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Old 1880’s barn posts on Texas Homesteader’s website.

Making New Friends

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by Texas Homesteader 

We raise registered Hereford cows as our primary ranch mission. But we also have stocker cows/calves that we keep on a shorter-term basis to make proper use of our pasture grass excesses. We feel good about the fact that the stockers that come here are treated kindly and are allowed to just be cows – grazing under that blue Texas sky and interacting daily with us and all their cow friends. Our clients have said they appreciate the benefits of a calm animal that’s been treated with kindness and respect. We think it’s just the right thing to do.

We raise registered Hereford cattle but we also raise stocker cattle each year to balance out our pasture grass. #TexasHomesteader

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Evidence of A Past Homestead

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by Texas Homesteader 

When we purchased this property we were told there was a home that was once located near the front that had burned down in the late 50’s or early 60’s. The story was that it was struck by lightening and had burned to the ground. The only thing that remained standing was the brick fireplace. 

The burned-out house had laid in rubble for years, even decades. When the previous owner put the property up for sale he attempted to spruce it up a bit by having a bulldozer bury the old bricks and residual rubble, but it was still quite cluttered. 

Of course when I first laid eyes on this piece of paradise I couldn’t get much further than that 1880’s barn. Even though both the barn and the property were in pretty rough shape I was fully enamored with it and we could see this was where our future lies. 

RancherMan and I both stumbled over ourselves to get to the realtor’s office to purchase this beautiful property. And in 2000 we called it our own.

1880's Barn on our NE Texas Homestead. On our ranch we have a barn built in the 1880's and evidence of the lives from those that lived here before. #TexasHomesteader

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1880’s Barn x 2!

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We have two old 1880's barns. #TexasHomesteader

Two 1880’s Barns

It’s no secret that I love old barns. The presence of a rustic 1880’s barn is the reason we chose this piece of property to begin our ranch life here many years ago. It was in crumbling shape on the outside but solid on the inside, so a significant amount of restoration was necessary to save it. I’m happy to say it continues to be a vital part of our ranch today.

Recently we acquired another 60-acre pasture. Wonder how we decided which pasture to purchase? Yep, an 1880’s barn is on the property! (photo left) Like the one here @ our homestead, (photo right) the “new” old barn is going to need some TLC. Love it! Be sure to check out the album on FB of our tour of our original 1880’s Homestead barn.

~TxH~

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The New Year’s Work Begins

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New years working the cows #TexasHomesteader

Soon we’ll be taking our newest stocker calves through the chute to work them, our first 2012 AI calf is due to be born in a couple of weeks, and there are numerous chores to catch up on before warmer spring weather arrives. It promises to be a fun but busy season.

 

~TxH~

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