Agriculture is another of Texas’s famous industries. The diversity of geology, rainfall and soil composition throughout the state encourages the production of a variety of crops. Cattle are the biggest agricultural product in the state, which leads the nation in livestock production. Texas is also...
Scharbauer’s great-uncle, John Scharbauer, left New York for West Texas in the 1880’s, searching for land to raise livestock. His success lured Clarence’s grandfather to Midland a few years later. Clarence Junior inherited the ranching empire, which extends over five counties and blankets...
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Customers From All Over: At Clay's Processing we want to thank our customers for traveling from all over the state to get their livestock, deer and wild game processed with us. We value you and appreciate your patronage. As a deer processor in Texas we know how important your game is to...
Military camel caravans carrying supplies became more common in the Texas Hill Country between the camels’ home of Camp Verde and San Antonio. The camels, along with traditional livestock, were used in the summer of 1857 to survey the great wagon road between Arizona and California, now known...
Don Davis operates the Grassfed Livestock Alliance (GLA). The GLA supplies locally produced grassfed meats to the Southwest Region of Whole Foods Market. Its goal is to provide a fair market for family owned and operated farms that put their reputation into the quality of beef they produce. ...
More than 600,000 cattle move through Texas's largest livestock auction, in Amarillo. The State Fair of Texas, held in Dallas during the fall, draws more than three million people annually. Traditional fair exhibits include prize livestock and horse show performances, and a huge midway. ...
Swing through idyllic Port Bolivar, where roosters crow and livestock roam, and head back to Texas Highway 87 on Spur 108, crossing a bridge that’s a favorite crabbing spot for local Indo-Chinese. The sinister black Port Bolivar lighthouse, now part of a tidy private compound, lies off ...
R&J LIVESTOCK: 325-286-4542; Hwy 2028, Melvin, TX (2 mi S of town in McCulloch County, 12 mi NW of Brady). Deer, turkey, day hunting, fishing. 12,000 acres. Groups or individual hunters welcome. Cabin and camping facilities available. Multiple pastures of various sizes to suit your...
Proceeds from livestock sales accounted for 67 percent of total farm income in 2004. The ranches of Texas raise Hereford, Shorthorn, Angus, and Brahman cattle. The Santa Gertrudis, the only recognized breed to be started in the United States, was developed on the King Ranch in south Texas....