Up before the sun and home after dark, a seldom phone call from your neighbor explaining that your cows are out. Early mornings, late nights and unexpected situations call for a cattle business owner’s duties. Greg Jones, retired county extension agent of 32 years and eight months, owns a small cattle operation in Floyd and Crosby counties. This cattleman is a businessman, managing everything in his operation on his own - the land, water management, range conditions, marketing, profits, expenses, financial planning, buyers, email, and of course, all of his cattle. The land that Jones Cattle is run on has been in the family for 54 years, since Jones was two years old to be exact. Jones became a partner in the business with his father, Wayland Jones, when he was 27. He recently bought the other half of the business …show more content…
“I have raised 13 breed or reserve breed champions at major livestock shows in Texas as well as dozens of placing cattle,” Greg said. “I have also sold bulls that have sired two champions and many placing steers.” Channa Jones, Greg’s wife, said she has been with Greg since nearly the beginning of his business. “Greg and I married just two years after he partnered in the business with his dad,” Channa said. “I have always known his second love was cattle. To see someone do something they are not only so good at, but love, truly inspires me.” Greg said he has already advanced his business by designing a website, creating a personal email for Jones Cattle and purchasing a new heifer. “Things have definitely changed since I first started in this business,” Greg said. “With technology probably being the most significant factor, I knew creating a website and email account were ways to promote advertisements and online sales opportunities for my business.” Nathan Jordan, Century 21 real estate agent, is a close friend of Jones and a consecutive buyer of his
I raised commercial heifers and steers for several years, some being successful and some not as much. But all those years and activites ago, I never imagined I would be have taken on the challenges and leadership roles I have been audacious enough to face. The National FFA Organization is my most prideful youth-led organization I am apart of. I entered the FFA under the Diboll FFA Chapter my freshman year and am thankful for all of the opportunities and experiences I have received. Every year I have participated in different competitions that have developed my leadership skills and will help me in my future for career and life success. I also am an exhibitor in major and county livestock shows. I grew up raising cattle for the local county fair every year and it has been something I have truly loved to do. I have shown heifers and steers throughout my FFA career leaving with a banner almost every year. After so many years of competing and getting my name out, this is what I am mostly known for in my local show and
When it comes to feeding show cattle many raisers have certain feeding strategies that they follow, ensuring they can maintain their goal on winning. Along with feeding it takes exercise so that one’s show calf will not become stout nor stubborn. Certain aspects are necessary to show an animal
The worst part is when you have to wash and blow calves.When you get done with that, it looks like you haven't taken a shower in years. You have to then go get cleaned up and that wastes half my time. The order of the show is always Showmanship, Breeding, Feeder Calves, then finally the Market Show. I was super pumped for the Market show because we brought our best steer.
Josh Collins has been living at The Farm for three years, and works as a stable hand. Josh is a good example that an
Jones`s childhood was nothing to brag about, his father left the family soon after he was born, and Jones was raised by his maternal grandparents. The move to
The cowboy is usually pictured as a full grown man working hard in a pasture or in a set of pins but in reality, cowboys started off at ages as early as 7 or 8 helping their dads with the everyday chores. In this item of information, the individual happened to be 8 when his hardships began. Now the setting of this book was around the end of the civil war and his family lived in the south. His dad had become a part of the confederate army and had been gone for quite a long time (Adams). He pursued the chores of his dad around the house like taking care of the cows every morning and night, making sure they got milked and fed at the appropriate times. They also owned two oxen that were used for plowing and hauling the wagon when they traveled (Adams 4-5). Now with his dad gone, they didn’t have good money coming in the door so as a result and with him being the man of the house, he had to sell his saddle which was going to be the beginning of his cowboy days. This was because they had to find someway to pay off their debt (Adams 200). To make everything worse, when general Sherman made his march to the sea movement, it crossed right over
Wayne Carter (“Carter”) purchased the Stanton farm (“Farm”) along with other related property, all of which is situated in Colin County, (“County”) Texas, from his adoptive father, Ron Stanton (“Stanton”), on June 5, 2015. Carter procured valid and proper deeds to the property from this transaction. Carter did not record his deeds with the County until September 2, 2016. In the meantime, Carter started Wayne Carter Farms. Carter’s business’s services included baling hay and harvesting corn. Carter had neatly landscaped the area surrounding his place of business and additionally delineated the property by placing an easily observable sign with the
Jerral "Jerry" Wayne Jones was born October 13, 1942, in Los Angeles, California. He is the owner and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys. As a co-captain of the 1964 National Championship Arkansas Razorbacks, Jones is one of a very small number of NFL owners who actually earned a significant level of success as football players. He
The Bates County, Mo., cattleman strives to produce bulls with the material traits that will produce better momma cows down the road.
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This sale will feature 31 female lots including proven donors and fall show heifer prospects and 49 bulls including spring yearling show and donor prospects. This years sale will feature some of the most unique breeding pieces the Purebred Beef Center has ever put on the ground as well as some very powerful and problem free bulls that will add value to any cattle operations they step into.
When Will abruptly dropped out of the school of Kemper, he immediately went out in search of a job as a ranch hand. The Ewing ranch in Oklahoma Territory had an opening, and Will took it. He enjoyed his time working as a ranch hand so much, that when he was given his first month’s pay, he turned it down, because he felt that instead of working on the ranch, he was just visiting. The work Will experienced as a ranch hand on cattle drives were similar to his father’s early days when he also worked on a cattle ranch. Will was no longer a boy anymore, but a man. He eventually left the outfit in order to join several other cattle drives. Just like his father, Will knew he wanted to work with cattle.
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Greg Jones owns a small cattle operation consisting of 50 head in Floyd and Crosby counties. This cattleman is a businessman, managing everything in Jones Cattle on his own¬¬¬ — the land, water management, range conditions, marketing, profits, expenses, financial planning, buyers, email, and of course, all of his cattle.
We bred our ewes with a Suffolk ram in the 3rd week of August on a 1 acre pasture. We hope in the future to expand the pasture to 4 acres. 3 years ago my dad put up a 50x45 foot pole barn and seeded a 1 acre pasture. We were then able to bring our flock of sheep to our home. This has given me way more experience with the sheep. I do the daily chores, help tag, vaccinate, castrate and tail, help with lambing, clip hooves, and help shear. I also kept track of ewes the buck chalked, dates ewes lambed, weights of the lambs, and overall health of the flock. I am really enjoying having this responsibility.