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The official publication of the American Black Hereford Association

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SPRING 2013 • Volume 1, Issue 3

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ON THE COVER

Cover photo by Joe Hoagland Location Texas Black Hereford Sale, Alvarado, TX

Bl a c k He r e f o r d SPRING 2013 • Volume 1, Issue 3

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Contents Journal Staff Joe Hoagland Editor

Natalie Hoagland Advertising Manager

Gail Lombardino Designer

Board Of Directors Dante McDougald, President Apple Springs, TX

Steve Zinke, Vice-President Corning, IA

FEATURES Page 6

Page 7

ABHA Board meets to elect new officers and set the budget for 2013 Sign up information for National Heifer Sale

Page 8 National Black Hereford Feedout Page 10 Spring Sale Results Page 14 New Members List Page 17 Winner’s Circle

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Norma Hoagland, Secretary/Treasurer Leavenworth, KS

Trudy Deters Fowler, IL

Danny Smithson LaPlata, MO

Dirck Hoagland

Leavenworth, KS

Julie Kroening Fosston, MN

Joe Hoagland

Leavenworth, KS

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25333 Wolcott Road • Leavenworth, KS 66048 Phone: (913) 727-1266

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COLUMNS Page 5 From the President Page 16 From the Editor

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American Black Hereford Association

719 Walnut Street • Kansas City, Missouri 64106 Phone: (816) 472-1111 • Fax: (816) 842-8998 Email: mail@blackhereford.com • www.blackhereford.com

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BCKST Black JN Balder 9405

JN Baldee 913

JN Balder 6449 JN Baldee 405

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ADJ YW 1142

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Yearling SC 39.5

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Baxter Angus Mark Baxter 16984 368th Ave. Rockham, SD 57470 Home: (605) 472-3253 Cell: (605) 450-0206 baxterangus@nrctv.com

R & R Farms Richard Kelley 111 Brookwood Dr. Arab, AL 35016 Home: (256) 586-4446 Cell: (256) 505-8351 ruthisomkelley@gmail.com www.rrkblackhereford.com

Triple C Properties Charles Crow 105 River Park Rd. Florence, AL 35634 Home: (256) 757-8848 Cell: (256) 710-3594 chcrow@comcast.net

Triple T Farms Tim Tarter 2616 Hwy. 1664 Nancy, KY 42544 Cell: (606) 305-2289 Fax: (606) 871-7975 ngsstriper@hotmail.com

Selby Farms Darrell Selby Alex Selby 481 Selby Branch Rd. Russell Springs, KY 42642 Home: (270) 343-3384 Cell: (270) 566-2624 selby@duo-county.com

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JN Balder 9405 HB001218

JN Baldee 405

Feltons 615 JN Baldee 449 Feltons Long Ton 205

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JN Baldee 955 JN Balder 9405 has been regarded by many as the best Black Hereford bull to date. He was used for three seasons at J&N Ranch before he died as a result of an injury following the 2012 breeding season. He was the sire of the breed’s record high selling bull in the 2013 J&N Ranch production sale. His offspring averaged $4,277 in the sale.

Joe and Norma Hoagland 25332 Wolcott Road • Leavenworth, KS 66048 (913) 727-6446 • jnranch@yahoo.com

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Weaning Ratio 112

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Semen Packages of 5 straws $1000 certificates Non-owner breeding certificates $50 each as needed

FROM THE President: “I would like to thank the members for the opportunity to work with the ABHA as president. A special thanks to Joe and Norma Hoagland for their role in developing the breed,registration process, and all they have done to get the Black Hereford Breed to its current stage.

Dante McDougald

In January 2013 the ABHA started the use of WHR. Black Hereford breeders are encouraged to participate in Whole Herd Reporting (WHR). If Black Herefords are to increase further, breeders will need to increase their record keeping efforts. The results will demonstrate more growth and maternal EPD predictions, all with increased accuracy. For those breeders not participating in the WHR program this year, I would strongly encourage you to sign up for this important program next year – beginning December 2013. WHR Is just one example of many new and exciting changes that are sure to come as we take our place as a leader in the cattle industry.

Look for us on Face Book soon! And Like us!! “ Dante McDougald ABHA President D Bar T Ranch Hm: 936-831-2058 Cell: 936-674-8288

ABOUT THE President: “Dante is an independent distributor of Borden Milk and owner of D bar T Distributors and D bar T Rental Properties.

He is a third generation rancher and still lives on the family’s ranch near Apple Springs. His primary interests have always been his cattle and horses. He and his wife, Terry Lynn, finished raising his two younger brothers following the death of their parents. Dante is one of the largest Black Hereford producers and a past president of the Texas Black Hereford Association.”

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ABHA Board meets

to elect new officers and set the budget for 2013 The ABHA Board 0f Directors met on Jan. 18, 2013 at the association headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. The first order of business was the election of new officers following the annual meeting where the new board was elected. Dante McDougald of Apple Springs, Texas was elected President.

Dante has been a member since 2004. Steve Zinke of Corning, Iowa was elected Vice-President. Steve has been a member of the ABHA from its earliest days and once owned the original Black Hereford bull, BJH Balder 7504 – HB000001. Norma Hoagland was re-elected as the Secretary-Treasurer.

