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1 CtfwnAV nir \r 21 CORPUS CHRIST! CALLER-TIMES, Sun., July 12, 1953 Ranch Round-tip Time Busy, Bustling Period Round-up time,on any ranch Js ranch management are on hand is one of the hardest jobs «aaocl- a busy, bustling period,, regardless when the work begins and never ated with ths round-up; and It usu-< ot th* »ize of the operation; but illy requires more time than other on the King Rsnch, with its seariy leave until the> last animal is phases of the operation. Th« day's one million acres of land and its branded an<| the last horse vmisad- schedule, usually calls for this • more than 75,000 head of , dled. Robert J. Kleberg-, Jr., ranch phase to be completed" by 10 round-up time takes on * special manager; Richard -M. -Kleberg, s'clock. After the cows and calves significance. Jr.; and Belton Johnson; all are.in have" been Separated from the It takes & lot of experience and the middle of activities during herd, the next chase is to separate & tot of planning to begin and round-up. The selection of animals the yearlings. This usually goes complete & .-.round-up on King to go into the breeding hard is fast, and as many aa 150 to.200 Ranch; but .the aroaalng thing done under the supervision of the head may :ba cut out before dinner- about this big/operation is the ranch management. • . time arrives; After dinner, when rapidity .-with which it is executed., Three Reasons the mert return to work, ropers se- The whole ^ operation, is carried on' Robert Kleberg explains thera lect fresh horses and get ready to with as much' precision as an are three basic* reasons for the move into the herd to rope calves assembly line in a b% factory. roundup: • ; that have been separated out for Indeed, round-up on the King 1. It affords the only plac'e where branding, castration, marking, and Ranch is figuratively an open-air the mother cow and her calf may vaccination. Others 'in the cow out- assembly line that extends over be seen together, : . . fit start fires to heat branding vast 'areas and from division to 5. It -leaves the cattle on the iron's,- -asseinble vaccines and division. open range. ' needles, and prepare to begin:the Two a Year S. It always has been the policy afternoon's work. Hera is where Under normal operating condi- of the ranch to try to eliminate the skill of the roper cornea in. tions, the ranch conducts two poor cattle quickly. The open The men on horses ropo the calves round-ups a year. The summer roundup affords the only oppor- that are to be worked on, and the round-up is made in July and Au- tunity to sae them all . together. men on foot brand,, castrate, ear- gust; while the winter round-up is "July and August were selected mark, and vaccinate the calves. scheduled for January and Febru- as months for the summer round- Mea who have been working ^to- ary. up because at that period of the gether in cow outfits develop a It Is easily eeen that to round year, when it is dry and hot, there sense of cooperation and coordina- up and' work all the cattle on the 5s less .danger of. infection of cattle tion that makes the work go at a ranch •within the comparatively by flies and other-insects. Brand- fast clip. Frequently they will work short space of two months requires ing, castration, and marking are on as many as 100 calves an hour. speed and efficient planning. Ev- done during this round-up. In the There is a man for each job, .and ery cowboy and every cowhorse course of a day's work, as many he does that job fast and well. must give a good account of feim-as 600. head of cattle may bs Weaning1 Operation " self if the job is to be completed worked. The main purpose in the winter on schedule. It is a strenuous, Day Begins Early , round-up is to remove yearlings gruelling task that tests the mettle The day's work begins usually from tho pasture herds—sort,of a of men and horses. It is stamina at 4 a.m., when cowhands begin weaning .operation. There are, of and intelligence on the part of gathering cattle. By daybreak, the course, special pastures to bo man and horse pitted against the men in the cow-outfits are ready worked in which the round-up may strength and perversity of cat for breakfast and a change vl be simply a gathering operation. 'tie. horses. After breakfast, the next Classification of cattle is also The unusual thing about King step is' to begin cutting cattle from part of the round-up. Steers are EOTJNDUF—This herd of • cattle, has been rounded up on the Nonas division foreman, and Richard Kleberg, Jr., ride among the cattle, to Ranch, round-ups, though, is the the herd that has been gathered. classified according to age each Division of King Ranch in the annual winter roundup. Cowboys in select and cut out individual animals. The ranch normally holds two fact that, regardless of how stren- The calves are separated from year, running from the time they the background are holding the cattle in a herd, while Ed Durham. uous the work may be or how long the herd, and old or. barren are separated from the cow herd roundups a year—one in' the summer and one in the winter. the hours, the top members of the or wreak cows are separatee?. This Column 1, Page SI ON THE COYER In the picture panels on the front cover, Staff Photographer Red Moores has caught the spirit and ac- tion of the roundup. The vivid photos reveal the rugged and strenuous activity involved on the range in cutting out cattle from the herd. It is man and horse against the herd; |fca F.kiH and intelligence and endurance of horse and sincere congratulations to and rider against the general perversify of calves and yearlings .and steers. . , . In roundups on the King Ranch, no one shows more •skill or more stamina than Robert J. Kleberg, Jr., ranch manager. He may wear out several liorses in the : course of a day's work; but he is in the center of activity . until ihs last calf has been cut out and the last animal branded.- The panels on the front cover of this section show the ranch manager cutting out calves from a herd upon the occasion of then JOOth Anniversary of Santa Gertrudis cattle. The roundup was being held during a dust storro. The ranch holds two roundups a. year—the summer It is a pleasure to extend at this time hearty congratulations t5 the vast King Ranch, roundup in July and August, and the winter roundup in January and February. Their pioneering spirit and extensive research have contributed much to the future of South Texas, The 100th anniversary of this great ranch is a milestone in the develop- ment of the cattle industry. To the Caltle industry on its FOR 26 YEARS THE NUECES FURNITURE CO. HAS PRO PFN1 T W JLsX ! 1 VIDEO TEXANS WITH THE FURNITURE THEY WANT!

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.1 hove been breeding running horses for many years, breeding always for speed, i do not campaign my horses as 1 am essentially a breeder.

Having always been near the cradle of great short running horses, ! have been able to concentrate the blood strains of Rondo, Peter McCue, Trav- eler, Chicaro, Waggoners Rickety (Imported English Horse), Ace of Hearts, and Ace of Diamonds,

Beautiful, black BAND CHARGE comes in the winner ot Mercedes Texas, March 9, 1952. ' ' DARK SiN—Black, sired by DEPTH CHARGE. Dam, GOTCH'S PRIDE. BAND CHARGE, sired by DEPTH CHARQE; Dam, BANDETTE, by BAND PLAY. ; - , ,

! consider the above horses, BAND CHARGE, the Stallion, and DARK SIN, the Mare, two of my best- and among the best bred short running horses in America today. They are by the already Immortal, and soon to be Legendary, DEPTH CHARGE, the fine KING RANCH run- ning horse, now at stud in Kentucky. CONGRATULATIONS TO KING RANCH ON THEIR FINE HORSES AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LIVESTOCK 5NOUSTRY. JOHN R CAMPBELL RAYMONDVILLE, TEXAS Box 567 Phone 772-L*

«»^fc. .^ ^ A .^ •vert it to farming purp**»a: c«« of this job. H« kept b«#a with ttt« "**» !**$ ,1WO* w** ***"« ** IM4 e{«* * »j»r**d of J5S, il COB.PUS CHRIST! CALLER-TIMEg, Sun.. July •», rt**t Jwwl-clwint *st*n>riM th* aasooUOy until lh« Mil WM . area. had ev«f witnessed up to th»t ooo acr*» op«rrun« up in t>w way ittf bu»in««, 'Aimougft h« w&i the insouciance of a m w*r, fe«*itue associated Twitti th« ol plows that J«Kl turned ti>« vir- who knows all th,e tracks. th« waddle U n«ce«s*.ry. H* to rtUl Cnapman family in th* fete job thowwghly consj»t«nt »t the job a cr»ck ahot with the rifltt, ar.d of putttnff 40,000 *er*s of raw l*nd gin «ocL 1*«r* were problem* ja» of mijxirviatef a bi* t*mlnz op- iatq cultivation, B w$s .* tremen- valviaj farm t«wnu, problwiu •ratton, Gallagher would b* th« Tfc* «*me Hike Q»Ba«h«e any buck that con>M withla gun dous undertaking; an» Chap- and ranch Uf« are the tWnw he meet a »«p«ct«3 and U aaking f«f Uout>I« if Gallagher job goiasr. Borne of the land was mana ttuun*elv«s operated; ixrob- like* best, th* things he -learned mejnbered nume. H»'a a t» hunting,. Ther* are probably cleared- by -'cr«ws ww*ing with l«m* involving livestock produc- a* » youth and with which he Individualist and a aq 1 many occaaiopa when hft gnAWr* .J»M WKJ AXM, while tion and f««d fot- cattl« and hams to manhood. whether fe»'» «Ryro»s«d In brings dqwa a buck for a friend, «»d mule*, and a myriad of oth«r piaf* cios« w^ateh on »U Uws greater part e£ iv iraa cleared pn>w»n)a th»t only one game of wlUaiw or "is and never kU the amatexw rnarSt*. with huge tractor-drm'wn ,pfe>w3, that t* ftappwvtoj; on .* iso.owv With. « group of cowhands. jr«aa' know who «r*d the teiUng «*»ci«,ted with *uch a »er* ranch u a task that1 wouia Tie inea with axes «ntn£ a* tncount*r«. rtiigns at tfie Santa Fe .,>fith shot, Although he Uniit* himwlf ho«s and th« powerful tractors, fri«nten one with lo«s-exp«n»nee; JendSiness an4 hospitality, to a, gwn« of soUtaire now and new to this country, inched their l« years Qaiiagher hut Wke Gallagher takes it in f^Jwoy ftnd thoraughntjis. • then, « i» prohabjft that he could way* through the .virgin pastur* »t chapm hi* »!ridft, ttse hustle and bustle After nwty two »cor« years h» i« ppo^»\)5y «4 ot the rountjup, the trials and \

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A Salute To The King Ranch The great King Ranch has become internationally famous through tha wise and efficient' development of th« abundant cgrfculfruro? • resourcss of South Taxas, Ths Haliburton Porfrfand Oment Company has cfeveJopcd import- ant Industry for this area through the utilization of another of South Texas8 natural resources — th« shell from th* bottom of our bays. .

