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Black Angus

Angus cattle are sometimes referred to as doddies, a Scotch term for polled or hornless cattle.  The Angus breed originated in Scotland, in the northeastern counties of Aberdeen, Angus, Kincardine, and Forfar.  The origin of Angus cattle is speculative.  Some claim that they are a mutation from an earlier black, horned breed of Scotland.  Others claim that they sprang up from the polled cattle of Britain.

In 1873, George Grant of Victoria, Kansas - a native of Branffshire, Scotland, and a retired London silk merchant - imported the first Angus bulls into the United States from Scotland, to use on his commercial range cattle.  However, the first breeding herd - including animals of both sexes - to be imported into the New World was brought to Canada in 1876 by Professor Brown of the Ontario Agricultural College.

Angus cattle are black and polled and they have a comparatively smooth hair coat and a somewhat cylindrical body.  Angus cattle have proven themselves to be superior in the areas of carcass grade and yield and ranchers are normally paid a premium for their Angus influenced cattle by the packer.

We started with Black Angus because of the quality of the meat.  Their meat is flavorful and has good marbling for a more tender cut.  For more information on Black Angus please refer to the following link:  www.angus.org

We have now moved to a cow / calf operation.  We purchased 3 bred cow last year and they all gave birth successfully.  One heifer calf and two bull calves.  We borrowed a virgin bull to breed with our current herd of cows ... it took him awhile to get the hang of things, but nature prevailed and we think we have three cow ready to calve out early next year.  We have since purchased two more bred cows that should be arriving next month.  One of the cows has a heifer calf at her side.  This means we will have 5 mature cows ready to calve out early next year and 2 heifer calves to build the herd.

Some of our first arrivals.  Purchased these through Stan Durham & Robert Groom.

They sure like their grain.  Old Russ finally became friends with "The Professor" and "Twinkle Toes."

Cattle in the winter.  They do not seem to mind the cold weather or the snow ... and we sure get a lot of snow!

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Last modified: 10/24/08