As the board met, registrations have continued to fall short of projections which have impacted the association budget. To encourage members to register their calves, the board again voted unanimously to remove the full membership list from the website since many members do not register their calves.

However, the board felt an active breeders list needed to be included on the website as well as a semen sale page that could add revenue. Active breeders as defined in our by-laws could also produce more revenue by paying to link their websites with the ABHA website. Money was approved to spend on building a new website that will be easier to update.

The board also approved a motion to hold the National Heifer Sale and scheduled it to coincide with the ABHA annual meeting in November. Steve Zinke 6 • Black Hereford Journal

and Julie Kroening reported that after looking at other facilities that the J&N Ranch Sale facility was best option available to host the sale. It was decided that the fees and commissions would be the same as last year and that the sale budget would be set by the sale manager who will be Dr. Craig Ludwig.

The board also approved plans for a Black Hereford Feedout program to begin next fall.

New Officers (L to R): Dante McDougald, Norma Hoagland, Steve Zinke Board Members (above) (L to R): Norma Hoagland, Joe Hoagland, Dante McDougald, Craig Ludwig, Dirck Hoagland, Steve Zinke, Julie Kroening, Danny Smithson, Trudy Deters

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DEADLINES: August 10, 2013 December 10, 2013 March 10, 2014

PUBLISHING DATE: September 20, 2013 January 20, 2014 April 5, 2014

NATIONAL HEIFER SALE

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he second annual National Heifer Sale is scheduled for 10:00 A.M. Saturday, November 2nd. It will feature open and bred heifers registered in the ABHA. The ABHA Annual Meeting is held the day before the sale so it is an ideal time for members to display and sell their latest female genetics. Entries need not be fitted or halter broke. The deadline to reserve space in the Sale is August 1, 2013. A $150 non-refundable entry fee for each animal is required. Sale order will be determined by the sale manager, Dr. Craig Ludwig. An additional 5% sale commission will be withheld for each animal sold or floored in the sale.

The Sale will be held in the J&N Ranch sale facility outside Kansas City. Cattle may ar-

rive on Thursday, October 31st and leave after the sale and on Sunday, November 3rd. Display pens will be assigned outside to each consignor and consignors are encouraged to bring their own feed, signage and display information.

The ABHA Annual Meeting is held the day before the sale so it is an ideal time for members to display and sell their latest female genetics.

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National Black Hereford Feedout

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ver wondered what to do with your Located near Oberlin, Kansas, Decatur red bull calves? Here is a great County Feed Yard features state-of-theway to add value to those calves. art cattle processing with automation, The ABHA and Decatur County efficiency, low stress handling, quiet opFeed Yard have teamed together to offer eration and objective, computerized sortABHA members a unique opportunity to ing options for individual management feed out those steers not only for addiand marketing. As animals pass through “If you’re a seed tional income but also for the collection of a video imaging station, which uses side stock producer and valuable data on carcass quality and feed and overhead video cameras to record the efficiency. animal’s height, width and length, projecyou want to prove There are large differences in value of tions are made about ideal finish weights cattle at harvest, based on genetics. As and end dates based on cattle body types. your cattle in the Black Hereford breeders, we would like to Electronic identification tags are used to identify the cattle having these traits. Inadd the animal’s current weight and direal world, this is dividual animals are tracked for marbling, mensions to its individual records. quality grade and yield grade. Actual ribPeople have asked why we need a feed the real world.” eye measurements are taken and recordout program. Why not just take ultraed at harvest. Learn where your herd fits sound measurements on the farm? One – Dan Dorn, compared to other Black Hereford breedof the main pieces of information we gain Decatur County Feed Yard ers. Carcass quality can vary the value of from an actual feed out study is a meaan animal at harvest of the same weight by $200, just based surement of feed efficiency. Probably the most important on grid prices. commercial trait in Herefords historically is feed efficiency.

Perhaps more important are the tremendous variations in They take less feed to produce a pound of beef than any other the feed needed to go from 625 to 1200 pounds. Studies breed. It accounts for 46% of the profit margin in fed cathave shown variations at standard feed costs on individual tle. If Black Herefords can be nearly as good as a traditional animals from as little as $350 to as much as $650 per head.

Hereford on feed conversion and marble nearly as well as an At today’s corn prices, feed efficiency is even more important Angus, they will be perfectly positioned in the beef industry. to profitability. The greatest advantage of Hereford genetics The other reason it is important to collect carcass data in has always been feed efficiency. Being able to measure that an actual feedlot trial is consistency in handling, feeding and trait by individual sire group is a big step forward for Black managing the group all together through the cooler. That proHerefords. duces better comparisons than data collected on the farm.

Decatur County Feed Yard has held the national Hereford Data collected on farm can vary from one technician to anFeedout program for several years for the AHA. As a life other. That data is valid for in herd comparisons but of little member of the Hereford Association, J&N Ranch has particivalue in making comparisons across the breed which we need pated in that program. Now for the first time, it is available in order to develop carcass EPDs. Finally, those participating to ABHA members. have a chance to make money doing it.

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The information collected will be used primarily to evaluate the bull who sired the steers.

