:Our Old Abe was generously donated by Paul and Gayle Schacht of Lockney, Texas. The eagle originally sat at the Case house in Happy, Texas, and was gifted to one of the long-time employees, Boyd Reay, who had it for 35-40 years before recently deciding to sell it. When Paul heard about the eagle, he immediately made an offer to Mr. Reay, planning to donate it to our museum. Every artifact has a story, and we are so grateful for the Schacht’s generosity and efforts to obtain Old Abe, who can now be seen in Alton Brazell Hall.
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Written by Elaine JohnsonResearch by Elaine Johnson and Lee Leonard
economies, the EU & U.S.” This is the second time the museum has hosted the group, with the evening being planned and supported by TALL
alumni living throughout the South Plains. See the graphic below for some highlights from Chairman Sachajko’s presentation on Polish agriculture.
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On February 23, the Bayer Museum of Agriculture hosted a Polish delegation as part of the TALL program’s Polish Ag Study Tour. Dr. Steve Fraze, Interim Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, Texas Tech University, welcomed the delegation. US Congressman Jodey Arrington and the Polish Sejm Ag Committee Chairman Jarosław Sachajko, were the keynote speakers for the evening; discussing “Agriculture Production as it relates to the world’s two largest
Polish Delegation Visits Museum
Photo: Congressman Arrington pins an American Flag pin on
Chairman Sachajko Story & Photo by Lacee Hoelting
SUPPORTERBill & Linda AdamsTerry & Sherri AdcockH. Allen AndersonDavid ApplingYvonne Ashley*Wendell BarrickGlenda Boverie*Don & Helen BinghamJames & Marlene BuckCharles & Mary Camp*Marvin & Tommye CepicaStacy DunnJ. T. & Wanda DrakeJerry DrakeJim & Sue FaulknerDon & Jody ForemanKim FulksBrad Gambrell*Ronald & Judy GreerBarbara HarrisJessie & Shirley HartmanTom & Rita HoeltingMargaret JenkinsDonald KittenPhil & Juaneal KrambeckHarold, Billie & Randy LandrumZach LemonJames & Gayle LongJack & Kathi LyonsGerald McCathernTim & Jill McDonaldGary D. McKenzieCharles MachaLarry MatlackBruce & Christine MillerJerry NislarAlan NewtonLeon PinkertMaxey ReasonerDavid ReedJim RiceToby J. RiderRed & Pat RiversHarvey Joe SannerHenry & Sellie ShineBenny & Sue SidesLarry & Becky SmithJerry SpruillSheila StephensJim & Doris StewartJoe Tarbet FamilyTinsley Gin Inc.James ToddWade & Beverly WileyNeoma WilliamsGrant Wilson
A Great Start to 2018The museum’s annual chili feed, held January 27, drew a crowd of over 150 guests, members, volunteers, and staff. Guests were encouraged to arrive early so they could tour the museum before the meal, and were welcomed by museum staff and board members. Everyone mingled, toured the museum, and perused Grace’s General Store. At noon, lunch was served as everyone lined up to enjoy chili prepared by Ag Texas Farm Credit Services. During lunch, Dan Taylor welcomed everyone and gave an update on the museum. Mike Metzig, chairman of the museum’s membership committee said a few words and encouraged everyone who was not already joined to become a member. Doug Stephens and Kayla Pepper, the two new staff members, got a chance to introduce themselves to the crowd. The South Plains Antique Tractor Association made their annual
check presentation at the conclusion of the program, generously donating $9,000.00. The museum would like to thank everyone whocame to help us kick off 2018. We would also like to thank Ag Texas Farm Credit for purchasing the supplies and preparing the chili for the event, a big thanks to Stanley Young for all of his help at the event, and a thank you to all of our volunteers who make events like this possible.
Written by Kirby PhillipsPhotos by Kayla Pepper
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Have an Event Coming Up? ENDOWMENT FUNDGIFTSCharles & Mary CampEric & Margaret HeinrichDon HufstedlerTony NewtonHarvey Joe Sanner & Marelyn Burnett
COTTON GIN GIFTS TOWARD GOODMAN GINArvana Gin - LamesaGlasscock Co. Co-op - Garden CityKing-Mesa Gin - LamesaOwen Co-op Gin - RallsPunkin Center Gin - LamesaSeminole Service Gin, Inc.Southwest Gin - MortonStreet Community Gin - KressTinsley Gin, Inc. - WelchWelch Gin Co. Willingham Gin Inc. - MortonWingate Gin Corp.