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CORPUS CHRISTI, TIXAS 61 CORPUS CHRISTI cALLER-TOIES Sun.. July 12.'1953 Good Cutting Horses Essential in Working Cattle 011 Open Range Sn s -ft-ay, every horse usefl in-great deal more aptitude Trorkmsr cattJ* on the King Ranch,others, la a cutting horse. There may fee' ^"T868 "^ *>>'

— - - "--• *«OAV»*»J *AX.V *^t^"*tJV»i*JUJt ^(OLU.^U 123 J pending both on the horse and the art of rutting ~anlma!s from \ ~ the riiisr; but eventually everv,^e herd, aad their training con- horse is called upon to shove, ^^ ^ 1" ar^ "s^-

of^cuuijjg- su sajsal out cf Uy trisect by* Lloyd*j'eWiS oJTFon feerd. Worth. Jenkins is president ol vth« And there is another type of: C^J-tSng: _ Hors«t Asaxaaticen. and cutting horse on !&!§• Ranch—thei^e *s ?s<^og7iiztd as oas of the hora? tha: is trainai to uerfoi-m! &W«i traiiiers of cuuiaj horsfcs in an, almost uisT>eiievaaJe man-.^-1 Texas. Kors*a irameti by Mm veT n a neiv- in.' cutting corse contests aB4i5? "> ^« omstaudingr reco^tis ig "^BIWBJ W Ja tee' ahow rii!£r. i shows and contests, has both lvi>« -- - «.utfuig horses are bred.'

,fort.'5eemmg)y being able to. anti - r cipatc ths jjiovfimeats of an aM- TTainteg horses to.go ir.to herdsimal that has besa cut out of the^ of caWe. single, .out an amma!,:lsei-d. .They require onl%- the slieht-' CUTTING HORSE IN ACTION—Swif mess, intelligence, and stamina are the ?hief as- ana stay witlx it -onnl it has been^«st siuidai^ce from p." ri^er. and' separaie-i frora the herd is a psr-r*^ey spin ar.d turn Trttii an agilitv sets of a cutting horse, as is indicated in tlie action picture above, Robert J. iKleberg petual job. Altaoxiah Mia?jsl'i£uau''that is amasim:. Jr., King Saach manager, is astride the horse and is shown cutting-a'calf from the herd - fca^ a great cesl to do Vim start- Capable. ^eU-f.-runed c u 11 i i. -: The picture was taken during a dust storm. - j * ing- As caress of£ ngnU it is the.fcsrsss are essential IP' v.-orSin? 2oV-«4_ cotvaands to coatiEiie tie c?.rJe on the range, aad this iS-i r^-sc 01 rar.chir.g- that will' conoiiioas. o2ie horses - show WORK WITH COWHANDS

«P~ ,* - • • ' , ' ' • . ' ••'..-'.•- s - . •• Good Horses More TKan f^f^^tf^^t.

in the familyjtbem tajsrear down several horses King Ranch's first century, tho»« .were, figuratively s p a a ki n g. Jin the course'of a clay. changes havs not resulted In re- fii Corpus CArisfi & Nueces Coun* brought up in thp saddle; and oaj It is something of an unwritten legation of the ixw 'horse to the pasture^ In rounding up herd*, •the range vrhea the roundup is ia|understanding on tide ranch that and all ths other activities that progress, they can hold their own linen like Robert J. Kletjerg, Jr.. accompany a big' roundup, thft ty with "Foods You Know by •svith the ir.ost seasoned and wes-ianc! young Richard Kleberg never other activities that accompany & therbeateii cowhand. demand s. cowhand to perform, a b'o roundup, tha horse and- its 1 With" them, good horses are) job that either of them xrould hesi-j rider are still the key to efficient Folks You Know"...Since 1908 m.orc than a hoboy. Despite the state to undertake. They will \ operation. ' great strides toward motorization j tackle the saltiest steer if the oc-j Nohody kno^s-thls tetter than ,oa modern ranches the horse casion arises, or they \rill ride as j the executives oZ King Rwich &^^>w&^^ still plays an Important part: and (hard and as long as the next cow- f They know Itf throutfi actual ex- King Rancn has raade the breed- j hand. tperieace, through, long days ia j rhis close relationship lx>t%vecn!t«e saddle, through hard riding to ni°r teem and their horses gives them [the brash and on ths open Poetical remotest pasture on tb» ranch to j.., the ranch, tracing back to Old ing stables, tfcs men on King Executives ot King Ranch sit*Sorrel. The King: Ranch Quarter Ranch know horses; and they «•« more comfortabiy in the saddisi Horse haa rnacie his mark on the putting their knowledge «cd ex- than most other top lev?a men i range as well as the race tracK. perience to the task of producing HEADS CUTTING HORSE ASSOCIATIOX-^Lloyd Jen- can relax in the depths of a su-lHey to Efficiency e,ven bettc^ bones for use oa th* 1222 LAREDO CORPUS CHRIST! kins o£_Fort Worth, astride Red .Boy of the King'Ranch, percusSione* snivel chair. Hardj Although there have been revo ranch. an<3 for distribution through- is president of She Texas Cutting Horse Association. is all & part of the fiay'silirtionary changes in ranch cper- out the world through the ranch's fc. and it is not xrnconvracai foriatioas during UJB second half of annual sale of colts and fillies.

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Ii b A FAR CRY from ths days when cattle were driven 'Sap the trail" to market! In addition to the everpre^nt danger.from Indiana *hd marauding whites, there was always the everpreseat and inescapable loss from "shrinkage" . . , a loss that the rancher knew he had to take before his cattle were sold. The long, weary miles across dry prairie lands, often without sufficient water, always took its toll in precious pounds of meat Today, that loss by shrinkage ... loss by injury ... has been ehmawted by your Gardner" the Hobbs Manufacturing Company. Hobbs Trailers get the fat cattle from pen to market safely and economically in tut * matter of hours! In OH and other hea^y Industries, Hobbs has has also built specialized equipment, de- sigwd to do the job and do it right. Some of our specially designed equipment includes Cattle, Horse'and Grain Trailers; Self Loading Floats; .AH Typ^ Pole'Trailm; Low Bed Machinery Trailers- OL! Field Bodies; Trailer Equipment . „ , til backed by over twenty five years of "know how" in Trailer Manufacturing,

We congratulate the Texas Cattle In- dustry on its 100th Anniversary, a* typified by King Ranch . . , AND we congratulate the cattle truckers who are doing such a great job of moving tens of thousands of head of beef to market annually.

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1 *-<,rt»-T —, _ „ ---«,.--, -*»w f^^^ii. -^ jWVT.- ',»;» V^S , , " ~~ • in* i in II Blii i JIBUTI COW CAMP COOKS _ Cowboys, to p a r a p h r a s e ancTthe aroma of wholesome food. This cow camp iNapoleons observation about an army, ride on their kitchen, open air version, is on the Norias Division of _ stomachs. After a hard morning's ride on the range or King Ranch during the winter roundup. , • —•*--—••—" "•*^^*»«vin^«»sb*ivnBW£:YVa:*&3B£-.< in the brush, they welcome the sight of pots and oans refrigeration and other amenities of modern living are" not available. Dried meat has long been a delicacy of cow camp cookery and is an important part of the menu.

READY FOR THE SKILLET—Th'js flattened pone of iiochc, is as delicious as that prepared in the most mod- LOTS OF PROTEINS-These cow camp cooks are pre- unleavened dough is shout ready for the skillet or paring meat that will be served to hungry cowbovs camp. The menu is certain to include plenty of meat Dutch oven. Cooked slowly by coals beneath and on ern baking plant. It is a standard part of the cow camp beans, stew, and bread, prepared as only cooks for cow- ror> menu. when they come in from the ranee. WhTolesom'e boys can prepare it. ' skillet, the bread, often called pan strength-sustaining foods feature the menu in the cow

5.TOO tons dry weight of plant food has been used by HIP college's ag- a month. The 30,000 ijeer account- riculture department for grazing ed for about one-fifth or that con- land for its herds, and has been Norias Tests Indicate sumption. Extensive on-the-ground Many Programs at A&I leased out to other operators for food habit studies showed that 12 part of the time. deer (welghinR 100 pounds each) The. King Ranch nl«? has pro- Rt<> nt least as much range, for- vided livestock for the area llve- age and. therefore, theoretically! . stock judging contests which have . suppianted one . cow or steer of j been held at A&l since' 1923, under 3,000 pounds. Pressure of turkeys Supported by King Ranchi provisions of the Smith-Hughea on range flora, however, \vas JK. J&. ^/ C_!y slight. I Act. The ranch also has supplied Ranch established deer density «l average of IS, their cross wctcht Texas College of Arts and In-( ..^livestock for other judging con- onnnAe peT\ft r>* 7.f A4 acren nvr..._..1 acres_ . " ft •* Economic Potential Good du-stries has been assisted in many King Kunch was aboxit 3,525,000 pounds— more tests, including district and re-' "•"« •«•*"»-»•• owft predominantljj*

and Colorful AWNINGS for a • - ' f * BARBECUE SPECIALIST—Moody Wallace, field super- lateadeat lor Brov,-n and Root, barbecues more than a delegations. Wallace is showa above at one of the en- thousand pounds of beef a month for the barbectes closed pits at Stratton Camp turning the beef cuts sponsored by" the ranch for its'guests and for ."visiting aunng the rive and one-half hour cooking period. i HOBBY KEEPS MM BUSY the proportions. It's made up of! vinegar, butter, Worcestershire' sauce and tallow. ' Tallow tho Key In the city or on the ranch, you con "The tallow is the key to the; Mood) Wallace Well Known sauce," he said. "It comes out o: immsdiately add to the ycfue, pri- Uie meat and will go back in, keep-, vacy and comfoft of your home with ui? the pores open so the meat- will cook through and through." made-to-measure Venetian biirsds The meat is "doped" with the' end awnings. With a long summer kill at Barbecue Pit cooking sauce each time it is I Tee recipe for a successful bar-! the on companv regardless of the'peace and real estate man turned to prevent it from burning., coming on, you con be assured of tscue arouzdKiDgsrille Suets SToo-'^y-it faUs oa. ! barbecued for the rancii and \VnTIooe» ^TWTtmr- n-» *(._. .„_,. _* _ _ i i glare-free, cool days regardless of cy Wallace listed as cook ahead T^w Sites 'for many vears. Re hat? to give'hard "*it what the thermometer read's. Why Congratulations af &s icgredients. : Barbecuej; for ranch guests and!«P ^s hobby t-scause of failing''• keens"i't f-orn on.v-tr.o- r, - i not Set us make suggestions and to the ^n— «s i^^ « estimates without obligation to you FREE Choose from canvas or metal KING RANCH awnings in a variety of color on it's 1 t ESTIMATES combinations . . . and Venetian S^1S ^:a^g:iMrf^^l5S^!i=S^^«^sfcra eat more 'oZ,S^^ blinds that bfertd in perfectly with 100th Us more Uisn -5Q pounds a day. i father when he wa« ntn^vcT *th ^^ ^- oaroeeuei sauce and the drinks. i WE HAVI SERVED THE COASTAL BEND AREA FOR OVER 28 YEARS any decorating scheme. Anniversary hours to cook!is something to look^forward'tS^ ' ;-— . ».» ^ivl enclosed pits at; depends on the beans that ^o «Htht ^-iStratton. He prefers roeat cut four the meat, Wallace said |i *ad_the King Ranch and inches thicS, As on the proportions of the ta-1 week-end, ibat in cold weather or -when the gradients in his cooking sauce.! \Vanace zs again vague on his pet formula for seasoning beans. The I writer had the opportunity of C. C. AWNING and SHADE CO. days off with his family' but hei watching him season two "huge pots for the state eonovention ofi 3218 LEOPARD the Junior Chamber of Comtneme.i DIAL 4-9397

Ti1 ULnn ITl Every Chat 'N Chew Customer Knows

Our steaks are branded as the "best on Jhc

Coastal Bend" ... For 19 years we have

been serving only the finest in foods. Our

group of customers has grown steadily

through the years because they like good

things to eat! As our customer list has

grown, so have %ve expanded . . . o good

substantial growth that is in keeping with

the progress of Corpus Christt!