Steers need not be registered nor be out of a registered dam.

The information collected will be used primarily to evaluate the bull who sired the steers. The Feed Yard will track 22 categories including carcass, performance and efficiency traits, along with costs and other financial statistics. Producers will be privy to all of those, along with giving the producers involved a blind comparative analysis that will show how their cattle compared to the cattle from other producers.

Now for the parameters: Arrival date – November 2, 2013, J&N Ranch, Leavenworth, Kansas, where steers will be weighed and given EID tags in the left ear. Consignors need only provide the name and registration number of the ABHA sire of the steers entered in the National Feedout program. Transportation from J&N Ranch to the Feed Yard is included in the fee paid the ABHA. Steers must be born after January 1 of the calendar year the test is being offered.

Steers must weigh a minimum of 450 pounds. No maximum weight.

A Vac 45 weaning program or equivalent, with 3rd party verification of vaccination purchase and age verification by the consignor is required.

All steers must be weaned 30-45 days prior to arrival. $50 per consignor plus $5 per steer to the ABHA, paid on arrival at J&N Ranch. $10 per steer to Decatur County Feed Yard. This will include the cost of ultrasound, marketing and data retrieval. This does not include any medicine or vaccinations. These extra costs and the $10 enrollment fee wil be included on the feed bill.

Billing will be done by Decatur County and all feed bills and other feedyard costs will be the responsibility of the cattle owner. Decatur County will carry the feed bill until the cattle are marketed and will deduct the feed bill from the sale proceeds.

To reserve your space in the National ABHA Steer Feedout or if you have any questions, contact Dr. Craig Ludwig, CEO of the American Black Hereford Association. He can be reached at the ABHA office 816-472-1111 or by email at mail@blackhereford.com.

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Sale Results D Bar T Ranch Black Hereford Sale

Escondido Ranches Black Hereford Sale

Auctioneer: Doak Lambert March 9, 2013 • Apple Springs, TX

Auctioneer: Doak Lambert March 9, 2013 • Kenedy, TX

3 Spring Yearling Bulls average..........................................$2,733 7 Two-Year Old Bulls average..........................................$3,557 3 Spring Yearling Heifers average..........................................$1,867 3 Bred Two-Year Old Heifers average..........................................$2,767 2 Futurity average..........................................$2,500 18 Lots average..........................................$2,911 total.............................................$52,400

3 Two-Year Old Bulls average..........................................$1,100 8 Two-Year Old Heifers average..........................................$2,063 11 Lots average..........................................$1,800 total.............................................$19,800

High Selling Bulls: Lot 33 D Bar T 189 purchased by JrH/Rod & Jayne Holden....$5,200 Lot 29 D Bar T 136 purchased by Escondido Ranches / Lynn DuBose....$4,400 Lot 30 D Bar T 188 purchased by Teddy Martin....$4,100 High Selling Females: Lot 72 D Bar T 131 purchased by Teddy Martin....$3,100 Lot 73 D Bar T 187 purchased by Pensimmon Hills Farms / Cynthia Shirley....$2,900

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High Selling Bulls: Lot 23 ER Balders Sonny Decarlos 9B purchased by Al Edwards....$1,100 Lot 27 ER Montys Bo Daniel 63 purchased by Neasbitt Farms / Lee Neasbitt....$1,100 Lot 35 ER Balders Sonny Cortez 2B purchased by Dennis Christenson....$1,100 High Selling Females: Lot 76 ER Montys Bo Canela 58 purchased by Rinehart Farms / Jay Rinehart....$2,700

J Bar B Cattle Co Black Hereford Sale

J&N Ranch’s 20th Annual Production Sale

4 Fall Yearling Bulls average..........................................$2,725 1 Spring Yearling Heifer average..........................................$2,000 5 Fall Heifers average..........................................$3,380 3 Spring Yearling Heifers average..........................................$2,100 4 Pairs average..........................................$3,925 1 Bred Two-Year Old Heifer average..........................................$3,800 1 Futurity average..........................................$3,000 19 Lots average..........................................$3,084 total.............................................$58,600

62 Yearling Bulls average..........................................$3,645 14 Two-Year Old Bulls average..........................................$3,554 30 Fall Calving Cows average..........................................$2,547 106 Lots average...........................................$3322 total...........................................$352,150

Auctioneer: Doak Lambert March 9, 2013 • Grandview, TX

High Selling Bulls: Lot 12 J-B Gus/Legacy 1128 purchased by 3D Ranch / Pat Devaney....$3,200 High Selling Females: Lot 42 J-B Closer/S02 Diamond 1123 purchased

by Knight N Gail Farms / Jimmy McKnight....$3,800 Lot 83 J-B Sonnys Miss Legacy purchased by HS Farms / Sandy Hahn....$3,800

Auctioneer: Tommy Barnes Feb. 9, 2013 • Leavenworth, KS

High Selling Bulls: Lot 10 JN Balder Z420 ET purchased by a syndicate of five breeders, R&R Farms & Triple C Properties, both located in Alabama, Baxter Angus Farm in South Dakota, and Triple T Farms & Selby Farms both in Kentucky for $15,000. They renamed the bull BCKST Black Dynasty Z420ET and will market semen under the name “Black Dynasty”.

