18th Annual Sandhills Cattle Association Ranch Tour, Part 2

Soapweed · Last edited by Soapweed on Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:32 pm; edited 1 time in total

The Kosmo Kid was on hand for the festivities.

Headquarters of the Rex Adamson family Broken Box Ranch

Feed outfit on the Broken Box

Close-up view. The stackmover hauls a full load of big round bales. The hydra-fork arm is stout enough to push a bale off the mover. Then the tractor backs up to get lined up to push the bale with the dozer blade. The roller device on top of the dozer blade is designed to drop down and spin the bale to unroll it. The system looks pretty slick, and sure did a nice job of scattering the bale out for a long ways. No hay will get wasted with this impressive feed outfit.

Deer-proof bale yard

Touring through the pasture

Great looking cows

Nice looking sign by the road

The crowd converging at the Broken Box

191 plates were used at the dinner stop, and there were 67 vehicles on the tour.

Rex Adamson and some of his family

Remnants of the ranch where Peach Blossom grew up. This place is now owned by the Adamson family, and was on our way home.

Looking down on the Niobrara River valley

There were ten of us in this outfit.

Deer on the skyline

Pretty country

The Kid and his kutie

Scenery shot

My dad and his new wife. It was my dad's suggestion many years ago that the Sandhills Cattle Association have a ranch tour. Director's of the organization were skeptical of having this event in January. My dad assured them that it would work. They haven't had to cancel one yet on account of the weather, and Dad has been on all eighteen of the tours, which are held in different areas each year.

We are back home again, and are having company for supper.

Faster horses · Rancher Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 19605 Location: SE MT

Super pictures,all. Neat that this was your dad's idea and he hasn't missed one of them.

Do I detect a HOT TUB on the side of your house? Shocked

Soapweed · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:06 pm Post subject:

Shortgrass · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:59 pm Post subject:

When I was there, Jerry Adamson raised em black, and Rex had a fancy string of Herfords. I see Rex has gone black now, like the Morelands. You are blessed to have such an active organization there. Our tours are not annual, and might get 15 or 20 cars. Keep up the good work.

Les · Member Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Posts: 784 Location: Alberta

looked like a good time I enjoyed the trip

Nicky · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:30 am Post subject:

Faster horses · Rancher Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 19605 Location: SE MT

Oh, Soapweed I caught you. Laughing

Your first reply was just "YUP". Embarassed

Now you tell us it is Peach's. Laughing

I know cowboys that have hot tubs, now I know one more... Laughing

Jassy · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject:

Now don't ya know that hottubs were designed for "real" cowboys..??? The cows got tired of sharing their tanks with them ole cowboys who were soaking their bones after a long day....lol Great turnout on the tour...

jigs · Rancher Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 6938 Location: KANSAS

alabama · Rancher Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 1744 Location: Alabama

This is going to sound like a stuped question but I got to know. On those remote ranches to they have power run in there or do they have to make their own?
And thanks for the tour.

Soapweed · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:40 am Post subject:

alabama · Rancher Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 1744 Location: Alabama

The reason I ask was that my daughter was looking at some land about 2 miles from a power line. When we ask the power co. if they would run power, they said that we would have to pay to have the line run in. It seems that the power co. will only pay to set one poll for new service.

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