^ i.i • BREAKFAST ANYTIME * REGULAR LUNCHES * STEAKS SEAFOOD Chat 'N Chew Cafe 1312 LEOPARD ST. "T arid moi'e evenly d i s t r United and drove them back to North throughout the year. Father Bought Texas where they were sold CHRIStl CALLER-TIMES. Sun., July 12, 1953 91 Steers Do Wel| on Lush Qrass The Buck and Doe. Run Valley principally to. the'army. Fawna were once owned by Lam- Ranch Horses Raising horses at one time waa in making- the nation conscious ol mot du Pont, and it ha_r for gen- a» lMporta3-t;part:o£ the Ranch's Cartoonist Has Helped wildlife conservation. erations been the scene of sports- Col. F. E. Turner of Odem, an operator, as raising . One of the first jobs Lehmann Of 'PennWlvaitia Division' men's gatherings. st - fox hunting old Trail Driver now past 90 yean The'Ranch was a large supplier Wildlife Conservation had after finishing: collej* was ob- The huge Santa Gertrudis steers old, recall* -having come to South tained through Darling'* help. ttru_x •__._. \ 1 ' have learned to graze oh the' ver- of hor»e« to the government. V. W, Lehmann, wildlife man- What has come to be'known Texas in the early I890'« with hi« Colonel Turner, along with R, Jj .Lehmann himself has become some as the "Pennsylvania Div ranch, parttcUarly during th« part .most Texaa ran_r«land« in poor dant grass, unmindful of the father to purchase borses from agement specialist oh King Ranch, one r>t the nation's best known hounds and th« tally-ho of the King Ranch. ^ K-eberg, Br.( was among the first has long been a close friend of wil-Hife" conservationists, and his Ion" or Kins Ranch i* located few years wh>n drought has left (condition. Tha rainfall id greater hunters. - ' to introduce Rhodes Grass to South "They bought 720 head of horses 'Texas. . i Ding Darling, cartoonist who has accomplishment,,..„„._„„s „at. King_, Ranch Chester County, Penn., _a the done as much as any one individual! have gained nationwide attention. heart of one of the oldest farming regions of the United States. It ja approximately 1,800 miles north- west of the Sant* .Gertrudis-Di- vision of King Ranch wid'Si. the •answer to & question consiSered for a long time by Robert jr. Kle- berg, Jr., King Ranch n._Cnager. Kleberg had long: ponSerJd the question of how steers would do on the lush trass of the Eastern States, near large marketing cen- ters, where tha steers couta be grass-fattened and moved ifame- diately.' to market- withoul the usual loss ofweight due to siink- Scciio of Hunts .K; \h /«,i? 19il Kleberg purchasedlithe famous Buck and'-Doe' Run

! Also a good rider scd roper, Sheltoa won a gold revolver ati Santa Gertrudis Herds JFort Worth in 19SS for baing the| \ Ijsst ' aJl-aroirad - performer. His 1 other prizes included two sutomo- ' Santa, fonaer steer Among las ranching sad rodeo careers by \ there in June 1331. Hs reported tR-o meicbers ot the KJeberg fem-lfor active, duty with the Air Force i iJy. {immediately after graduation from t -Tlse late Caesar KJefcerg gai"e j college. He had entered politics ia( Shetoa a -Santa Gertrudis bull 21-McMuUea County prior to getting' vcars EEO for ise on fcis ranch, lout of school, and vras elected; scd Sheitozt also secured other1: county treasurer; later deputuiEg herd sires from the Kteg Ranch- jsoraeone to taite over ,ths posiiiorv; RichJird >J. Klebcrg-, Sr.. €n-jwbUs ha vras in sesvi&e: : i eouraged and sponsored Stelton's [ Sheltoa has nearly 200 certified t nxJso career, after Erst vranting • Sants. Gertrudis fettle, vrhich^ Shelton to train for professiosal^ere checked bv Dr. A. O. Rfc-oad, prise f^hting. " ,' outstanding geneticist and execu- Pioneers of the Method of Shclton, a broad-shaulderec. tallSttve director cf the Santa Gertru-( Texan, KBS one of the bost-rbsemi , dis Breeders' lEteraational. personalities of tiie rofieo wsrld ; TC^J HeriJ Sire j Phosphorus to Livestock about 21 vears sgo, after having \ One ^f tha ton herd sires at! earned the steer fsrestlicg- chain- ; sie5tcll-s rssch is a four-vear-old1 ' TAffiship ar^ the all-aroand cow-;b;ja ealled yagca, which veighed boy charnp^nship. Still msssive. 1 ± 500 potra'is at the sge o£ CO the Drinking Water System, Shelton stands sis feet three inches ' mollths. The siumal was given KS] taQ and ^reigns 215 pounds. insme. measing "boxesr" because i His petite and vivacious wife.;cl its coniDactness. Vagon's grand-) the former Reine Hafley. sccuirea!^^ ^.as ^ ^^ p,zx~a buil. w$ her fasffsiecge of roceo artistry : j.^.. gj,^ ^^^ raised on the Shel^i Irom two top-so;ch teachers— her: lo_ j^jjch. ' rsrecls, the Ists OoL ana Sirs. I " ... . . , _ I Frank HsSev " '!

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is one of the many firms probing the AH of South Texas has grown and pros- i pered with the expanding prosperity of depths of the earth in louth Texas for oil the King Ranch. Fine cattle have been a and natural gas. Eacn new discovery or factor in this growth. So, too, hove fine development well contributes to the pros- horses. But another important factor has perity of the area K a whole — means been the successful exploration on King more money in circulation for ail to Ranch —• and elsewhere in South Texas share, more business for everybody. And for oil and natura! gas. the search for additional reserves of Union Producing Company, the produc- oil and gas new ends. tion subsidiary of the United Gas system,

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The strong bond of friendship that exists between the King and Kenedy Ranches dates back to the days when Cadain Richard King and Captain Mifflin Kenedy left their boats .to join in partnership in the cattle business. Since 'the ime that Captain Kenedy and Captain King divided their interests in half/ each starting operation of his own ranch, theUwo have been adjoining neighbors, cooperating in and enjoying each other's similarly parallel growth $'• || **» t- \'i andjsuccesses in the cattle industry. The global acclaim that has come to our friends at King Ranch, is not for ! »""',' = 1 it's irecrt'size, but rather for it's still greater contributions to mankind and the cattle industry. The perfection of m ran< e control, silo storage, artesian wells, distinct new breeds of quarter horses and beef cattle have not come abcit through accident. They are the 'result of ceaseless research and effprt on the part of those who love livestock T is have an abiding faith in South Texas arid its great cattle industry. n 1.^ anc

As the King Ranch observes its Centennial, we, of life-long friendship and neighbors, are happy to join with hosts of others in congratulating Mrs. John G. Kenedy, Jr. the owners and their associates on the successes of the past and the continuing program that indicates equal successes in the future. Sarita Kenedy East KENEDY RANCH Sarita, Kenedy County, Texas in . 121 CORPUS CHRIST! CALLER-TIMES, Sun., July 12,1S53 Lotti and Lady Halifax of . Nomiway Und, th« minister ol detease of King Ranch >Big House' Denmark, ttj« minister of war of Was Paper Brazil, tn« president oJ : Nicara- gua, Sir Percy and l*dy Clark* of Australia. - , , . CarrietBoy Directors of the Meat Institute of America wer« entertained at Dr. J, K. Jfcrthway, ch!«f vet- Housed Notable he Big House last year when the erinarlan on JKing fcancn, wa» annual mwsUng was held at Santa once a newsiy in San. Antonio. On« of the 'finest old mansions House pr««nta a majestic view rooms at the Big Hous* wher« they iertnidis. - -' stay when th*y visit, Richard il. The Big H6use, its grounds and H* delivered newspapers u a of South, Texas I* tfee 41-year-old rom any angle, Us four-stoiy tur- tha home of Robert J. Kleberg:, Jr., means of pajinj; his way thrrfugh Big House at the Santa Ortrudis ret towering aoov* the tops o! Kleberg, Sr., divides his time be- nearby is the one ax-ea at the school. I ,' headquarters. trees on the spaciovu lawn. tween- Corpus Christ! and Santa ..—_.headquarterj -._s restricte_- d to*« th«e ca=1s 1 His father haJ long been iden- •Th« S5*roora isncb home •was When constructed ii was the Jertrudis and : livea at the Big ual visitor. They «« after °-li.itifie

1RNEST LANE

•/> . THREE-SCORE-AND-TEN—This corner post and wire fence, still in use after 770 vea^ represent some of the earliest vrire fencing on King Banch. The posts used Kin* construction of the fence are of cypress and were shipped from Louisiana; while .the

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King Ranch is known everywhere for its "MISS iPRIHCESS" — Queen "of Hie Quarter-Mila TrecF- | contributions to mankind through the Miss Princess holds 7 worlB's records up to the distance of 3/$ miie fbm the cattle industry. Foremost ctnong its many gate . , . 22 seconds flat for !/4 mile. Encantadoro, 3/4 sister of Miss frincess, aeecmplishments, probably, is the devel- holds the world's record for 5/s mile; and Bajoma, Miss Princess' first fo^l, set a _ opment of a new strain of quarter horse new world's record as a 2-year-old at the New Orleans Fair Grounds . . j'A mile in 21.4. ' .'. " • I' ' '• the giant new breed of Santa Ger- : ' ••' •• t trudis beef cattle. We, in a modest way, follow the same program as that atthe "big" ranchj. . .' protecting the blood (ines of our fine herd of Santa Gertrudis, and scientifically breeding |he best in horses. The livestock business is a great business, where a common interest inspire men to combine their efforts to the commo~n good of all. Through the years our relation with King Ranch has been most pleasant. ! have been working with horses and 'horsejracing since 1916, starting when I was a boy of 15, and I believe that the King Ranch hjrses are the world's greatest quarter horses. -

NEW LOOK— This streamlined bunkhcrase at Portales Verde is typical of the hous- ODEM, TEXAS in facilities Kin Banco is prodding for its cowhands. It is in sharp contrast with the mesquite tree and horse blanket camps of a century ago.