Lot 45 JN Balder Z928 purchased by JO Bulls of Castle Dale, Utah....$10,000 Lot 37 JN Balder Z844 purchased by Dean McKibben of Liberal, Missouri....$10,000 Lot 73 JN Balder Y807 purchased by Brooks Cattle Co. of Enid, Oklahoma....$10,000 High Selling Females: Lot 107 JN Baldee 1005 purchased by Perry Corder of Crockett, Texas....$4,000 Lot 101 JN Baldee 918 purchased by JM Cattle Co of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee and Triple T Farms of Nancy, Kentucky....$3750 Lot 82 JN Baldee 617 purchased by Boddy Black Herefords of River Falls, Wisconsin....$3000

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Sale Results Rose Ridge Farms Black Hereford Sale

Auctioneer: Doak Lambert March 9, 2013 • Wayne,OK 1 Fall Yearling Bull average..........................................$2,600 3 Two-Year Old Bulls average..........................................$2,467 2 Yearling Heifers average..........................................$2,500 2 Pairs average..........................................$3,550 8 Lots average..........................................$2,762 total.............................................$22,100 High Selling Bulls: Lot 25 RRF Doyle Ladd 839 purchased by Garner Land & Cattle / Allen & Katrina....$3,700 High Selling Females: Lot 59 RRF R2613 purchased by Heaster Farms / Carey B Heaster Jr....$2,500 Lot 63 RRF R2916 purchased by Cowpoke Ranch / Bob Cowman....$2,500

Smithson Farms 3rd Annual Black Hereford Sale Auctioneer: Scott Kuntz Feb. 16, 2013 • La Plata, MO.

17 ½ Bulls average..........................................$2,623 18 Spring Bred Heifers average..........................................$2,344 12 Fall Bred Heifers average..........................................$1,558 6 Open Heifers average..........................................$1,400 1 Cow/Calf Pair average..........................................$2,100 54 ½ Lots average..........................................$2,152 total...........................................$117,300 High Selling Bulls: SF John Wayne 781 to Justin Jones, Nashville, Arkansas for $3600 of half interest 12 • Black Hereford Journal

Triple L Ranch / Bobby & Jared Lide Black Hereford Sale

Auctioneer: Doak Lambert March 9, 2013 • Mexia, TX 7 Fall Yearling Bulls average..........................................$3,371 1 Herd Sire average..........................................$4,500 2 Spring Yearling Heifers average..........................................$3,250 5 Fall Heifers average..........................................$4,880 2 Yearling Heifers average..........................................$2,500 11 Yearling Heifers average..........................................$3,300 5 Futurity average..........................................$4,400 31 Lots average..........................................$3,783 total...........................................$117,300 High Selling Bulls: Lot A 9625 - 40 purchased by Wade Andrews....$4,500 Lot 1 Iron Man 1123W ET purchased by J&J Farms / Jimmy & Judy Nelson....$4,200 High Selling Females: Lot 51 Triple L Z015 purchased by Daniel Garcia....$10,100 Lot 36 Iron Lady 124T purchased by JM Cattle Co / Jeremiah Malone....$8,500 Lot 89 Triple L Y031 purchased by LC Ranch / Perry Corder....$7,500

YJA Ranch Black Hereford Sale

Auctioneer: Doak Lambert March 9, 2013 • Austin, TX 2 Futurity Heifers average..........................................$3,000 2 Lots total...............................................$6,000

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Schu-lar 9R Of 9L P606 ET This bull represents the next step in Black Hereford genetics. A powerfully made son of P606 with a breed average BW. His daughters have a nursing ratio of 102. He is in the top 10% of all Hereford bulls for Ribeye area and top 10 % for Marbling. He is the only maternal brother to Schu-Lar 5N, a Multi-Trait Balancing bull owned by Genex.

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9R was approved by the Genetic Standards committee and admitted as a sire in the ABHA by a vote of the full membership in 2011. He is free of all known genetic defects.

His steer calves in the National Hereford Feedout suggest that he will improve the “End Product” that goes in the meat case. Higher Pay Weight, Higher ADG, Higher Carcass Weight, Higher Dressing %, Higher Ribeye Area and Higher Marbling Score than the Schur-Lar steer group average and everyone knows about the success of the Schu-Lar breeding program.

Joe and Norma Hoagland 25332 Wolcott Road • Leavenworth, KS 66048 (913) 727-6446 • jnranch@yahoo.com

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New Members The Black Hereford Journal welcomes new members who joined the American Black Hereford Association recently.

