Crawford County Fair Feeder Calf Champion

Here is a consignment from the Smith family. He is already winning the purple!!

How to beat the heat!

Darby does as well in this heat as I seem to do!

Congratulations!

Jarrod Gaines post on facebook today:

Hey Juli Just thought Id Let you know your Heifer Just won AGAIN Champ Commercial hefier and Reserve Supreme Overall at THe Marion Co Fair In Hillsboro Kansas! I will send you a picture !
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Jarrod purchased a Heat Wave X Hereford heifer from our sale last year. Congratulations! BTW...I have her full brother selling this fall!!

How NOT to beat the heat.

The spring storms were a little tough on the trees on the farm. Every time we get a little wind the limbs keep falling down. Thankfully Ryan Gotto, who helped with the sale last year, offered to lend a hand. By the grace of god the tree missed the spare house!

Fair Times

The heat didn't slow things down in the show world this last week! Congratulations to the area families that showed calves from Club Calf Paradise and Nelson Cattle Company.

Mason Mentink showed a division winner at the Harrison County Fair held in Dunlap, Iowa. Mason purchased the Captain Morgan steer on our 2010 Club Calf Paradise sale. He has done a great job getting this steer ready for the shows. We have a maternal sister out of Monopoly selling this fall.

Makayla Smith showed the Champion Maine heifer and Reserve Over-all heifer at the Crawford County Fair in Denison. She bought the heifer from Nelson Cattle Company last winter. The heifer is sired by Nelson 26T2 and out of a Mona Lise/Big Improvement daughter.

Dalton Smith showed the 5th Over-all Market animal. He purchased the steer on the Club Calf Paradise Sale in 2010. The steer is sired by Heat Wave out of a Hereford cow. We have a full brother selling on our sale this fall.

Keeping hydrated

I am pretty sure that these babies thought I was mixing up margaritas but they sure weren't disappointed when I got finished and they realized it was Gatorade. When it's 103 degrees I guess you need to find any way you can to convince calves to drink electrolytes!

Darrel Nissen Memorial Open Cattle Show: Denison

Reserve Champion Feeder Heifer: Darrel Nissen Memorial Show was a Maine-Tainer sired by Heat Wave out of Black Betty (Daines Dr. Seuss) raised and owned by us, fitted by Nick Anderson. Thanks Nick!! Watch for "Diva" on our Labor Day sale!!

Congratulations to Dalton Smith and his Champion Breeding heifer today at the Nissen Memorial show in Denison. He purchased this Dr. Who heifer on our Club Calf Paradise sale last fall. Sorry we don't have a picture from the show today...I will post as soon as we get one.