SNCERE CONGRATULATIONS!

IMPORTED CHAROLAISE BULL WITH Vz CHAROLAISE - V^ BRAHMAN COWS

0 WASTE f AT *M@5I! HIGH M A Prolific and Hardy Breed that Adapts Itself to Any Climate HAHL R. THOMAS Charbray Bulls

7 Maes Norifc o! Highway 7

RAYMONDVILLE TEXAS Phon« 6-13^1 SCharter Member, American Charbrty Br*d«r« Association Member, Americait Breeders Association

A I'm pretty sure'that any cow who .Naming these topographic fea- CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES, Sun., July 12,1953 131 may have a distinctive marking, tures of the range is a program that atretches back',to the begin- characteristic or gait or habits after * bulir » M MM a oowfcud, ming Hills, Wells, different from the usual run will ning of the ranch and that is still M., Jr., know all tbur divisions a* have a descriptive name tagged going on!" Should tt cowhand break well as the palms of their hand*. found a toll than •with a boo* to her. It wouldn't be long either a cinch, on his saddle tomorrow Outside of ti»*8 three, Yeary lodged in hi* throat. For *>m» and tumble into an unnamed : ; until all the' hands 'in the division clump of unnamed huisache as a comes j closer;' tb- sharing their time it was referred to—In Spanish Glump of Trees Help would know it and use it. result, th« spot would almost cer- knowledge .than any,ouier" employ e, —as the spot where th* buU had "Having everything about the tainly be known for years to come the bone in bis throat, and finally division named comes ~in handy 'And, I suspect th'ere ar« places by a. term describing the event. to the pastures;that are; generally shortened to the animal's name. very often in pin-pointing locations IPs a certainty if other cowhands Cowhands 011 Ranch and in giving directions," Yeary should be present to witness -the known by namfe to;aU the crewa said.. "For instance, suppose a spUL. • of the division that. I've ?never cowhand la riding along when he heard of," the~. veteran employe Livestock Insurance The most complete maps of the life, -many others are older than sees a cow near a "brush mott with And, while the hands of each di- vision know their own range inti- said. '. "•-•" '• > :: •.-.;; ." '••.'•' v.;. WMfc vast expanses of the King Ranch the ranch itself dating back to the „. wel,,^i»l ,.,..„...known. ..„nam—e that —is sick : 1 mately, thos* at Santa Gertrudia To . illustrate this point and to PlMP9^ S*« alCft« origina* *O l lan****ITd* grain^*l»4»VsU mad-M»v*v»aw b«yJ th«—-e— and needs a vet__ . He'll IMsen* d»TT woryiflfl^d are'those impressed oh the mem- would be lost and about as useful show how the names are selected,"! your V3.1u»bl« br*tdln^_iLatsa«l» ories of the Klebergs and of the as a five-thumbed glove at Norias Yeary: mentioned a bare *ppt in ranch's veteran employes, STare ?a SLW^^Tvital part of the titlesS to £ * <- l-dl v^erTto finder! Encino or Laureles. They would one of the pastures, on the Santa ciote. much of the land and the ranch "It works the same way when be, that is. If they had no local Speclsl Berd laxuranc* k. o.nand~ the-~.~ Klebergs Know Ranch any- direction if he. set out to lo- is true of. the gates. ing things," • Yeary. said. "I sup- fence crew can go straight to it : ... '. -». * _ __.'>_„. £ £_.n-m " -4-liin «3rtfr»»«>il

i •' ' ~r John Cypher isy & porsonab^j on;duty in :the Pacific area, he was nominated for Officers' Train- young man who, albng v.ith ing School and "was sent to Cornell duties, is something ..of a • , _ -- - , UniversitV.4I4 T *.i WiVyJ • , Baedeker on KingjRanch. Ee ha9|V After.being released from the i 1 bee* n thI.L.Je. officia*.rctAlnl1 guid^w-rt^re* of\$f +Virt1ieoV»r?c '^»-___:M.-. /->.«.«.-. afte.^T^A-rM th4'Ken warTTTo **, h^ae watrrosc of visitors on tours'of various parts Vmployed by the Kuigsvllle Lumber > **« «.nrh : ' £«•: S"13 as earlV as 1949' h8 a8' „ me rancn. t,,mcm,,m» Sstcd other employes of the ranch Cypher is a. native of Klngaville, ^.cond ,lcting groups-OR tours of v.'here his father served as mayor King Ranch. for several terms. iln 1951, Cypher returned to He I attended sqhool in Kings- hell to complete work on a college ville prid was graduated from the degree; and when he returned to KingSvilio High School. During Kiivg Ranch he; was assigned to ! World'War n, young Cypher en- full-time duties conducting King < listed in the Marine Corps and Raiich tours. served in the Pac-tic theatre. While Since bo began showing people around the ranch, Cypher has gi- veii thousands of visitors their first introduction to King Ranch. The Emergency visitors are from all parts of the nation. They include college stu-i den\s, high school students, farm Feeding Cost organizations, ranchers, teachers, and many other types of organiza-| lioni. They are from ail parts of $6,000 a the *tate and nation, and frcquent- Durtng the drought _of 1951. it ^J^^5'0"?3 are IrOm Iorelgn Js estimated that King Ranch spent In his capacity of Baedeker, _,„ es much as 56,000 a day for emer- her b called upon to answer thou- gency feeding of livestock. sandi of questions about the King During the same period, prickly Ranm; atid he has gained such a pear came into it3 own as sup- wideiknowledge of the ranch that plemental feed for cattle. The he his a ready answer for just Ranch had as ninny as 5,000 abouj any : question the visitors head 'ol cattle feeding on prickly ask. Ho Is probably one of theij pcar, as large crews ot workers best informed persons on the his-| burned thorns from Uio plants. lory of tha ranch, its operation, • The ranch now plr.ccs conslder- and 610 myriad of activities that _b!e Importiince on prickly pear, go on'dailv on the ranch. both S3 a source of emergency Touj-s of*the ranch N'ary consider- feed and as « means of further- ably ^Uh relations to the groups ing wildlife conservation by -afford- them. Some groups may] ing cover to quail. bo Interested chiefly in cattle,! Fence rows nre being planted some ;in horses, others in brush to prickly pear. The strips of clcariig. Cypher is usually joined pesr supply wildllfa cover, and, at by specialists in these tields who tha suma * time, give support to assist in making Hie tours as worth- fences. while hs possible.

These houses are only a portion of the houses we have listed

through Multiple Listing. Approximately 50% of all h o u se s Our Very^Best listed are sold before the listing expires, through this service. to those bf Our Organization, in addition to selling homes, specializes in Commercial Leases, Suburban Acreage, Industrial Proper-

ess they observ^ fhefr ty, Farms and Ranches, and Business Opportunities. Our com-

bined Real Estate experience is over 100 years. We have

handled 35 million dollars worth of property in this area with-

out a loss to a single investor *

HoroSd J. Closterratem Henry M. Dace

Mark B. fit i f } &f K •» '- *SKJ Charles Brown if >' ^--s^ .j^ti,^*?' i* v - - - • ^ 4^^ r- ~~~ ' < ' ;t ^ ,,\ ; ^aA^ Gordon L Stewart fj'v ^'-f^-^ v*i» *» *^ ' V*Af\-.V Joe DiHord "Chamoco," famous rep scnrative of the King Ranch breed of. quarter horse Wess McElhcney (Off Mgr) Marion Liisch (Secy) Sechrist-ftall my 1415 Mussett Phone 4-6359 Approved Roof ing {Contractors- * JOHNS-MANVILLE • OLD AMERICAN • KOPPERS * BUILT-UP ROOFS / * TILE ROOFS / + ASBESTOS SHINGLES * ACOUSTIC At TREATMENTS DIAL 4-5555 ^ ROOF DIOi*op «-$t wella" —-.. s ,J* iT-j^i ery by the crew in the heavy .equipmentt '*hop,' . hava ttai most The henvy equipment shop em- -_?.,_..?-_. ghop. the vaodern equipment available to ployes 32 m*n, including the crews F. Sonie ot 'operating the brush clearing ma- equipment is portabl - - e and- can b• e facilitate the maintenance of nil chines. The shop operates under moved to the scene o£ a break- lha rolling;,'slock on the ranch. -

ISHAP G folks

SJEP AIRING HEAVY EQUIPMENT—This Is a scene In the shop where heavy equip- .- K-t >*. V JVC h s ment on. King Ranch is repaired, Tomas Rodriguez is shown, at work on a tractor. . j