Alabama Circle S Ranch Scott Smith P.O. Box 1644 Eufaula, AL 36072-1644 Phone: 334-695-4780 Cell: 334-695-4780 Email: scottsmith08@yahoo.com

Kelley Farm

Debra & Kenneth Kelley 2014 State Line Rd. Ardmore, AL 35739-9410 Home Phone: 256-420-8573 Cell: 256-508-6727 Email: debnkenn@ardmore.net

Pine Valley Farm

Chris Freeman Family

Chris Freeman 9872 Sterling Drive Highlands Ranch, CO 80126-4243 Phone: 903-658-4117 Cell: 903-312-2816 Email: chris.freeman@weatherford.com

Florida Plumley Farms

Harold J. Plumley 9453 N.W Highway 27 Ocala, FL 34482-3835 Phone: 352-622-3600 Cell: 352-622-3985 Email: hjplumley@aol.com

The Caspersons

JAMO Farms

Joshua & Amy Feldman 22557 Millville Rd., P.O. Box 8 Epworth, IA 52045-0008 Phone: 563-876-3611 Cell: 563-599-3379 Business: 563-564-1322 Email: feldmanj@mercyhealth.com

Mesoptamia

Terry D. & Joyce A. Farmer 25162 Highway 21 Delta, IA 52550-8566 Phone: 641-624-2371 Email: tjfarmer@yahoo.com

Kansas Antes Farms

Ryan, Miranda & Elissa Casperson 7356 N.W. 83ed Court Okeechobee, FL 34972-8915 Phone: 863-634-1673 Cell: 863-634-2424 Fax: 863-763-0354 Email: miranda@earthlink.com

Leo & Sharon Antes 30914 W. 119th Olathe, KS 66061-9014 Phone: 913-856-0288 Cell: 816-809-9991 Fax: 913-856-0289 Email: skantes@aol.com

10794 Fords Valley Rd. Gadsden, AL 35905-6985 Phone: 256-490-8089

Georgia

Crescent Hill Black Herefords

Triple C Properties

Teddy Martin 35 Walker Road Cartersville, GA 30121-4987 Phone: 770-382-5166 Cell: 770-231-2969 Email: martin9088@bellsouth.net

Chad & Kaitlin Jones 35863 W. Crescent Hill Rd Osawatomie, KS 66064-4215 Phone: 913-731-3428 Business: 913-731-3428 Cell: 913-731-1410 Email: crescenthillblackherefords@ gmail.com Website: crescenthillblackherefords.com

Illinois

Tom Granzow

Gary Merriman 10642 Fords Valley Rd. Gadsden, AL 35905-6985 Home Phone: 256-390-3254 Cell: 256-393-4091 Email: merrimangary@aol.com

Barry Sewell

Charles Crow 105 River Park Road Florence, AL 35634-2225 Phone: 256-757-8848 Cell: 256-710-3594 Business: 256-381-4062 Fax: 256-381-4066 Email: chcrow@comcast.net

Colorado Black Dragon Cattle Co. LLC Logan & Jennifer Hill P.O. Box 45 Rangely, CO 81648-0045 Phone: 970-629-3389 Cell: 970-629-8807 Email: dragoncattle@gmail.com

Double M Cattle

Rocking W Farms

Terry L. Warner 15281 E CR 1200 N Charleston, IL 61920-8626 Phone: 217-345-9675 Cell: 217-246-4945 Email: tlwfarms@aim.com

Iowa Jerry Bedwell Cattle Company Jerry Bedwell 8107 Virginia St. New Virginia, IA 50210-9014 Phone: 641-449-3443 Cell: 641-202-1900 Email: JJ2AA2@iowatelcom.net

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765 South 3000 Road Herrington, KS 67449-4009 Phone: 785-466-2247 Cell: 785-466-6790 Email: Kansashereford@tctelco.net

Oleen Bros.

Jan R. Oleen & Arden R. Oleen Box 8 Dwight, KS 66849-0008 Jan: 785-432-3383- Home 758-482-3229 – Business Arden: 785-482-3398 – Home 785-466-1422 – Cell Fax: 785-482-3502 Email: jakoleenbros@tetelco.net

Kentucky C & R Farm

Rodney W. Casada 905 Bolton Drive Somerset, KY 42503 Phone: 606-679-3681 Cell: 606-305-4806 Email: drrcsada@aol.com

Louisiana H5 Ranch LLC

Nicholas & Kelli Herrington 13351 Tulip Drive Bonita, LA 71223-9589 Phone: 318-823-4157 Cell: 318-282-0453 Email: h5ranchllc@gmail.com

Mississippi Cane Creek Ranch

Brian G. Bivens 1904 Oak Lane Corinth, MS 38834-2760 Phone: 662-284-6276 Email: briangbivens@gmail.com

Hurricane Creek Black Herefords

Stanley Shannon / Brady Dearing 5979 Shannon Road Meridian, MS 39301-8591 Phone: 601-644-3268 Cell: 601-527-0422 Business: 601-692-6515 Email: bpdhunter@gmail.com

Houston Minniece

P.O. Box 31 Okolona, MS 38860-0031 Phone: 662-447-2378 Cell: 662-255-0274 Business: 662-447-3323 Email: hminniece@bellsouth.net

Missouri George Scott Cretzmeyer 22464 Peacock Road Higginsville, MO 64037-9243 Phone: 660-584-5246 Cell: 660-641-2914 Email: GSC750@yahoo.com

Heaton Black Herefords Ron & Jamie Heaton 41608 Highway K Vandalia, MO 63382-5406 Phone: 573-594-2985

Hopkins Farm

David Hopkins 21574 Lawrence 2180 Marionville, MO 65705-8242 Cell: 417-229-0391 Email: dehopkins57@yahoo.com

