4 October 2007

This is my lot 20 & 20a consignment to Todd Smith's sale on October 13, 2007. This picture was taken about 8/15/07. The cow is 4 months safe in calf to the same bull, JWest's W W Doc. Doc is really doing a good job for us and so far has been the easiest calving bull I have ever owned. Blood line goes back to what I was breeding in mid 1990's. Doc's mother is half sister to Popeye.



 

27 September 2007

Thanks to Joe Bigbee, Ravenna, Texas for this week's picture. This is most of his herd, the rest were still in the trees. Joe is my neighbor, 10 miles away, and as a testimonial for websites that is the way he found me. Got his start with two cows a few years back. I thought it would be cool if I slipped over to his pasture while he was at work, took a few pictures and surprised him.  Boy am I glad I didn't have a trailer with me. Somebody squealed and Joe knew someone was in his pasture taking pictures before I got back home. How long does it take to drive 10 miles in open country? I did see a few I would like to have but and honestly, Joe I did not have a trailer with me.
 

20 September 2007

Kyle & Myriah. Kyle is Linda Hohenwald's Grandson.  Myriah is a pest . . . a very pretty pest.  She is 3.5 months old here and the marks all over our 12 1/2 year old grandson's shirt is from her grabbing his shirt.  He has decided this is his heifer.  She is super friendly and absolutely beautiful and they have bonded.  As you can see we finally got some much needed rain and now the fields are mud.  I guess that is better than cement!





 

13 September 2007

This cow and calf are consigned to Todd Smith's auction sale in Henderson, Texas on October 13, 2007. Picture was taken on 9/5/07. The heifer calf is sired by JWest's W W Doc and was born on 3/30/07. She will be old enough to be split off from her dam and sold separately on October 13th. This is the cow's first calf. 

The heifer calf has been GeneStar tested with 9 stars, T1=1, T2=1, T3=1, QG1=1, FE1=1, FE2=2 & FE3=2.















 

6 September 2007

This cow and calf are consigned to Todd Smith's auction sale in Henderson, Texas on October 13, 2007. Cow/Calf picture was taken on 8/14/07. Picture of Bull Calf by himself taken 9/5/07,  he was born on 3/11/07. The cow is an Embryo Transfer born on 1/29/05, this is her first calf. Both the cow and calf have been parentage confirmed by DNA. The cow is sired by Huckleberry Finn and the Bull Calf is sired by JWest's W W Doc.

The bull calf has been GeneStar tested with 10 stars, T1=2, T2=1, T3=1, QG4=2, FE1=1, FE2=1, FE3=1 & FE4=1.

 

30 August 2007

Thanks to Jan & Gary Herrell from Montalba, Texas for this weeks picture. This is one of their high gaining British White Bulls. This bull was born on 1/3/07 and is about 6 1/2 months old in picture. His adjusted 205 weight is 651, sired by JWest's Ambassador. Jan's email with the picture suggested that he should make someone a good herd bull so I'm guessing he may be for sale. You can contact Jan & Gary at 903-549-2363. Notice how green that Texas Grass is in mid-summer 2007, very unusual.















 

23 August 2007

This cow and calf are consigned to Todd Smith's auction sale in Henderson, Texas on October 13, 2007. Picture was taken on 8/14/07.A very promising young heifer that will make a good cow. she was born on 3/30/07. The cow is 3/4 British White x 1/4 Tuli, she was born on 12/30/04, this is her first calf. The heifer calf has been parentage confirmed to her sire by DNA and GeneStar tested with 4 stars, T1=1, T2=1, T3=1 & QG1=1. The cow is sired by Halliburton Explorer, a son of Halliburton Rito and the Bull Calf is sired by JWest's W W Doc. Igenity test results for the cow was 6 for tenderness, 2 for Fat Thickness, 3 for Yield Grade, 6 for Ribeye Area, 5 for Carcass weight and her coat color was coded as "Black Carrier/Wild Type."