_. _, •-_ t -. ~B/"ff" "S * i autoi. repair EhopT'He was boi-n on j the ranch, and his father \vas aj ranch employe for 53 years. It is: Veiiicle Mechanic i-wnj W'. Bra^J ' Deer's;job to.fceep the ranch's i-oll- lack ing stock in good condition; and; the well equipped shop at the San-: Replaces Blacksmith ta Gertru<3ts division is one of the It's Always ! A " • ...:..-:; AN--Robert Dear is shown at one of th« .•''., ' ,., . ,,'busiest daces on the.entire ranch. modern testing machines in use at the garage at the s blight aboutA«tlun Lnose 30 years than m ^|There ^ ahvavs work to ^ donc; 01 0 1 OPEN HOUSE Santa Gertrudis division, where all automobiles and ; revolutionary cnaiv££ngeos o\>un thme -King-i-mf^m! the- previou^/idsuw^s 7*v0 yearj^ais- combined.*.v*n"«»^"-.j ....WorMi. iirid" "r-_„,Deer'. srtJrAP»inw trucks on King Kanch are repaired and maintained. ; Ranch within the last three de-j The advent of the motorized ve-L , *' * * "' ir mechanics. [ To KING RANCH Personnel 3D ear was born'on King Baach, v.*here his fatter worked leadis. Ir. iact. more changes have'-hide Is responsible for many of I ' "' gasoline serv-; When Visiting Corpus Christi for 5S years. -a'-sea r^acs in rar.ch operation i those changes. It speeded uoi. " , , . , more... Separations,. , a..t mad,e necessary the,, ;ac e men, a oodJy an,. d tende. r repair,r . ; 'development of a better and more! ' ' three gasoline e attendants', ' extensive road-, svstem, , ar.d, i.t. ha, s it"\vo carpenters_. ., ana 3 5 ton* much to IeL,en the complete inance man-, Thls crew repalrs ser es a lhe ! dependence o; horses; aUhough it j y^ " . K Ihas bv no mens relegated horsssin^^«ntne ranch. ;» " • ' . . -, -j, , ;Oarrtntr v Snoru ;to gi'een pssuires arid idle davs.s _* . | In a .vay. it ha3 meant rep!«e-| . ^ the carpentry shop, Corkers Iment of tlie Wacfemith and tj^^re frequently called on to do h.gh- [horse slioerbv the aulo mechanic.!ls' speclalu:e

i Expansion has been the order in South Texas for the past-three decades. And Cattle I and Oil have set the pace. We are proud of our part in keeping pace with the expan- iSOMiCO sion' in this area . . . extending our pipe lines to new fields at they develop and con- stantly striving to meet the increasing petroleum demands by exerting continuous production effort. Only the Best Brands- at A & H too! iCi BR!?-^-:-, .jMSB^sM*"*-'

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A. & H. at Padre island, Hos Erilarged its Facilities to Better Serve You!

Like Our Good Neighbor, KING RANCH

AlsoSpeciaiiies IN Famous Brands

4K»«r » ^, , » 3,^^^* ^..-s^jaK.^—!^ ing •"* '. ,•»-. - i • *• ^ .-5S5*, has been added to our other supplies!

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(Two Convenient Locations) SOUTHERN MINERALS CORPORATION A & H Sporting Goods SOUTHERN PIPELINE CORPORATION 2004 N. WATER ST. : 2-8771 CORPUS CHRIST! V-, CORPUS GHRISTI CALLER-TIMES, Sun., July 12,1953 151 Drought Gives i - V Prickly Pear New Importance Tfte dry cycle which South' Texu et-t txi otherwise bare landscape has been experiencing tot the past nto «, sea. of color. three year* has given the prickly avedHerd* pear * new: and increasing econo- Th$* Ability of th* prickly pear mic importance on farms and i withstand periodic droughts ranches. which settle on South Texas haz :There was a- time when this nox- given ;the prickly pear sn . econo- ious plant was looked upon with mic yosition on-ranchea that would considerable disfavor among stock- difficult -to appraise. "Pioneer men. It was placed in' the category •anchers are more aware of the at undesirable vegetation and was :alue of prickly pear than gome marked for eradication. In fact, if tho newcomers, -They can re- ALONG FENCE BOWS—The King Ranch makes a practice of planting prickly pear SUCCtJLENT FOOD—Prickly pear on the King Ranch and other South Texas prickly pear was held ta such low member the severe droughts of oth- along fence rows on the ranch, as shown above. The plants not only keep livestock, ranches provide a reserve feed supply for livestock during periods of drought. With estate by some ranch era; that they er generations, and they are

Excursions end pleasure The King Ranch can be justly, proufl of having cruises are available ot bred the Santo Gertrudis, which can withstand daytime or urtdcr the the climate and grazing conditions of this areo, of the Texas moon. but YOU can Have your climate free fishing in the surf or from numerous piers reaching hund- reds of feet into the Gulf. Charter boats and party boats arc available for fishing ot nominal charge. Here's where the i A Curtis A ir Co it d i t i o n e r TARPON ere!

Hard beeches permit you to Any temperature drlvs \ouc car along the water's eda«, to rids your you want ts yours at hike, to run and p(oy on the turn of a dial. smooth, white sonds. There's no need to PORT ARANSAS suffer with the Sum- 13th Annual mer's heat when you TARPON RODEO CAN have "spring Texas sunsMne tho year July 21-22-23 >^ time" comfort all around mokes the beach cs pleasant as the HOTCT! summer long. Soak up its beneficial rays for health and en- fashioned by Mature for ergy. Curtis A i r Condi- P/easufe Seekers and Those tioners offer you the P know - how o f 9 9 £'•';> Wishing a Home for Retirement years of successful Stop in iiote! accomodations manufacturing ex- or in modem mote!* a» Port Mother Nature had o «*ciol plan in wind when She fashioned Aransos ... or biing your these Gull islands. Continuous cooling bre«ics. health-givin sun- IJ snshino, clean hard beaches,, invigorating salt perience—59 years' own houss" along and temperate climate make for the ultimate in pteosont living. Fish- of building fine park on the c'ean, whit» Ing, swimming, booting ... or just plain lolling on the beoch are beach. yours when s-ou ittp from your door. There's o nearby bank, res- compressors. Curtis taurants cncl amusvment places and churches for Sunday . . . vvno Is the oldest com- could osk for more? pany known today Puck hgnting in to be making rflfrU season . . , end myriads of wild geration and air faw| to observe ot Co. conditioning units *oll times. Pndre Island and Port Arce>se» ar« tha P. 0. Bei 2227 Gulf pleasure spots of Corpus Christ! and for home, office and the Coastal Bend area, one ol the most Please send me fishing and vocotpon Infor- progressive and fastest growing sections mation reyarding Podrs Island a»d Port business. of cur notion. They arc close enough to Aionsos. First class restaurants at Part jhorc in the eccnomy of this activity, but just far enough o«oy to have the scnu- Atansoi. Gulf-frish fish dirv privucy that insures lor complfto relaxa- n*ri, sttohi. and r«fr*ihm»nt» tion and Jhe ioy of living, Why not pJo" to iu!t th« moil NOW to eiv* oddt»*tfdf*n* cooUo«u^MdlMg» intlnt/%o harborftavTvtt*. They over hl» pre«nt dutie* at KnctW . on tlw trkia tii« next morn- dained th« MM which bad carried McBride'* father, at 90, Is atlll are the fourth generation oJ the and hai been there ;s5nc«* that offspring of time, an important member of th« fig. At I*«at thr*« day* «•«* to hi» grandfather to tb« four cor- active on the family ranch at McBrtde clan, Old : a««ded to drtv» ov«r U» dhri- ner* of tb« glob*. He returned to ReaUto*. H« .takes to his auto- Captain ' Jim who .aailed infca staff at " .ton; it caa now be don* ia on* the United State* by air, makii% mobile frequently for * drive over Corpus Christ! a century ago. the trip in approximately ,& hours : day. Wh*n 3*cBrid« vu E«w at —*p*?«d that would have been, un- the ranch to check on watering Son oo Encino -.::'. .•• '' . . You «r« Invited to th« material* bad to be h*ul«d BiU McBride, son of Jim the beUeireahle to old Captain Jim ta places and the cattle and fences. ; to th* rendi in " wtgona pulled by his sailing ablp, KcBride has had Two of the McBrid* brother* are second, la 'alao employed? at the ILLINOIS other jousts with the sea, also. Encino TMvision, working with and «ight mxti««, and th* to4d limit engajred in dairying and ranching Home at the Aberdeen w*s B.OOO pounds. Moving mat«f> He has made to Cuba, ac- in the Realitoa country, while an- under the supervision, of his father. cattle and .horses other, brother is secretary'of the A graduate of A&M College in Angus suck M pipe casing wind shipped by King Ranch to its Laredo Production Credit Associa- , Bill has charge mills, lumber, aM fartoua typw Cuban enterprise. tion. '..-: ;.- -: • >'.-.,'•: " "••"-, of the mineral •-.• feeding^' experi- oJ equipment to Encino was a try- Jim KoBride Is perhaps one of •Jim McBride is pspasito at ments at Encino, .a > job' he'.'r has the best known. men in Brooks clno,^scanning the 180,000 acres carried: on since his return !from Jag «tp«ri«nc€ in the diva when the war ia" 1946. '-....'. - ; ' .,. HcBrid* itret b»e*int head man County and. ^>e - country around to the division as i knowingly as ; Shooting Park Farms "" ' ' ReaUto8,"wh*r« n«f fcaa geen iden- old Captain Jtei scanned :to im- ; Bill went into • the Army iin ! tified with the ranching; industry measureable seas. But while he nieaiately upon graduation from' r Peru, Illinois It -was in Jttfy, that He- for the pist 40 years. For a period i» riding herd" on the thousands A*M College in 3942, and ha was Bride becanci foreman of the ci some eight years he" served asof acres of' land comprising the in the .invading forces that land- Encino bivistan after ita being postmaster at Encino; uv extra- division, he i» also given a merry ed in North Africa soon after this Unk : country entered the 'war. Hia out- takaa ia as a part <* the King curricular job he took on tem chase himself.'He has three "grand- Owlier porarily until a permanent, post- cHUdrtn—sons " of Bill McBrider- fit-went through the'North African Blackcaps Kanch. In tha nearly 30 years master could b* appointed. Mc- who ride, herd aa grandpa and campaign, then participated in the that have intervened, tremendous Bride finaUy had to develop a keep him on his toes like a cow- invasion of Italy. ••...••-•;."..••> changes have taken placw at En- ciso, jxist as" the sarr.s thing hsa happened to all of South Texas.! The railroad moved southward from Falfurriaa and snaked its way on to ths' Rio Grande Valley. PATTERSON'S - Wide, paved highways honeycomb '-•':, * '- . . the country, replacing- the mean- dering, sandy roads that used to Extends be the chief arteries of traffic. Electric power lines reach to the remotest ranch house. New Fences, Peas ? On the Encino Division itself,! BEST WISHES great changes have been wrought.' New fences and working' pens TO have been built, a system of bard- surfaced reads go through the ranchlands, more frequent water- ing-places have been established,: and, above all, a better type of' Community cattle stock the ranges. and the McBride said that matured cat- tle on the division nowadays prob- ably weigh, as much as 250 pounds more per head than catUe on the ON A CENTURY of PROGRESS! division neaiiy 30 years ago. It used to be possible to put as many as 27 head of cows in a car when shipping, but 23 Is)' JIM McBSIDE about the top capacity ior a car! el cnpitan at Encino today. I Top Brands Always Win While a big improvement was! being made in cattle, the type of THIRD -GENERATION JIM McBRIDE horses on the division have aJsoj shown, a vast improvement. To-| IN CATTLE, day's horses have, more stamina) and more strength than those, Grandfather of Eneiiio Boss available-to cowhands a quarter, of a century ago. BUSINESS MACHINES Call of Sea, Last year the call of the sea, j Came to Texas as Sea Captain which a century ago had sounded | OR EQUIPMENT... for old C&ptain Jim, began to roari About the time Cast. Bichardf in the ears of his grandson, J«m! Kxsg was sailicg his riverboats up, the second, papasito of Encino. i acd ckrtm the -Rio Grsada snd The-beating of'the far-off waves! Patterson's Feature These and •cssSng' sharp eyes inland, another became so strong that land-going! Jim McBride tmlimtrered his sad-' sesf&riag gestlesnsii, Capt. -Jira die legs and set out tor the broad J.IeSride, whose grandson years _ Pacific. Other Famous Brands .;. later vcas to become King Ranch -was shipping 287 j with, the Bong Ranch, was head of livestock to its ranching! Ing his ship iaio harbor at Osrpus enterprise in Australia, and Jim; McBride' %ras selected to go on the i dristi. long trip to keep a -weather eye; Capt, IfcBrids, an Irish lad wto' on the 250 head of caltle and 37 had put oui to sea at aa eariy head of horses. age and had risen to master cf a; He left Knano Hay 16 last year ahip, wsa & pracUcal man; and on his long Odyssey which vrould when h» anchored his raerchaat- have caused even old Captain Jiin -. i to take "a second thought When he: rnaa outside the bar of the basil- 1 ' arrived hi San Francisco, he ran I ing Traterfront village of Corpus^ ' 'square - dabbed into a seaman's; dtristi, cause asi-ora sad got tbei .etrike, and he and his live-! feel cf land under bis fee!, and' •stock sweated out the pleasure of j checked the growing list of good ! the labor bosses for several weeks; t i before they set their course for; Irish, folss who. populated the wa-^ Australia- The trip acrosa the! tcrfrant ss treK as the hinterlands, S Pacific required 28 days and waS| ts forthwith q-uit the sea and set-J gentle enough except for the fact i I tied COWB, Riticagst his countsyiaea that one of the Santa Gertrudis - in a Eetr lacd. j bulls, -weary of close confinement, I broke out of his pen and started, jje^tnxUcj el Osn to promenade the deck. Old covr- Teal vrss a long time ago, and* hand that he Is, McBride *oon it -was th* beginning of tie 5Ic- had the bull back in the pen, and Brice ri?.n in Soslh Texas. Oldj the rest of the voyage was pleaa- CspUte Jim costinued to be a, anS enough, although the captain lot the ahip turned out to b« a PATTERSON'S foa& Irishman as vrcll &s a stal-j 'bit sharper at penny antt poker wart Texan; and -when fcej ptzt hiS; than the Texas cowmanv Business Machines & Supply Co. Biactaid on the shelf to gather dust, BILL. McBRIDE At Melbourne, Australia, Me- h* pic&ad cp his sMUelagn to hara- .« has charge of mmeral feeding Bride and the cattle were kept in rser out lor hiicseJf ssd his off- quarantine for 60 days, and then 406 Williams PHONE 3-9293 Corpus Christi tr^n»c^ ^»Tt-t*dr*»rf th*» livestock tO -spr>.g a good narca ia a strang-c--fcsrd ^"nrx ^erc cgesssary to roc-.d.risz to be loaded onto the train.,ftlc deA delivered the livestock to; land'far removed from ths verd-j«P,eacugh cattle for a trainload :J The aam_e job today^McBjlda said,!,_;:; :d when ifae cattle had b e en lean be done much faster and with act and undaZatirsg landscape oJ! 5 tte Old Sod. ! ixranded -up, two more days "crere greater ear-s. Ho said the cattle OFFICERS: to drive 'hem. to Faifur-;caa be rotxnded up ia a day, Jo.ided verts Pete SlcBrid«, a stalwart M. P. Malcfaocdo, President rar.cher in the Re&Iitcs couatry Gregcria Tomer, Vice ncrnr neaxiraj 90 years of age.' and Ptisidenl Jliss Mary McBride, who taught Tomcn Contu, 5r., Treasurer the S-Ra 'to more youngsters 'in Alfonw Oreo Ve!er, A&st. Xueces County tiy.n Carter had -EST WISHES Treosurar And ainocg tfce veasrable Pete. Frank Medina, 5«cr«tary McBride's four SOLS and three to Henry Dior, Aisf. Secretory dasgtsters is Jiia McBrfde. fore- }. S. Moscorro, Manager Kian of tfee Eaclno Division of IQcg RariciJ, "prho v?ears the E.asse cf fcia seafariaE eTacafatber T.~eU but who never "had any particular yen for the sea. Tfc& third-geseratloa Jin He- Bride \vs5 bom in Csrrnis Ctristi: CO years ago. He iearr.e-3 the rugged ways of life in company vrj-Ji other" Irish beys •wixo bore tuch names as Gallagher, Dusnr Cody, McGregor, Verters. srd oth- er bumpkiEis t-'hose IcEinTedL-ite fore- Has Been the Policy of this Organization Since its Inception bears -.rer« sot too far re-moved 'rora the shores of Irelar;d. Beaded Wc«t in In 1913 Pete IfcEride ^ouailed i^p hia brood ar.d headed wt-st, MtUr.jjf ids co'jrac 3v than proctrj- c'.erK, ar.d h* lef": the r-'.ore ior thr rar.g*. TT.i1 jur?^ *•-"!* Kr.rino D:vls;er; cf t>.« Kir^r F.».n-:h \v.»z al that Stme K r-*r-'. t>f th* Liifr.'.or S'.*r.ch. ard JOE AND HARRY FREEMAN prirf.arily ';o Mexican Chamber of Commerce