Dean L. McKibben

664 W. 160 Hwy Liberal. MO 64762 Phne: 417-682-2700 Cell: 417-214-2700 Email: mckibben@keinet.net

Robert & Evelyn Sanders

13642 Bonanza Road Higginsville, MO 64037-9232 Phone: 660-584-7032 Cell: 660-641-6032 Email: EKSanders@ctcis.net

North Carolina Knight N Gail Farms

Jimmy McKnight 255 Rolling Hills Road Mooresville, NC 28117-6845 Phone: 704-664-9080 Cell: 704-574-3132 Fax: 704-664-8437 Email: jemcknight@mindspring.com

Nevada Philip & Lorie Townsend

D – K Ranch

Dean & Kaye Floyd 114715 S. 4745 Rd. Muldrow, OK 74948 Phone: 479-806-5560 – Business Cell: 479-883-7449 Email: KKKDRFarm@aol.com

Lazy L

Kevin Leeper 23090 E. 390th Rd. Chelsea, OK 74016-5531 Phone: 918-610-2761 Cell: 918-457-0255 Fax: 918-610-2740 Email: Kleeper@local798.org

Rinehart Farm

Jay Rinehart Rt. 1, Box 34 Geary, OK 73040-9709 Phone: 405-820-0611 Email: rinehartjay@hotmail.com

Tennessee Butler Creek Farms

Jonathan Hensley 5675 First Butler Rd. Cypress Inn, TN 38452-4526 Phone Home: 931-724-5691 Business: 931-724-6985 Cell: 931-722-8928 Fax: 931-724-6393

C & M Farm

Drew McFarland 3213 Harpeth Springs Dr. Nashville, TN 37221-2385 Phone: 615-646-5508 Cell: 615-202-1504 Email: eamcfarland8@hotmail.com

Texas 5 R Ranch

Bill & Sue Ranson, Charlie Ranson 34D E. Loop 255, P.O. Box 286 Teague, TX 75860-0286 Phone: 254-739-3220 Email: five.R.Ranch@gmail.com

Broken D Ranch

Richard, June, Randy & Mali Durrett 3841 CR 206 Alvarado, TX 76009-7220 Phone: 972-571-6320 Cell: 214-808-5695 Email: rldurret@gmail.com

C4 Livestock

Perry W. Calvin 20776 FM 744 Frost, TX 76641-3430 Phone: 254-678-3720 254- 548-1223 Email: c4ranchoftx@yahoo.com

Cowpoke Ranch

Robert G. Cowman 1298 CR 326 Giddings, TX 78942-9252 Cell: 512-627-8123 Email: hoseman5@aol.com

D Bar B Cattle Company

Karla Stailey, Manager 600 McFarland Road Aledo, TX 76008-4506 Phone: 936-831-2058 Night phone: 817-441-5812 Email: dbcattle@me.com

J R Fogarty Land & Cattle Co.

Oklahoma

Sydney A. Tucker 1209 Old Hwy. 13 S. Linden, TN 37096-6417 Email: tuckedawayfarm@tds.net

Jimmy & Cheryl Fogarty 30909 Walnut Creek Magnolia, TX 44355-3756 Phone: 281-356-3946 Cell: 281-415-4713 Email: fogartyblackherefords@ yahoo.com

Crane Cattle Company

Winters Plantation

Providence Farm

Carva Hall Cattle Co. HC 60 Box 204 Wells, NV 89835 phone: 775-778-3731

David R. & Leilani L. Crane P.O. Box 372 750 N. 4120 Rd. Soper, OK 74759-0372 Phone: 903-817-7837 - David Phone: 903-815-2781 – Leilani Fax: 972-924-3012 Email: cranecattleco@yahoo.com

Tucked Away Farm

Clyde Winters Jr. & Kyle Winters 1273 Chapel Hill Pike Eagleville, TN 37060-4608 Phone: 615-867-1837 Business: 931-364-4351 Cell #1: 931-993-9569 Cell: 931-364-7202 Email: kylewinters11@gmail.com

Charles A. & Sarah W. Nunes 672 County Road 447 Waelder, TX 78959-5153 Phone: 830-788-7431 Email: Snunes@gvte.com

Cynthia G. Shirley

1699 Maple Springs Road Longview, TX 75602 Phone: 903-660-0424 Cell: 903-235-4156 Email: cmcgrede@gmail.com

T Bar S Cattle Company

Tim York/Kenneth Self 78 CR 1215 West Texarkana, TX 75501-1916 Phone: 903-280-5385 Email: tbarscattle@yaho.com

Willis Polled Herefords

Mike Willis 499 Lake Fork Dr. Emory, TX 75440-4614 Cell: 903-268-6039 Email: mike@willispolledherefords.com Website: www.willispolledherefords.com

Utah Brady Ranch

Darren & Skyler Brady P.O. Box 198 Duchesne, UT 84021-0198 Phone: 435-722-7979 Cell: 435-733-0002 Fax: 435-738-2625 Email: Darren@rebelbaubonds.com

Washington Russell Livestock

Milt Russell 100513 Pinch Creek Road Prosser, WA 99350 Phone: 509-973-3199 Email: cbrussell@embarqmail.com

