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42 images Created 19 Oct 2008

Cowboys from southeastern Iowa hold an annual spring roundup at the Bar B Ranch where they brand and vaccinate new calves. Iowa, an unlikely place to see cowboys, has expanded it's cattle production in recent years.

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  • Coyboys branded  and vaccinated a calf on the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa.   A crew of about 20, some real cowboys from the Flint Hills of Kansas, helped owner Catherine Bay with the annual spring roping and roundup.
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  • Cowboys put on yellow raincoats during a morning roundup at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa, in August of 2008.  Stormy weather didn't slow down the operation which included implanting a growth stimulant in the ear of each newborn calf.  A ranch hand holds the tool used for that purpose.
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  • Farm hand Mike Moyle gets a washing down from Alan Katko following a muddy cattle roundup at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa.   A morning rain turned the ranch into a quagmire, making the  task of branding and vaccinating the cattle more difficult.  Ranch owner Catherine Bay runs the operation with a herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • Young cowboy Wyatt Flattery tries to rope a calf on the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa, during a bi-annual cattle roundup.  During the event calves are gathered for vaccinations,  branding, the implant of growth stimulants, and in some cases, castration.  After a morning rain, muddy conditions made the task more difficult.  Ranch owner Catherine Bay runs the operation with a herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • Cattle are rounded up at sunrise at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa, in August, 2008.  Calves were roped and seperated from the herd for the bi-annual vaccinations, branding and the placement of growth stimulant implants.  The male calves were also castrated.  Owner Catherine Bay runs the operation with a herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • Mike Moyle unloads his horse before sunrise as he and a dozen other cowboys helped in a bi-annual cattle roundup at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa.  Calves were roped and seperated from the herd for vaccinations, branding and the placement of growth stimulant implants.  The male calves were also castrated.  Owner Catherine Bay runs the operation with a herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • Doug Stark, right, and Mike Moyle take a break during a bi-annual cattle roundup at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa.  Stark is manager of the ranch.  Calves were roped and seperated from the herd for vaccinations, branding and the placement of growth stimulant implants.  The male calves were also castrated.  Owner Catherine Bay runs the operation with a herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • Alan Katko brands a young calf during the bi-annual roundup at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa.  Assisting Katko is nineteen-year old Patrick Stark, center, and Mike Moyle, right.  Calves were roped and seperated from the herd for vaccinations, branding and the placement of growth stimulant implants.  The male calves  were also castrated.  Owner Catherine Bay runs the operation with a herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • At sunrise, cowboys get ready for a bi-annual roundup at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa,  where calves will be rounded up for bi-annual vaccinations, branding, the implant of growth stimulants, and in some cases, castration.  A morning shower brought out yellow raincoats and turned the ground into a muddy quagmire, making the task more difficult.  Ranch owner Catherine Bay runs the operation with a herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • Cowboys wrestle with a calf, preparing it for vaccination, branding and the insertion of an implant growth stimulant at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa.  In front is Doug Stark, manager of the ranch.  Rainy conditions on this morning in August of 2008, made the task more difficult because of the slippery, muddy conditions.  Twice each year ranch owner Catherine Bay holds the roundup for new calves born to her herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • Denny Amos readies his horse before riding in the bi-annual cattle roundup at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa.  Calves were roped and seperated from the herd for vaccinations, branding and the placement of growth stimulant implants.  The male cows were also castrated.  Owner Catherine Bay runs the operation with a herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • Cowboy Karole Kirkpatrick walks his horse on the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa, on the morning of a cattle roundup where 50 spring calves would be vaccinated and branded as part of a twice yearly operation.  Ranch owner Catherine Bay runs the 2,000 herd operation that she inherited from her father.