to UMity. rsiirc?.-S OF CORPUS CHRIST! the hiRh MILAH CHEVBOLET CO. to North Flam mt Martin Street Son 1602 L«epng 'these are' the, American throughout the world! husbandry and animal industry, The First international Congress American Genetics Association,! »nd Jiis positions have earned him tof Physiology a^id Pathology of and |s a corresponding member of CONGRATULATIONS TO KiNQ RANCH International recognition, as & Animal Production $t Milan, J.taly; he Italian .Society for th.e Produc- .'geneticist and scientist. ' ,' the Eighth International Congress tion of-Animal Industry, • ON ITS 190th ANNIVERSARY Of Geneticists, at Stockholm, • Swed- Rhoad also is p. corresponding He has specialized during his en; and the United Nat\pns gcjenti member of the Society of Veterin- quarter century of .teaching In fio' Conference on the Conservatior ary and Animal Husbandry in Ma- animal\ breeding program*;•"' and Utilization of "Resources at drid, Spain, and is a fellow with special reference has been made Lake- Success, N. Y-, 1949. the American"Assbciatfon for tHe to tropic and environmental phy- also served as chairman Advancement of Scienpe,:and R fel- siology and adaptability of cattle of .the special commission in 1940 low with the American Geographi- In the tropics/ • . ' of Inter-American Institute of Ag cal^ Society. / Rhoad has"taught in North and. ricultural Sciences an4 the Rocke a is a member of the standing South America as welt as in Cen- feller Foundation. Subject of the committee of Ldvestoclc Improve- tral America and his classes have study , made : by the commission ment of the,Pacific Scjence Asso- been conducted in Sp>n,t8h,: Portu- was the /study program's in Veter- ciation, with headquarters in Ha- guese and English. His wor ; k -has inary Medicine and Animal Hua waii. The association serves the taken him to more thavn a ttozen bandry in .Latin- American Coun Asiatic countries which front on international scientLfto triea. the 'Pacific' Ocean. Dr. Rhoad. is where he is often called .upon, to He attended- an Internationa slated to attend the eighth • confer- prepare and read a paper. Symposium an High Altitude'Bio ence of the association in Novem. He has published numbers of logy, under the auspices of \JNES ber, and will read two pacers. The articles in scientific: Bulletins, and CO and the Peruvian government conference will : be held in Maiii- magazines, and has co-authore: d The session was held in 1949 a la, Philippines. •'.''• two non-fiction books; Dr. 'Rhoad's Lima, Peru. Rhoad also is a, member of Gam- teaching and travels have given Rhoad, in 1950, attended the In ma Alpha and Sigma Xi, honorary HINSHAW BRQf HiRS him a fair understanding of . tha ter'Amerlcan Meeting on Livestock fraternities; arid Delta UpsSon, a BR51L1NC SQNTRACTQRS German and French languages in Production at Turrialba, the Foo> social fraternity. addition to the others which he and Agricultural Organization o Rhoad is married and; has a Transit Tower Son Anien?s speaks. the UN. '•.'•.' * small son,"and an older son, 21- . Despite all of this activity, Dr. He also attended the Caribbea who is serving with the Air Force Rhoad stoutly maintains that he "is just a cowboy," and hasn't DK. ALBERT O. RHOAp done anything out of the ordinary. King Ranch geneticist and scientist Typical Dress assignment, and conducted aHj IAIAS at TurriaiWa, the King At Some on the King Ranch, Dr. of .his classes ir» Portuguese. He' Ranch supplied a herd of grada Rhoad's everyday garb includes held the chair of the animal hus- Santa, Gertrudis cattle for study a khaki shirt and trousers, with bandry division and -headed the and experimentation at the inst- the trousers legs generally tuck- division of animal industry-at the itute. Quarter horses also were ed into the high-top cowboy boots. school, which was named Escola made available by the King Ranch His hat is the curly-brimmed Superior de Agriculture, e Veteri- for'the institute's equine program. Western hat, and the entire garb naria Viscosa, situated In Minas The King Ranch donated funds to Is typical of that" adopted by many Gerais, Brawl. He taught and fcxiiltconstruct a climatic research la- South Texas cattlemen. the staff of the school from 1929 boratory at the institute, in addi- Dr. Rhoad came to the „ tion to supporting the livestock Ranch as geneticist in September! program of the organization, 1951. He also is "on loan" to the! He joined the staff of the United ; Rhoad left the institute to come Santa Gertrudis Breedei's' Interna- States Department of Agriculture to the King Ranch in September, tipnal, e£ which he ia executive and assumed the superintcndency 3951. Kl3 work with the ranch :s director. He lives on the King of tha Iberia Livestock Experi- :hat of a geneticist, and he also is Ranch and divides his time be- ment Farm in 1936, and continued "on loan" to the Santa Gertrudis tween tne SGBI and the ranch. Jiat work for nine years. The Breeders International, where ho The geneticist * has been inter- King Ranch cent some of Its herd serves as executive director. Ho ested in and indirectly connected of- Afrikander cattle to the farm, works and lives on the King Ranch, with the breeding program of the located , at Jeanerette, La., to be lowever, and divides his time King Ranch since 1935. He had used in crossbreeding studies, and between the two types Of work. ' prepared two scientific publications n heat' tolerance tests. The breed- Articles Published for the ranch prior to joining the ing work' involved the crossing of Rhoad has bad a ilumber of arti- staff, and had followed the de- Afrikanders with Aberdeen Angus. cles and publications printed in velopment of the Santa Gertrudis Rhoad'sV next post was Uiat of the United States, England, Ger breed of cattle and the experi chief of industry, Inter- man«y, and South America. Most ments conducted with the broeO Amefican 'Institute of Agricultur- of the publications have been in for many years. al Sciences, Turrialba, Costa Ri- the field of animal breeding, with Rhoad was born Sept. 28, 1932 ca, C. A. The institute, -which is special reference to tropical and at Mt. Airy, Pa., of ".Pennsylvania part of the organization of the environmental physiology, and tlie Dutch" parentage. His " early American States, was newly orga- adaptability of cattle to the tro-' youth was spent on a farm, and nized at the time Rhoad joined the pica. he developed nn interest in ani staff. • His' specific work was to Among some of the publications build up the department, and to mals at an early age. 1 which have carried & number, of Rroad took his Bachelor of act as consultant for dairy and Rhoad's articles have been, the Science degree from Pennsylvania beef cattle production and virtu- technical bulletins of the United State College in 1528, and his Mas ally every phase of the livestock States Department of Agriculture, ter of Science from Cornell Uni program in 21 republics of Cen- the Journal of Heredity, which is verslty two years later. tral and South America. Uio official publication of the Am- While studying for his master's In conjunction with his work at erican Genetic Association; the Rhoad also insfructed in the anl IAIAS, Rhoad traveled extensive- Pan American Union and a num- mal husbandry department of Cor ly tn the region* a5tsng th« Ama- ber of others. Keli. He taught in that depart zon and into the remote cattle lands Rhoad has been the co-autior ol rnent through 1929. of the -South American countries, two booVs, New Crops of the Went io BrarU anc! found ample occasion to re New World, published in 1945, and Rhoad then went to Brasil to new hSa acquaintance of th«i Por- The Economic Development of Gua- plan, set up and organise a, new tuguese nnd Spanish languages. temala, published lost year. school of £gricultur«. He had to! During th« six years which | Durin~ g hi" ' s 25 years of teach- Jenrn how to speak Portuguese on'Rhoad wss RS*ociated with thc'ing in the husbandry and I"""" ~~~ ^^=r-rr - _- - A Wl