Wisconsin C R Cattle

D. Richard & Colene Olson 150 Front Street Prescott, WI 54021 Phone: 715-262-2006 Cell: 402-910-3331 Email: crcattle@earthlink.com

Boddy Black Herefords Bob & Kim Boddy 324 Ilwaco Road River Falls, WI 54022 boddyemail@gmail.com

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from the EDITOR

The Quarterless

Quarterly

Joe Hoagland

The Black Hereford Journal will complete its first season with this issue. This issue was mailed to nearly 3300 farms and ranches. We will not publish a summer issue until advertising revenues can sustain the publication. All in all, this first year has been a learning experience for all of us. The BHJ has been well received and compliments have poured in from the beef industry. It certainly adds to the reputation of Black Herefords and its status as a beef breed.

We were caught in the cutbacks at the US Postal Service during the distribution of our Winter Issue. As the postal service closed several regional distribution points around the country to save money, our magazines were delayed or in some cases lost in the hands of the postal service. Assurances have been given that those problems will not re-occur.

Thanks for supporting the Black Hereford Journal.

The Fall Issue will begin our next season with notice of the ABHA Annual Meeting, National Heifer Sale information and more feature stories. We have also lowered our advertising rates for the next season. We no longer charge for design time, nor do we offer discounts for camera-ready artwork.

Most camera ready ads still required changes to fit our format and Gail Lombardino, our BHJ Designer, found the design time needed for ads was not excessive and could be covered as part of the ad cost itself.

Don’t forget to sign up for the card ad pages. $150 gets your card in all three issues beginning this fall. As always, our policy on location is based on seniority. If you have an ad space, it is your space until you drop it. Advertise in each issue and keep your location or be in position to move up if someone drops their ad.

Thanks for supporting the Black Hereford Journal. If you would like to advertise, call the BHJ Office at 913-727-1266 and ask for Natalie

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Winner’s Circle

Reserve Grand Champion heifer of AOB was Triple L Y038 born 9/29/2011 owned by Dylan Harris, Brozoria, TX

Dylan Harris showed his Black Hereford heifer as a commercial heifer (non-Brahman) against Angus, Charolais & others and was first in class for which Dylan won a belt buckle.

Then Dylan and Cassie Dorsett showed their heifers in the ORB class (Other Registered Breeds) and Dylan’s heifer was first in class and Cassie’s heifer stood second. Again Dylan was awarded a belt buckle for the first in class award.

Emma Merriman, Gadsden, AL placed 5th in the NCBA Youth Public Speaking Contest held in conjunction with the NCBA Convention and Trade Show in Tampa, FL in early February. Emma’s speech was about Black Herefords and how they can make a positive contribution to the beef cattle industry. Emma is the daughter of Gary & Bea Jai Merriman, owners of Pine Valley Farm, new Black Hereford breeders and enthusiasts.

Meet THE BOYS at JRK

JRK 0948 BROCKS PETE 264

“PETE”

JRK 614 Brock Design 223

JRK 008 LEBROCK STAR 203

“DESIGNER”

“EXILE”

Sire: JN BALDER 7487 • MGS: FELTONS 620 Dam: KPH PETRA 0948 MGS: AH 517 TRADITION 16M 88% heterozygous • BD: 4/4/12 • BW 99 WW ratio 98 • YW ratio 100 • SC 31 at 10 months BW 7.3, WW 52, YW 88, MM 20, M&G 46

Sire: JN BALDER 7487 • MGS: FELTONS 620 Dam: JRK 08L BRU DESIGN 614 MGS: CSA 323 NEW DESIGN 183 62% homozygous • BD: 3/17/12 • BW 94 WW ratio 119 • YW ratio 114 • SC 38 at 11 months BW 5.9, WW 43, YW 68, MM 23, M&G 44

Sire: JRK 734 LEGACY BROCK 002 • MGS: JN BALDER 7487 Dam: JRK 958 SPECIAL STAR 008 MGS: BAR Z BALDER 275 78% homozygous • BD: 3/9/12 • BW 83 WW ratio 99.4 • YW ratio 98 • SC 38 at 11 months BW 3.3, WW 42, YW 66, MM 21, M&G 42

H Top 10% in 4 of 5 EPDs H#2 carcass bull by DNA sort introduces new blood lines – Tradition and Hunter

H Top 3% milk and M&G H Top weaning and yearling ratios H Top DNA ranking across the board

H Balanced EPDs and DNA scores H Thick, well made bull out of a first calf heifer H Will add extra thickness to rear quarters

CATTLE FOR SALE

BY PRIVATE TREATY

JR Kroening Herefords Registered Black Herefords

Richard and Julie Kroening 43419 310th Ave SE • Fosston, MN 56542 • 218-435-1223 • Email: JULIEK@GVTEL.COM Black Hereford Journal • 17

Registered Black Hereford & Registered Black Angus Tim Tarter, Owner Ph: 606-305-2289 Email: ngsstriper@hotmail.com 2616 Hwy 1664 Nancy, KY 42544

