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Briarwood Angus FROM THE LAND UP herd of Quarter Horses, which in-
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Where It’s All About continued from page 25 cludes 50 Quarter Horse mares

the Beef from aerial spraying have transformed with foundation bloodlines. These
are crossed with newer bloodlines
Briarwood the landscape to be 90% open. to develop a horse that withstands
In Osage County, the eastern
everyday ranch use yet still has
Briarwood Briarwood and western Buford ranches are a good mind to compete in the
Quality to burned consistently every other rodeo arena. Another 2,600 head
year, totaling roughly 15,000
Bull & Female Sale acres annually. (Or a few thou- of mustangs are housed on the
ranch through the Bureau of the
Mar. 21, 2021 / 1:00 p.m. sand more, if a fire decides it has Land Management’s Wild Horse
some extra steam.)
and Burro Program. Together, the
at the Farm The plants that grow post-burn land, cattle and horses create a
BULL BUYER are more tender, making it easi- diversified network to strength-
BULL BUYER
er to eliminate stalwart species,
BONUSES
Briarwood Mr Top Game 9117 BONUSES like the evasive Sericea lespede- en the operation’s roots for future
AAA19787609 09/11/19 generations.
Sitz Top Game 561X x Briarwood Mandate 6006 Ready, za. Stocking rates shoot up as the Stronger together
GO!! native grasses reclaim their turf. Like the ground they depend
Ready, Set... Set...
GO
Those stocking rates, once one
cow per 10 acres, have improved on, the faithful crew at Buford
to one cow per 6 or 7 acres. Ranches sticks together through
* * FREE “It’s evident when you take thick and thin.
FREE
Bull Delivery
Bull Delivery “It’s a family operation, from
within 250 mi. care of your grass… that cow’s the cowboys all the way up to
within 250 mi.
going to do her job and raise a big
* * $50 OFF calf,” Buford says. “As we’ve in- the management,” Branch says
$50 OFF
to Bull Buyers who creased our stocking rates, we’ve proudly. “We all treat each other
to Bull Buyers who
haul home week of Sale
Top 1% $MILK; 2% $W; 10% CED, REK; 2% $W; 10% CED, RE haul home week of Sale seen our weaning weights climb as family and for people to stay at
Top 1% $MIL
15% WW, Y
15% WW, YW, SC; W, SC; 20% DOC, CW; 25% BW20% DOC, CW; 25% BW a job — especially in the ranching
* * 5% Discount for way up as well.” business — that long, it tells you
5% Discount for
According to Branch, the cat-
repeat bull buyers
repeat bull buyers
bulls - fall & Spring yearlings who purchased sires tle running on those rejuvenated what kind of family you’re work-
bulls - fall & Spring yearlings
who purchased sires
in 2019 or 2020
in 2019 or 2020 ing for.”
grasses gain up to an extra 50
Briarwood Mr Top Game 9122 All Bull Buyers pounds. The additional weight is “My father always instilled to
All Bull Buyers
AAA19788675 09/14/19 * * my brother and sister and I that
entered in
Sitz Top Game 561X x Briarwood Ms Ruth 5042 entered in insured by a vaccination program
drawing for a
drawing for a that includes two rounds of mod- we would be stronger together,”
commercial heifer
commercial heifer ified live vaccines to fight respi- Buford says of the role of family in
ratory infections. The first shot is the operation’s success. It is a phi-
given within 30 days post-calving losophy his predecessors planted,
season and the second usually and one he hopes the next gen-
Briarwood
Briarwood within another eight weeks when eration will nourish, should they
choose this lifestyle.
Efficiency
Efficiency calves are shipped. “If we don’t “As cowboys and ranchers,
Profitability have that modified live shot in
Profitability
Carcass
Carcass them, it’s hard for us to market we’ve got the greatest job in the
Top 2% Milk; 4% DOC, CW, $F; 5% $C;
Top 2% Milk; 4% DOC, CW, $F; 5% $C; Quality those calves,” Branch says. world,” Branch preaches. “We’re
Quality
10% YW, $W, $B; 15% WW, RE; 20% YH, Fat, $G$B; 15% WW, RE; 20% YH, Fat, $G
10% YW, $W, Also benefitting from the open caretakers of God’s creation and
EPD percentiles as of 01/01/21centiles as of 01/01/21
EPD per prairie are horses that have found whether it’s the land, the water,
Females - Open/Bred/pairs Briarwood their niche at Buford Ranches. the cattle. If we just stay humble
Females - Open/Bred/pairs
Briarwood
Fertility Longtime ranch hand John (Ko- doing that — wow, what a bless-
Fertility
DOCILITY
Briarwood Ms Pride 7004 DOCILITY jack) Holloway has taken the reins ing it is.”
Longevity
Bull calf born 11/08/20 Longevity to the Osage divisions’ registered
Briarwood Ms Clover 0028
C C
AAA+19870295 01/12/20
H H EF Comando 1366 x Byergo Clover 150
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