Ranch Legacy S R M Lethbridge Oct 28

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Ranch Legacy S. R. M. Lethbridge, Oct. 28, 2011

• A. H. Lynch-Staunton …. Fort Macleod etc • Partnership cows milk etc • 1885 Richard Lynch-Staunton arrived to join his brother • Open range, minimal land…. . no significant leases • Longhorns • Butcher shops • Broke at least once • Partnership split and Richard to North Fork • A. H. to Pincher creek

• I. G Baker • Hard way • Share of hardships, heartbreak and good fortune. 1918 and next year! • Cattle buying • Forestry grazing • Winter grazing

• • • April…Dying month Farming…. . soil erosion Bison and elk One saddle Liverpool Great life for men

Dad • Rode 5 miles to school • Met Mom at U of A…. Married and returned in 1929. • Hardship, hard work , drought and severe winters • Shipped cows by rail to Picture Butte • One spring killed cows born too weak cows

• Army reserves • Regular supporter of P. C. Party and W. S. G. A. • Somehow was able to travel and send my sisters and I to university • Supported S. R. M. • Expanded the ranch • M. D. councilor • Lt. Governor

Next generation • Wife and I met at U of A • Home in 1967 • Expanded ranch with father and with my sons • Four children have collected 6 university degrees • Active in cattle politics • S. R. M.

Next-next generation • U of T • Job of his life…Could not work indoors and returned in 1999 • Wife has masters in engineering and they have two children

Technical and Grass • Open range with no winter feeding did not always work • Dad grazed lightly but for all season • Bigger herds and move more often • Try to graze different species at different times • Feed analysis is a must…native?

• Genetics…Longhorns to herefords to highly tested hybrids • D. N. A. and gene mapping • Handling systems and technique • Rotational grazing…

Economics • Low margin business and always has been • Native range…Keep in perspective • The longer the abuse the longer the recovery • Balance • Understand not only your ranch but your business

• You might be better to rent than to buy • Understand your customers • Plan for succession……Fair vs. equal

Traits that might contribute to success • Love of the land • Run your outfit as a business • Do not let conventional wisdom get you down • Get Real! Try to see things as they are • A good education that will qualify you for something else

Closing • Hope some of these ideas are helpful • Good luck in marriage, to live in Alberta and the good luck to make enough good decisions to overpower the bad ones

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