Steve and Becky Zinke

H

1338 Chestnut • Corning, IA 50841 Phone: 641-322-3419 Email: barzranch@wildblue.net

Kreifels

Valdez Ranch

Bill and Tammy Kreifels 1685 South 58th Road Nebraska City, NE 68410 Bill: 402-873-4534 • Tammy: 402-209-0958 kreifels2000@hotmail.com

Peter Valdez 1725 Van Ness Road • Poteet, TX 78065 Phone: 210-834-2835 Email: mail@southtexasblackherefords.com Website: www.southtexasblackherefords.com

Black Herefords

Thomas Wilson 13860 Highway 36 East • Red Bluff, CA 96080 Phone: 530-941-4923 Email: thomas@wildroseranch.net

Cowman Ranch 1298 CR-326 Giddings, TX 78942

Registered Hereford and Black Hereford Rod & Jamie Garman Rt. 1, Box 1162 • Watts, OK 74964 Phone: 479-957-2068 • Email: groundzrod@cox.net Website: www.groundzerofarms.com

Hollis L. Cowman 512-253-6604 Robert G. Cowman 512-627-8123 Email: hcowman@cowmanassociates.com

D Bar T Ranch

Black Herefords Performance and Color You Can Count On Dante and Terry Lynn McDougald P.O. Box 55 • Apple Springs, TX 75926 Phone: 936-831-2058 • Cell: 936-674-8288 Email: dantemcdougald@yahoo.com Website: www.dbartranch.com 18 • Black Hereford Journal

Triple

L Ranch

B Bar S Little River Cattle Company

Bobby & Jared Lide 714 FM 1366 • Mexia, TX 76667 Phone: 254-739-5311 Bobby: 254-625-3800 • Jared: 254-625-3806 Email: bobby@thelidegroup.com Website: www.triplelblackherefords.com

Bob & Roban Bieber • Paul & Jim Choate 12451 NS 3510 • Seminole, OK 74868 Phone: 773-817-5182 405-426-9677 • 405-382-1044 Email: RABeebs@aol.com choatelaw@sbcglobal.net

dL Cattle Co.

Maquoketa Embryos, LLC

Scott Case and Tim Harrell 2652 Road Y • Reading KS 66868 Phone: 620-794-5256 Email: blackhereford@dlcattleco.com Website: www.blackherefordatdlcattleco.com

A full service Embryo Transfer Company Dr. Don Yanda 147 Jacobsen Drive Maquoketa, IA 52060 Phone: 563-652-4511 Email: dryanda@yahoo.com

Joe and Norma Hoagland 25332 Wolcott Road Leavenworth, KS 66048 Phone: 913-727-6446 jnranch@yahoo.com

www.jnranch.net

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Deters Black Herefords Registered Black Herefords Production stock for sale

Trudy and Ray Deters 2002 Hugenberg Lane Fowler, IL 62338 Home 217-224-7641 Cell 217-242-8653 trudydeters@gmail.com www.blackhereford.com 1st Illinois ABHA Member

Cane Creek Cattle Brian G. Bivens 1904 Oak Lane • Corinth, MS 38834 Phone: 662-2846276 Email: briangbivens@gmail.com

Tommy Barnes Auctioneer 334-462-4004 Email:

tommybarnes8@gmail.com

Cattle Company Michael Burton 1409 Fox Quisenberry Road • Winchester, KY 40391 Phone: 859-842-6091 • Cell: 859-595-6835 Black Hereford Journal • 19

Advertising Index B Bar S Little River Cattle Company...............................19 Bar Z Ranch................................................................18 BCKST Group................................................................3 Burton Cattle Company................................................19 Cane Creek Cattle........................................................19 Cowman Ranch............................................................18 D Bar T Ranch.............................................................18 Deters Black Herefords................................................19 dL Cattle Co................................................................19 Ground Zero Farms....................................18, Back Cover J&N Ranch........................................................4, 13, 19 Johansen Black Herefords.................... 18, Inside Back Cover JR Kroening Herefords.................................................17 Kreifels Black Herefords...............................................18 Maquoketa Embryos, LLC.............................................19 Smith Black Herefords............................................18, 20 Smithson Farms......................................................1, 19 Tommy Barnes.............................................................19 Triple L .......................................... Inside Front Cover, 19 Triple T Farm...............................................................18 Valdez Ranch...............................................................18 Wild Rose Ranch.........................................................18

Winner’s Circle

Grand Champion Futurity female from the 2013 Black Hereford Sale in Alvarado, TX held March 9. Triple L Y036 is a December, 2011 heifer out of Lewis and an Oleen bred cow. She is bred and sold safe in calf to Curve Bender.

Smith Black Herefords Our F Registered Bulls and Females For Sale

Adding new genetics to our herd.

Including new herd bull, Jo Bull Classic Smith 2008 and red herefords with genetic lines from Bailout, Crossfire and Star Bright Future.

Semen available from Jo Bull Classic Smith 2008.

uture Looks Bright

Marc, Brenda, Jacob, and Jenna Smith

7525 N. 19th Ave. West • Newton, Iowa 50208 Home - 641.791.9438 • Cell - 641.521.0797 Email - gogosmiths@iowatelecom.net 20 • Black Hereford Journal

Check out our website http://smithblackherefords.com