We Congratulate the . KING RANCH , AND THC TEXAS CATTLE INDUSTRY ON THEIR 100 YEABS OF PROGRESS Dr. J. K. Northway and Auau'f, winner of tKt racing W«rfd'« mtit fivfltei eward, thi ttlpU eriwn. It's difficult to think of the Kin£ Ranch and all it produces in any light except as "win- ners," Its Santa Gsrtrudis cattle, ths first ful- ly accredited American breed; its fine horses, fnclqding Bold Venture, Assault, Middle- ground ?all Derby winners), Old Sorrall, end QFFiCEKS others, definitely have been, or ore, "biue GSORGE R. CtARK President ribbon." ' ^ ^i . . . G£0. i. MERRtMAH j Executive Vlce-Prti, Famous os Its produce Is, the great ranch" ond EDWARD R. KLSBSRO those who have directed its affairs for so long IS THE MODERN Vite-Prcs. W. W. HERRINGTON have contributed to the progress of all Texos Vicc-Prcs. and the Nation in a way far beyond their CEO, R. CLARK. JR. obligations. Motor Transports Cashier CURRAN l~ BENTOM Aist. Coshicr Sa in this, th'e 100th Anniversary of its es- JAMES G. F1SHU AiSt. Cashier tablishment, we join in commending "a win- R. •>. McCRACKlN ner" for its outstanding end impartial public Astt. Coihitr service, ond to express the hope, if wo may, PAUL R. JONES Experienced Handling Asit. Co.hltr that the second 100 years will be os fruitful. C. W. JONU Asst. Cashier And, if you'll pardon us o personal word, We OF DIRECTORS might say that if you want a "winning" bank GEORGE R. CLARK connection, connect with SNB, a fricnly in- J. K. CAIN EDWARD R. tumm. stitution. R. M. KLima CIO. 1, MURRIMAN W. W. Hlt*IH«TpH W. 1. M«CAMMIU CIO, R. CLARK, JR. LIVESTOCK TRUCKERS u STATE NATIONAL BANK Riviera (Statewide Permits) Hebbronville 1 MtmWr F«4«rat D«p«trt lnuir«n<« Corporation 181 CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES, Sun., July. 12, 1953 rangy and self-reliant, and like the in color, have 'heavy coats of, hail- .tarsce. Th* cattle have auccesaful- old Longhorns, present an interest- cattle, and are wild by nature. ly resisted the attempts ot cow- Small Herd of English ing contrast to heavier breeds ot Although the English Park cat- boys to "gentle them dowrt." cattle," Dr. Northway said. tle of -the King Ranch are kept in TJie cross-breeding program: will The breed derived its name from a pasture near the paved road be continued in an effort td see if th« fact that they formerly ranged leading- to main ranch headquar- an animal can be produced which Park Cattle on Ranch in the Sherwood Forest Jpkrlc area ters *t Santa Gei-trudls, they are will be better adapted to ^outh in England, The cattle aws white still rather wild, and most ranch ; similar to the Scottish Highland Texas' temperatures and climatic Wh*n Robin Hood and his band probably satiated fteb- appetites visitors see them only from a dia- conditions, Dr. Northway said. ot brigands wer« running- high, with roasted ox selected from th« wide, and handsome through th« herds of wild cattle that roamed !» South T«»», HM Kty U G«^ Farmiiiy & R«i»ehi»s—King Ranch' shadow* of Shtrwood Forest, th*y about the forest. Origin of the cattle is somewhat they can survlva *roughl« wnd sub- aist on the v«ld," Dr. Kox-thway nebulous. Whether thwr ««t« SOUTH TEXAS .added, brought to Kngland during the Jfiood Rustler* - Roman occupation or were brought At the King Ranch, the cattle over by later invading hordes is have shown good rustling ability debatable. At any rate, the cattle and have proven to he 'good keep- now known as English Park cattle, THE ers' in times of draught constitute one ot the oldest-breeds "Th* Afrikanders obviously have - place in the American scheme in. England. of things. Some of the herd sires BSaet Eyes have-b«n purchased by ranchers Through the eentuvies, they have in the arid.portions of Arizona, and OYSTER retained their breed characteris- other Western states," and t>y cat- tics that set them off immediately tlemen residing in the tick-infested as & • , 5 . •r —~-—•—»i w»* »-W.»»«OA—.nt^se jiirigiisu. jrcn as .countries of South America," Dr.Ias a. v™bree**d apartapart.. TheThey havhavee aa FROM SHESWOOD FOREST—These English )?ark cattle on King Ranch are'Mem- ??orthway said. j while coat, with Wack points. barbers off one or the oldest cattle breeds in existence. The herd'srifctini*i?<:Vrir>< distinguishingr .-v« cnaracta^.-' erisucs are the. white coats with black ears, eyes, noses, and feet; The ranch's herd 3n breeding programs- conducted 'Their ears are. black;, they also at thft' King Ranch, Afrikander have black eyes, nostrifs, feet, and sprang irom a parr that was obtained in 1941, from'the New York, Zoo. '"*"-• bulls hava been mated to hsrds of Finest Seafood Restaurant on the Coast Hfereftrd and Shorthorn cows. \switchesa""«"»•. Thei-««r snn-iskin is pigment- LONG HORNS A PROBLEM Some'of the'better females also ed wth bJack spots, —^_»—^ _-j-1TA||T_||.||[u , _,- - , .. -tll-|-1 i '• •..•.I * • '''''' • ' ' ."''••'' have .been mated to Santa Ger-i Dr. J. K. NbrUnvav said there is On Your'Shopping Tour, Lunch Hour, or Evening Out trudis bulls, but this program had a breed of cattle found in some of nothms„- to dfdol Witwith .thet>lp>. ViT»j>rtillcrbreedingi ... _ ^* auiuc.uL experiments which. resulted. In the trie South American countries Always A Grand Welcome—A Grand Event In establishment of the San.ta G e r- which have characteristics simi- 'Ranch Maintains Afrikander trudis bread. lar to those of the English Park Dining—at the Oyster Bar Dark-red, heavy Sussex hulls cattle. In South America/ the jaUo have been imported from Eng- cattle are i;nown as OreTos Ne- jland to be used in the expari- gros—black ears, \\ttether both SEA SEA FOODS — j Herd, First Imported in 1931 | mental breeding program with Af-breeds spring: from the same jrikandar cows. source is not known. Oysters,^ on Half Shelt Individual Retifish The King Raneli— which Trade Korthway recalled. Pried Select Oysters .Individual Gulf Trout 5 i C^t;Sf^:N¥^Vray^TeCalll<5-,, -slight hump in the shoulders simt-.!i Th-"=e purebre*•"—d• strai*««.n. o«f African-: A pair of the white, rar/gy ani- Oystar Stew the first and only mvDortatioWT-.aUptroi1 r a ocT, The cattlee actually arrived at iar to but not so promfcient asSdeSder cattle has heen prespreserves d by' Fried Tenderloin of Trout Afrikander cattle into r mals was secured by the ranch in Baked Oysters, o lo Mac . Red Snapper Steak, Broiled, Fried the limtscTthe King Ranch in March of 19o2.;jn the 2ebu came. ' * .""""' .^breedin'—---•-g- only' - purebre- d- ,.bulls to 1941 from New York Zoo, about Baked Oysters, Rockefeller States, back ia 1S31—ha mss a. pure-;:iiier Si&yirtgr in cQuarantine for a; mu * • • . fpurehrfid CCAVS Fried Deep Seo Sccliops ; C fl r aric l7 h re the time, of the outbreak of World Hawaiian Fried Shrimp bred ana . crossbred herrd of afeo«tafcoat;aunifcfl answerr cf monthsmonths"". Purpose of Ira-:=ira- -_ ™V .? _ ? ,=<5u; FormatioFormation of'thof thee AfrifenAfrikanden r Cat- War U. The King Ranch planned Shrimp Remoulode Plotter 200 cC the red, loashonsed caitle' porting the hardy. drousrat-survjvJJ? «'or ana rather slimH-buil. t , ~e>" Breeders Association took STEAKS & CHOPS—KC. U. S, Choice ' 1 oar^ r?d is th T, f;,^-^ ~^ — to use the English Park cattle for Iced Shrimp , st present ing Afrikander" breeDreSidl \V3t; to lit? , P iJscLciieTO u coior.jpjtuior, T-O,,,,,,, ,i„n igKJ1 to regulate registra- Meats, the Finest Available Ule e ex-,* ^ac e {^ 1 2 g jj African stud- nerd propagation purposes as well Stuffed Deviled Crab Approxiuia'ely SO fceao of the; h : tne out as cross-breeding, since the breed Shrimp Creole en Cosserole Special Cut Club Steak Afrikander rattle ara . ree-a ; a H r tne A number, of ranches in was very small in number. stocfe, aird tbs others iaan o?sL^s^s&.'ss&f the ranch ex- 5 tS head, then curvefgo^ sits-h Texa" is Baked Staffed Flounder F*leV Mignon S>eok vetennanan of Texas and elsewhere which Six cows and- a bull make up the Broiled or Fried Frash Ftounder fci-e3, aceordtnj: to Br, J. K. Korth- obtained small herds of purebred ranch's herd of English Park ^J r '"•^'a *w*ii?Cti X6 iSlTLrr3i?^-SJ2 Ori^WH.^*nU TraceA lilVCVdl ~~ -" » — — ~ ™*- • -TJ.J, *i^«-ttivxt t 1.CIV4JC froLL VJlml the King catOe at^pressnt. Only the pure- TOe AM&arfer herd pu^hase-d: Although little isfcr.o,v no f the ^n-'l asl^f^^n^^f^J0!^"^.,8150 are seekta^ "To "^! ^^ cattle^have b^enkept for Open 7 Days A Week, 1 la.m. 'til Midnight