 

16 August 2007

This cow and calf are consigned to Todd Smith's auction sale in Henderson, Texas on October 13, 2007. Picture was taken on 8/14/07.The bull calf is a good growing kind of calf. He was born on 3/11/07. The cow is an Embryo Transfer born on 1/29/05, this is her first calf. Both the cow and calf have been parentage confirmed by DNA and the bull calf has been GeneStar tested with 6 stars, T1=2, T2=1, T3=1 & QG4=2. The cow is sired by Huckleberry Finn and the Bull Calf is sired by JWest's W W Doc.









 

9 August 2007

Finder's Keepers!  A beautiful bull calf born 8-4-07 and here he is almost a day old.  I had to find this one as she hid him well.  Our bull is putting out awesome calves this year and all standard marked.  This is about the only greenery we have around here these days and most likely a cool spot for him.  We are still desperately waiting for rain and if things stay the same we will not get a second hay crop.  I think you should send us some of your Texas rain!

Thanks to Linda Hohenwald, RLC Farms in Minnesota for this weeks picture.

 

2 August 2007

This picture was taken just outside my back door about noon on August 1, 2007. Notice how thick and dense the greenery is. We have had an excellent growing year, in fact I don't ever remember everything so green and lush this late in the year. We enjoyed excellent rains all through June and July even received a little over 4 inches combined on July 30 & 31. And in another 30 days we will be getting into a more perceived rainy season in our part of the world. I think we have had more rain in the first seven months of 2007 than in the previous two years combined.

26 July 2007

This week's picture is from Christina Traeger in Minnesota where she is apparently having a "Texas Summer", hot and dry. Grass is already getting sparse, cows are looking for shade trees and Bells, Texas has been getting all the rain this year. Call Christina on 320-845-2777 or cell 320-293-2995 for more information about her cattle or upcoming sale.















 

19 July 2007

This cow is Daisy, a retired show heifer with her second calf at her side. They just recently found a new and better home in Alabama and I bet they are glad to get on solid ground for a change.

Nothing to do with the picture but July is a real milestone for me, I moved to Bells, Texas on July 19, 1943. May just decide to make it our home.











 

12 July 2007

     This week's picture comes from Christina Traeger. Her only comment was: "Do you ever feel like you are being watched?" My guess is they have been reading Christina's mail and wondering which of us is she going to put on the sale block.
     From Christina's mail. " Yes we do plan to have a sale.  October 27, 2007; sale time to be announced.  There will be at least 20 weaned heifers, a few cow/calf pairs, some bred cows, a few bred heifers, a couple open 14-16 month old heifers, and several weaned bulls totaling over 40 head. All potential buyers should let us know by Sept 15 so the appropriate health requirements are met for the state.  We plan to have a barn dance that evening at our Ranch, and loading cattle Sunday. Families Welcome!  Call Christina on 320-845-2777 or cell 320-293-2995 for more information.
 

5 July 2007

Our current herd bull, JWest's W.W.Doc. Picture taken 7/4/07 about 5:30 PM. Doc is a real easy keeper kind of bull. Notice his current working condition and he has been out with the cows a little over a month.
















 

28 June 2007

Quite a large herd of British White Cattle near Avon, Minnesota. Picture furnished by Christina Traeger, 320-845-2777.  How many are there? Don't really know I tried counting their legs and dividing by 4. Must be an easier way! So I just guessed, must be over 150 head.

















 

21 June 2007
Yes Mother

     Have you ever wished you could tell for sure if they are communicating with each other and just what they are discussing. Can't help but wonder if you could figure it out if you backed off a distance and quietly observed them for an hour or so after something like this? This baby is 3 weeks old, born real small but appears to be growing off really good. Time will tell for sure. This is our newest born by our new herd bull, JWEST's W.W. Doc. Only ten by him so far and all have been marked almost identical to this one and weighing in the low 60's. If he can continue this trend consistently we may brag about his easy calving ability. Also my first year in several without an overmarked calf. Doc's mother is a half sister to Popeye, both being out of a previous Halliburton Farms owned herd bull, MR NOY 7F.

