31
Oct
09

Daylight Savings Time Ends Sunday November 1st

Everyone remember to turn your clocks back this Sunday.  We will be able to have a little more light in the mornings now, before everyone heads out to work.  But the evenings will be fun.  Penning, feeding, putting out hay in the dark in the evenings.  Oh!  the joys of living on a ranch!

                                            

So let’s grab our Mud Boots and head on out to the Barn in the Dark, and get those chores done!

                               

27
Oct
09

Introducing GameDay

We will be introducing our new Bull GameDay in the November issue of the Beefmaster Cowman.  Here is a preview!

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25
Oct
09

Bridge is OUT

Just a note of warning….if you are headed to our Ranch to check out the Cattle, do not come thru’ Leroy, the bridge is out, and maybe for the next 10 months or so.   Take 84 out of Waco.  Call for more directions.

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22
Oct
09

The real Cowboy

I stole this picture from my daughter, our  grandson.  Isn’t he the cutest little cowboy yet!    Hummmmmm….I wonder if I can use this on a ad or banner one day for the ranch. 

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20
Oct
09

Swinging ‘B’ Ranch hosts out of state visitors

We enjoyed some visitors to our ranch the other day from Calif. and Wis.  I believe, they got to see a little action in Central Texas.  Between snakes, wild hogs, crazy dogs, and cowboys hats, we all had a blast!

Can you pick out the real Texan? 

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The Sweethearts give them a Texas size tour of the fair grounds.  Only problem the Ladies didn’t have enough time to shop in the Exhibit  Bldg.

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Fun with Cowboy hats.  They had to try out Mackie’s Mexican Cowboy hat!  And Mark practiced his Howdy and tipping his hat at the ladies!Gameday-cows--visitors-038

 I can’t believe I have as big a head as Mackie!    -Tom-   Gameday-cows--visitors-037

It’s more than a little big!   -Mark-Gameday-cows--visitors-040-
They even got to see Crawford and met President Bush, and eat at one of his favorite places.

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And ya’ll come back any time…..and maybe you’ll understand why we all say HOWDY now!

20
Oct
09

November Ad Beefmaster Cowman

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03
Oct
09

Spring in Texas….in the Fall!

Can you believe it looks like Spring in the Fall of Central Texas!   There are flowers blooming, and the weeds and GRASS is growing!  In fact, we are having to do a little shredding as you can see below!  Joel has been busy helping us on the ranch this fall, getting it in shape for the winter time.

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02
Oct
09

Storm Clouds rumble thru’ Axtell

From nary a drop, to many blessings above!  It started out as a cloudy Thursday afternoon, and developed in to a full blown storm.  This is what the clouds looked like right before sunset. 

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And the clouds continued to build……

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It was an absolutely beautiful sunset.  And I took way too many pictures.  But the clouds and the sky was so pretty here at our little Axtell Ranch.

30
Sep
09

Herd Reduction

Great Cow for Sale

Annie-Laural

Annie Laurel Born 10-1-2005 Bandito x Oprah She is the daughter of the $150,000. Bandito. She was the dam of the 2009 Reserved Performance Champion at the National Bull Championship. Her bull calf was the Grand Champion of the greatest Rib eye per hundred weight. Now she is bred to the Great Red Polled Bull Bullet Proof. Come See her before it’s too late. $2500.

11
Sep
09

It’s raining…..

 

Just a little dance to celebrate the rain in Central Texas!  And my hubby was a genius…..he had our coastal field fertilized yesterday.  So good Lord willing we should be able to get another cutting of hay.  Which if you are like us, you will need.  We had to start putting out hay several weeks back, which started putting a dent in our hay supply.  But  should  help pasture wise and hay wise.  So let’s do the happy dance….and celebrate the RAIN!