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  • Kenny Waterhouse peers over his glasses as cattle are led into a corral at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa.  Waterhouse and a dozen other local cowboys were assisting in a bi-annual roundup where calves were roped and seperated from the herd for vaccinations, branding and the placement of growth stimulant implants.  The male calves were also castrated.  Owner Catherine Bay runs the operation with a herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • Steve Taylor chats with Catherine Bay, owner of the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa, during a bi-annual cattle roundup in August of 2008.  Bay hires a crew of local cowboys to herd calves for vaccinations, branding and the placement of growth stimulant implants.  The male calves were also castrated.   Bay owns a herd of over 2,000 cattle.  Taylor, a local farmer, provides feed for Bay's herd.
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  • Cowboy Mike Flattery tries to rope the hind legs of a calf during a cattle roundup at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa.   Watching at right is son Wyatt Flannery.  Calves were roped and seperated from the herd for vaccinations, branding and the placement of growth stimulant implants.  The male calves were also castrated.  Owner Catherine Bay runs the operation with a herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • Cowboy Mike Flattery keeps his eye on the weather during a cattle roundup at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa, in August of 2008.  Morning rains had made the ground sloppy.  Flattery, along with a dozen other hired hands,  roped and seperated calves from the herd for vaccinations, branding and the placement of growth stimulant implants.  The male calves were also castrated.  Owner Catherine Bay runs the operation with a herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • Denny Stark washes up after helping in a cattle roundup at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa.  Calves were roped and seperated from the herd for vaccinations, branding and the placement of growth stimulant implants.  The male calves were also castrated. Morning rains had turned the task into a muddy, slippery endeavor.   Owner Catherine Bay runs the operation with a herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • Nineteen-year-old Patrick Stark, left, and Denny Amos, unsaddle their horses following a cattle roundup at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa.   During the roundup, calves were roped and seperated from the herd for vaccinations, branding and the placement of growth stimulant implants.  The male calves were also castrated.  Owner Catherine Bay runs the operation with a herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • As a rainbow appears on the horizon, Michael Flattery waits for cattle to be herded into a corral where calves will be rounded up for bi-annual vaccinations, branding, the implant of growth stimulants, and in some cases, castration, at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa.  After a morning rain, muddy conditions made the task more difficult.  Ranch owner Catherine Bay runs the operation with a herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • Young Wyatt Flattery wears his father's belt buckle during a cattle roundup at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa.  During rainy and muddy conditions, about a dozen hired hands roped and seperated calves from the herd for vaccinations, branding and the placement of growth stimulant implants.  The male calves were also castrated.  Owner Catherine Bay runs the operation with a herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • Mike Moyle's face shows the efforts of his labor during a bi-annual cattle roundup at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa.  An early morning shower had turned the ground into a muddy quagmire, as cowboys roped and seperated calves from the herd for vaccinations, branding and the placement of growth stimulant implants.  The male calves were also castrated.  Owner Catherine Bay runs the operation with a herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • As a rainbow appears on the horizon, Steve Taylor readies his lariat while waiting for cattle to be herded into a corral at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa.  Calves were rounded up and roped for bi-annual vaccinations, branding, the implant of growth stimulants, and in some cases, castration.  After a morning rain, muddy conditions made the task more difficult.  Ranch owner Catherine Bay runs the operation with a herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • Against the backdrop of a stormy sky, cowboys get ready for a bi-annual roundup at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa,  where calves will be rounded up for vaccinations, branding, the implant of growth stimulants, and in some cases, castration.  Ranch owner Catherine Bay runs the operation with a herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • Cattle are rounded up early in the morning at the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa, in August, 2008.  Calves were roped and seperated from the herd for the bi-annual vaccinations, branding and the placement of growth stimulant implants.  The male calves were also castrated.  Owner Catherine Bay runs the operation with a herd of over 2,000 cattle.
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  • Young cowboy Wyatt Flattery, left, gets advise from Kenny Waterhouse before a cattle roundup where calves were roped, branded and vaccinated on the Bar B ranch near Albia, Iowa.  Owner Catherine Bay hires local workers with a bent for western flair, to help in the bi-annual task.
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