 

14 June 2007

A brand new baby heifer. She is actually thinking about getting up early in the morning a couple days ago. This makes 10 calves in a row by our new Herd Bull (JWest's W W Doc) that have been standard marked and birth weight in the low 60's. First year in many that we have not had a few overmarked calves.
















 

7 May 2007
The above pictures were taken on June 5, 2007.













 

31 May 2007

Spring time in Texas, lots of grass, a full stomach and plenty of time to rest between rain storms. We have a really nice looking calf crop this year, all are pretty near perfect marked and all have excellent dispositions. Most of the calves in this picture are about two months old.











 

24 May 2007

Even cattle need a little Rest & Relaxation, but in a place like this? Do you know of another breed that would be so relaxed and peaceful with a grumpy guy with a camera stomping in amongst them in an environment like this? I guarantee you there was nothing comfortable about ducking and crawling to get in a position to take this picture and the cattle were still there when I left. Talk about a docile breed all you want but British Whites can't be beat.






 

17 May 2007

This is a picture of our herd sire that I took yesterday. He is one of those that wants you lo rub and scratch on him and if you don't then he wants to rub on you. Not always easy to get a decent picture with him always in your face but it is fun when you are hidden behind your camera with looking through the shutter and wondering how fast he will get to you. This bull's mother is a half sister to the Popeye bull and will be 3 years old this fall. I believe he is thicker at this age than Popeye was. He was bred by JWest Cattle Co., name is JWest's W W Doc.

10 May 2007

This picture was taken 5/9/07 about 11:30 am. It is a mother/daughter pair. Mom is a first calf heifer and the baby was born 3/30/07. I thought the dark background made for a very unusual picture, looks like dark in the middle of the day. It was because they were laying in a grove of cedar trees with only one opening to the North Sky that let the light in. They are are as gentle as it looks, I was standing within a few feet of them and they never did get up. The whole herd was gathered in the same grove of trees, a really peaceful scene.  I must have spent the bigger part of an hour just milling around amongst the group, what a life.


 

3 May 2007

A really nice Embryo Transfer heifer, she is just a little over one year old and ready to be bred for her first calf. She is believed to be one of the very few animals alive today that are sired by Woodbastwick Statesman.





 








 

26 April 2007

How peaceful, five babies and a sitter. A really good year for color at Halliburton Farms. This picture was taken about 4pm on 4/25/07 as I was walking the pastures on foot because we had a five inch rain the afternoon and night before. It was the biggest rain we have had in several years and much needed and appreciated. As you can tell even the cattle are appreciative.





 

19 April 2007

Spring is the best time of year if you are in the British White Cattle business. Nothing more exciting than looking for baby calves after their mom hides them out and boy do you find them in some unsuspecting places. But why deep in the woods in a pile of sticks?












 

12 April 2007

What a wonderful time of year at the old British White Home Place. It is always exciting times to walk out your front door and see something like this looking through the fence at you. Nothing prettier than a white calf with black ears, eyes and nose standing in green grass, especially if it is trying to look into your front window. For the first time in several years everyone of our spring calves are colored just like this, probably thanks to their sire JWEST's W.W. Doc. His sire was a bull called Watson but nick named Doc and his sire was a Halliburton bred cow named Wilma. Wilma was a half sister to Popeye.

 

5 April 2007

Thanks to JWest Cattle, Colmesneil, Texas for this nice early Texas springtime picture. Note that came with picture says: Elvis x Wanda Mae heifer in White Clover. She seems well settle in her spot and refused to cooperate with the move of the rest of the herd to the Sawmill pasture. I agree with the heifer, why leave such a paradise, especially after a long hard winter.