— — * wt-— ».»_4.i_.vt-^v _j.,u».-»_- vv-,"A _-ti LJ^jiiiutri* JT^-cis^ i.t ':iai LJV*5 oOfr lhe spnntas Disc r $ ^^^^«.rep- irc• m \-an--^ns7^:^ breeders in^anA^^^HK^^a eventuallv thiTe. Brahmi.-?_.•-.•^^a breed. , '" <;Th,"-» GVeat Trek of 1SS5. ibiem at roundup cWe^'^fetime—since they • p ^.P^fa tled ^ P^- South•! Africa'Acr-r1*sc OT-TT-Owr.-— ^e TT>~^^ C.^,™ • ,1^,-^v^ » __* _ . , . , .. "*- Afr icannot be worked in rasulflT chuieai Dr- J- K- NdrthNdrthwayw , chief vet- : !case ?rd a urivar?;tv ice's - ' % is: and rather uniform'becaus! e °o «r Jon? horns, Drjennarian of tbe ranch and an a -n conformation, have proven that .Vorthway exolained. .outstanding: geneticist, said that (several types of cross-breeding programs have been tried, but the resulting offspring were discard- ed since they did not show the characteristic* which were beinjr sought. •- *» Hereford and Brahma cross- breds were used, along with pure Brahmss and Santa Gertrudis cattle in the breeding program. Dr. Northway said. Additional cxperi- , iments are planned, he said, with i jother breeds of cattle ; ; j "English Park cattle are not pri- Imarilybeef-type animals. Thevars "BLEDSOE MUSIC CO.

AFRIKANDERS—These cattle, characterized bv lone Ranch several years ago to be used in crossbreeding irregularly set horns and a d-cep red ccolorc , are part of the Afrikander hern imnnr'e^i' TT-.-.TV, j experiments Note the downward angle of the horns on herd imported from Africa bv uve Dull in the center foreground.

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Cu«e look. a,o«nd - - You *ro »iw«y. welcome. Oldest and Largest Musk House in South T*xaj BLEDSOE OF CORPUS CHRISTI Music Company TIllMIONI 4-5807 Former A&M Football Star Now Monkey Bought CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES, Sun., July 12,1953 191 From Pierce Estate ton. | was bred to first-crow Brahma- Monkey, foundation sire of the Monkejp'g sire .wa« a Brahma Shorthorn heifers on tb« Ranch, Santa Gertrudis breed, was ob- buU an

VETERINARIAN-Dr. Montie Moncrief has been with the veterinary staff at King Ranch since 1949, follow- ing his graduation from Texas A&M College. He was one o^ A&M's greatest football players, having been REFINING COMPANY, INC. named all-Amencan tackle for two years during his college career. B SAN ANTONIO

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tV- ^ERCENTAGE-TLS-Three five-year-old Santa Gertrudis steers the King Ranch dressed out an almost phenomenal 71.9 percent wheii they were slaughtered shortly after being shown at the Texas State Fair in Dallas in 1950. Live S^fl1^ St?ers wer,e 2'400' 2>395 and 2'300 P0"«ds. The carcasses are shown at the bwilt & Co. plant; and standing beside {he dressed beeves is W. B. Howell plant manager. , ^

fn big Texas the 900,000.Qcre King Ranch is about the biggest thing there is. It excites even the imagination of Texans whose definitions turn naturally to superlatives. For 96 years it has been an outstanding force in the development of South Texas through its economic importance and the foresight and work of the Kings and Klebergs who hove been its owners and managers. But the vastness of its land area iVoniv incidental to its bigness. Those'who know the We Congratulate King Ranch best honor it for the achievements that have kept it in business, for ffl the contributions it has made to-livestock and agricultural industries everywhere. KING RANCH Today it is world famous, and the experimental programs responsible for its As It Celebrates Us success and fame continue without interruption. 100th ANNIVERSARY

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July 12, 1953 of Bureau Report for IMS, titled "Producing More 3ttt on PJ»»- phonu Deficient Rang*," rfvymd fe USD A Joined King Ranch that breeding: cattle grazing: a phoa- phorus-deficient range con b« made significantly more produc- tive by supplying them with phos- In Breeding Research phorus. Thi« deficiency can be pre- vented or corrected, if not too far Cooperative research work in the Heat tolerance of cattle is being nomics, comparisons vere made advanced, by feeding supplements jdevelopment of crossbred cattle fop; studied at the Louisiana experi- with Brahma-Hereford and Brah- that supply at least 8.5 grains of phosphorus a head each day. commercial beef production hasi ment atation. The. breeding expert-j ma-Shorthorn steers with typical been carried oo lor many years m«ateJ «r«ek iavolvea the crossing Hereford 'and Shorthorn steer* for Comparison of methods supply, in Southwest Texas and the Gulf of Afrikander cattle with Aberdeen periods ranging from 1 to 3 years. ing phosphorus to range cattle also ! Coast area hy the King Ranch and Angus. Dr. A. O, Rhoad, now a The tests were studied with re- were made in another USDA tech- • the Bureau of Animal Industry, geneticist with the King Ranch and spect to feedlot performance, mar- nfcal bulletin, No. 981,4n July 1949. agricultural research division, executive secretary o£ the Santa Information for the bulletin waa ket desirability size and weight prepared by Black, Tash, Jones United States Department of Agri- Gerirudis Breeders' International, of various parts of the body, and ,and Kiebei'g. culture. formerly was in charge of- the characteristics of the meat. Re- Four Crops Studied Most recent projects undertaken Iberia" Station, ' sults of the experiment ai« car- The experiment was carried on in the research, field have been, ' T^ie tang Ranch is currently fur- near Falfurrias on the King Ranch ried in the USDA Technical Bui- in-cooperation with .'the Texas Ag^ •those at the Iberia tavestock Ex- nishing, under loan, Santa Gertru« letin No, 417, May 19S1, and pre- ricultural Experiment Station, and periment Farm at Jeanerette, La., dis bulls for use in study of the pared by W. H. Black, A. T. Sem- four calf crops were studied, with and the ^Brooksville Experiment ple and J. L. Lush, and called. ;Station-in Florida. Santa Gertrudis breed. The nulls the experiment extending. from are being bred to grade Santa "Beef Production and Quality as July, 1941, to November, 1M6. At- Dr. R. T. Clark, director of beef Influenced by Crossing Brahma tempts were made to correct phos^ jand dual-purpose cattle investlga- Gertrudis .'herds, and also in com- with Hereford and Shorthorn Cat- phcjuuis deficiencies through pas- Uions for the USDA, Bureau of Ani- bination with other breeds under tle." ' ture fertilization. mal Industry, at .Denver, Colo., Mineral Research • has summarised the current ex- Florida conditions. Dr. Clark said. Findings over the five-year-pe- Dr. Clark,-as coordinator of beef Another experiment earned out riod, Black recalled, suggested .the ,periments in brief. by the Texas Agricultural Experi- need 'for further study of possibi- Heat Tolerance Studied cattle investigations fo> the agri- ment Station and the King Ranch lities for preventing or correcting He stated that original Afrikan- cultural research administration of in Southern Texas on the effect phosphorus deficiencies in breed- der cattle used in crossbreeding the USDA, also summarised pre- of phosphorus supplements on cat- ing' cows through pasture fertili- • £ ' studies at the Iberia Livestock Ex- vious experiments^in the develop- tle grazing on range deficient in zation. ~ jperircent farm at Jeanerette were ment of crossbred, cattle. this mineral was also carried in \ provided throush the cooperation In cooperation /with, the Texas Accordingly, a new project was 1 SANTA GEBTRUDIS a technical bulletin compiled by started Oct. 18, 1947, to compare HEtFEBS—These'Saita Gertru- fresh water.-as ••provided, in the \vaterinf t>lac~ above ! of the Kir.g- Ranch. Results of the Agricultural -Experiment Station Black. J. M. Jones and Robert J. superphosphate with raw rock phos- dis heifers show the I experiments are reported in USDA and the King; Ranch, the USDA fin'e condition that this breed is a-aree alwav

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