“No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow.”
Poultry, pine trees, Pete and Pat Pilgrim – are just a few words that come to mind as I reflect on the TALL program’s week in East Texas.We started at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, where we learned that fishing is big business, bringing $5 billion dollars a year to the state’s economy, with bass fishing being the biggest portion. We headed to Tyler for dinner at Rozell Chemical, where Pete Bonds of the Bonds Ranch gave us the facts about the cattle market, how the ranch had grown, and quite a few entertaining personal stories. On Tuesday, we started early at the Scott’s Miracle Grow Plant, and then headed back to Rozell Chemical to hear Pat Pilgrim, the president of PPF Gin and Warehouse in Paris, Texas. I found Pat’s talk fascinating as he explained taking his experience from working at Pilgrim’s Pride, a fully-integrated poultry operation, and applying it to cotton production. He currently has 80,000 acres contracted with East Texas farmers. He supplies the inputs, does the ginning, warehousing, and selling of the cotton – a very different model than what we see around Lubbock. Wednesday started at Brookshire’s Fresh, where we toured a million square feet storage and distribution center and woke up by taking a quick walk through the negative 20-degree ice cream storage unit. We stopped at Color Spot Nurseries on our way to Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches. At SFA, we heard a great presentation on the history of the poultry industry. Did you know 1992 was the first year that chicken consumption surpassed beef and if the entire U.S. market moved to antibiotic free chicken, 680 million to 880 million more birds would be needed to provide the same amount of
meat? The week included chicken houses, processing plants, rose growing facilities, timber harvesting, and a tour of an oriented strand board or OSB plant. While I’ve been to East Texas in the past, it was an insightful week that reminded of some agricultural sectors we don’t see often in west Texas. As we near the end of our two-year program, I look forward to our final trip in April to China and appreciate all the knowledge and contacts I’ve gained through the TALL program.
What is TALL?Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership is a competitive leadership development program that includes seminars with experts, on-site tours, meetings with business and government leaders, international study
and personal skills improvement. It is funded by dedicated individuals and institutions through private gifts and grants. Participants pay a tuition, and the Texas AgriLife Extension provides administrative support. The TALL program is designed for men and women in the early stages of their leadership careers. Each class consists of at least 25 people, who are
associated with agriculture. Participants come from every sector of agriculture and all parts of Texas.
Story & Photos by Lacee Hoelting
Poultry, Pine Trees, Pete, and Pat
March 30, 2018Museum closed for Good Friday
April 5-6, 2018Texas Cotton Ginners Show @ Civic Center
April 28, 2018Party on the Prairie at Dan and Linda Taylor’s Barn
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June 12, 2018BMA Ice Cream Social
July 21, 2018BMA Annual Membership Meeting
August 28, 2018A Night for the Museum Annual Fundraiser
Photos from top: nursery growing potted plants for Mother’s Day, Machine harvesting baby pine trees, Chicken House at
SFA, Looking at Feed Ingredients at Texas Feed Products
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IN MEMORY OF . . .Albert Agnew by Charles & Jamie Horton Bill & Ruby Alspaugh by Norine PatschkeDorothy Arthur by Plains Cotton GrowersDorothy Arthur by Joe AnthonyAlton Bailey by Heinrich BrothersBruce Bennett by Aaron & Stephanie KirbyPaul Bush by Bill & Linda AdamsPaul Bush by Brad Holmes & FamilyPaul Bush by Dan & Linda TaylorPaul Bush by Mullin, Hoard, & Brown LLP, Attorneys-at -LawGarrett & Avery Buxkemper by Doyle & Cindy BuxkemperWilliam E. “Bill” Carr, Jr. by Shyrle HillJana Duggan by Texas Agribusiness InsuranceLee Estrada by Texas Agribusiness InsuranceTrina Green Taylor by The Billy Fortenberry FamilyLynn Forrest by Larry & Linda KIngLynn Forrest by Dan & Linda TaylorLynn Forrest by Stanley YoungLynn Forrest by Leon PinkertBob Kimbrough by Chad & Kelley HarrisBob Kimbrough by South Plains Antique Tractor Assn.Charles King by Aaron & Stephanie KirbyRoger Mahagan by Aaron & Stephanie KirbyC. B. Martin by Arthur Farms & PartnershipLawrence Melcher by Hurst Farm SupplyBarbara Payton by Benny & Judy Gray FamilyBarbara Payton by Thomas PaytonBarbara Payton by Dan & Linda TaylorBarbara Payton by S P Taylor InsuranceDonald Preston by Dan & Linda TaylorDonald Preston by Larry & Linda King
Donald Preston by Stanley YoungLoveta Ream by Delinda Hicklen & Linda Taylor - S P Taylor InsuranceShannon Redwine by Stanley Young W. R. “Tooter” Reed by Barry & Lindy EvansJoe Roberts by Leon PinkertJohn Starnes by Barry & Lindy EvansJohn Starnes by Aaron & Stephanie KirbyDan Lee Stone by Ray & Celia MasonDan Lee Stone by Hurst Farm SupplyDan Lee Stone B Texas Star Co-op GinDan Lee Stone by South Plains CompostJohnny Srygley by Shyrle HillJohnny Strygley by Dan & Linda TaylorFannie Dale Underwood by Alan Henry Insurance Co. Fannie Dale Underwood by Tim & JaNell Beasley Fannie Dale Underwood by Rick ChambersFannie Dale Underwood by City BankFannie Dale Underwood by Tommy & Kay DavisFannie Dale Underwood by Mary Underwood Farrimond Fannie Dale Underwood by Steve & Debbie Hurt Fannie Dale Underwood by Amy UnderwoodFannie Dale Underwood by Brenda WebbLarry Washington by Leon Pinkert
IN HONOR OF...George & Billie Gamble by Doyley & Cindy Buxkemper & Drury & Tara BuxkemperDavid & Ronda Langston by City BankLinda King by Dan & Linda TaylorBarbara Payton by Doyle & Cindy Buxkemper Stanley Young by Dan & Linda Taylor
For the convenience of our members and readers, we now have memorial and honorarium forms available to print online. You can pay and submit through our website or print and mail with payment to:
Bayer Museum of AgriculturePO Box 505Lubbock, TX 79408
www.agriculturehistory.org/donate
Bayer Museum of Agriculture
Remembering Those Special To Us
Drawings and Watercolor by the Urban Sketchers of Lubbock
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My name is Kayla Pepper, and I am a new part-time employee here at the Bayer Museum of Agriculture. I graduated from Hardin-Simmons University in May 2017, and I have returned to Lubbock to pursue my passion of communicating my love of agriculture with others. I was blessed to be able to grow up in a family of cotton farmers, so you could say that it runs in my blood. After college, I began to realize farming was not just something I enjoyed, but rather it is truly where my heart lies. When I am not at the Ag Museum, you can usually find me on a tractor at Carl Pepper Farm or helping with media for the Texas Organic Cotton Marketing Cooperative. I am so thankful for this opportunity at the museum and am looking forward to getting acquainted with everyone!
My name is Douglas Stephens and I am originally from Arroyo Seco, California. I attended King City High School before attending Cuesta Community College in San Luis Obispo. After finishing my general education at Cuesta, I transferred to California State University Chico where I spent one semester in the agriculture program before enrolling at Texas Tech University. I am now a junior in the agriculture communications program and my goal is to move into fresh produce sales back in the Salinas Valley once I have graduated. Growing up, I was involved with the Salinas Valley Fair Junior Fair Board where I worked on crop exhibit working with producers to display that seasons best produce. Along with the fair board, many of my jobs have been in the agriculture industry
ranging from row crop production, to almond orchard production, and greenhouse production also. Working at the museum has been a great experience being able to learn about the cotton industry, as well as getting to know the staff.
Meet the new faces of our part-time staff! Kayla Pepper, Lubbock, Texas
DOUG STEPHENS, Arroya Seco, California
Left: Dan Taylor addresses the largest Lion’s Club in North America at the museum
Top: Polish Delegation during their tour of the museum.
Members of the Underwood family spend some quality
time on the Pullman Car at the museum. Top Photo from left:
Rick Chambers, Laurin Prather, Kathy
Courson,Back Row - Jane
Henry, Tom PratherLeft Photo Front
Row - Erin Stafford, Sammie Prather, Second Row-Brett Underwood, Sharon Prather, David
Henry, Third Row - Camille Chambers and Back Row - Jon Prather
Bayer Museum of Agriculture
Hours:The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Facility rentals and special tours are available upon request.
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