Wichman Herefords is owned and operated by Justin and Carmen

J Bar E Ranch is a family-owned purebred and commercial Hereford cattle
ranch west of Plentywood, Montana.
Jon Eggen, started the ranch in 1898.
Joe Eggen, bought his first registered
Hereford cows in 1953. They raised
good framed, sound cattle with good
feet and udders. Bulls we are currently
using are sons of Rancher 592R, UPS
Domino 3027, 133Y Brother of Churchill Sensation 028X, and Anchor 14Z
heads up our Polled Hereford Division.
The focus of our operation is to raise
bulls for the commercial herds. We have
between 200 to 400 bred Hereford
heifers for sale every Fall.
Bulls and Females are sold year around
by private treaty at the Ranch. Visitors
are always welcome. Standing at stud –
Winning Little Leo – grandson of Leo
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Thomas Herefords! Over the last
fifty-seven years Thomas Herefords has
been developing superior land management and livestock production. Focusing
our efforts on raising low maintenance
high return females and sound proven
herd sires, our program excels in producing highly functional cattle that can
naturally thrive in Montana’s extreme
conditions as well as rise to the top in the
show ring. We take a holistic approach
to ranching, setting high standards for
EPD’s, Phenotype, Disposition, Fertility,
Maternal Traits, Calving Ease, Efficiency
and Carcass Merit. In recent years; we
have been blessed to have raised National
Western Stock Show Champion Bulls.
We are nestled in the Western Montana
Flint Creek Mountain Range.
406-544-1536
www.thomasherefords.com
Diemert Ranch was homesteaded in
1909 by Ike and Anna Diemert in Toole
and Liberty County and headquartered
at Lothair, MT. Cattle and small grains
have always been the tradition and way of
life - all dry land farming/ranching. Clark
imported the very first registered Hereford cattle from Canada and the McIntyre
Ranch (the old MCR prefix) in 1945 and
there have been registered Hereford cattle
gracing the pastures ever since. Currently,
the herd consists of around 325 mother
cows with 15 to 20 bulls sold privately
every year. The predominant bloodlines
are Britishers. The mainstay sire right
now would be Genetic 137Y Lad 0827.
He is half owned by Greenore Herefords
in Saskatchewan and naturally breeds at
both places.
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Sparks Herefords was started by Frank
and Goldie Sparks with the purchase
of a Line One Hereford bull in 1949.
Throughout the next few decades, registered cows, Tarrington line-bred cattle,
along with other imported English-bred
cows were added to the herd. Recently, an
English bull, Atok Socrates, has been used
through A.I. Emphasis has always been
on selecting cattle to fit the environment
and Dr. Jan Bonsma’s principles are used
to assist with selection criteria. Sparks
Herefords is a cow/calf and yearling
operation with registered and commercial
cattle. The ranch celebrated 100 years in
2009 and is operated by Tom and Carol
Sparks and their family.
M/D Herefords of Baker, MT is a
family owned and operated Registered
and Commercial Hereford operation in
Baker, MT. The herd was established in
2001 and has grown to include select
polled cattle in addition to the Horned
foundation animals. We are excited to
be displaying both heifers and bulls this
year. Heifers will be on display at Sparks’
West of Baker on Friday and coming
two-year old bulls will be on display in
Miles City on Saturday.
Fort Keogh Line 1 Hereford cattle are
offered to the public as a spin-off of the
research program. The line, since 1934,
has been closed to the addition of outside germplasm. The rate of genetic improvement for growth has not declined
in 80 years. The herd is man­aged in
commercial conditions similar to those
found in Eastern Montana. Fort Keogh
has a bull sale in March and a female
sale in November. All are welcome to
visit Fort Keogh to talk with our scientists, ranch manager, and cowboys. Fort
Keogh Livestock & Range Research
Laboratory is a USDA-ARS location
working cooperatively with Montana
State University to discover innovative
range livestock and rangeland management technologies and practices.
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Beery’s Land and Livestock Co. is a
4th generation Hereford ranch located
28 miles north of Circle Montana. A
Family based outfit that strives to produce sound, honest breeding cattle for
commercial needs. We are a diversified
outfit that maintains a 450 mother cow
herd. Hereford cattle have been the
backbone of our operation since 1939.
Our breeding stock is sold private treaty.
We will market 100 bulls annually along
with registered and commercial heifers.
This year as an added bonus we will have
50 head of registered yearling heifers to
offer for sale.
L Bar W Cattle Company is located
in South Central Montana, along the
Stillwater River just North of Absarokee,
Montana. Carl & Denise Loyning started with their first registered Herefords
in 2008 with the purchases from Harper
Herefords in Roundup. Since then we
have added business partners Mike &
Jeannette Walen. We are focusing on the
predictably and performance of the Line
One Herefords. We have added females
from Holden Herefords and our recent
addition of CL1 Domino 334A from
Cooper Herefords to our herd. We are
located just 10 miles from I-90 south of
Columbus. Visitors are always welcome.
406-328-4095
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Wichman Herefords is owned and
operated by Justin and Carmen Wichman and is located just north of Moore,
MT. The focus here is on problem free,
registered Horned Herefords that will
perform here and for our commercial
customers. We sell around 10-12 bulls
annually out of 65 registered cows.
Heifer calves are also available after
weaning in Oct. We have been AI-ing
to older proven bulls or their sons the
last few years with great results. We like
using bulls with lots of progeny and
daughters that can last in the herd. Most
of the AI and natural sires today have a
high percent of Canadian Horned Hereford blood. Sale bulls are offered by private treaty starting in Nov. and delivered
in April. Visitors welcome anytime.
406-350-3123
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Brillhart Ranch Company has been
raising Hereford cattle since 1957. Located in Musselshell County, we strive to
raise cattle with the commercial cowman
in mind. Our genetics are a cross of
Lineone and Canadian breeding. We sell
60 coming two year old bulls annually.
Our bulls add 30 to 80 lbs in Hybrid
Vigor at weaning. We sell 50 bulls in the
Beef Country Breeders sale in Dec. 3 at
the Midland Bull Test facility, this will
be our 25th year having the sale. Visitors
always welcome at the ranch.
406-947-2511
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Itinerary for MHA Tour
September 5:
3:00 Sparks Ranch (see map on back for directions),
15 mi. south of Plevna, MT
Cattle on display from MD and Sparks Herefords
Tour, discussion of Bonsma principles
Supper and travel to Miles City
September 6:
7:00 a.m. Fort Keogh Headquarter building
(see map on back for directions)
for coffee, juice, and doughnuts,
west of Miles City
7:30 a.m Leave headquarters for pasture and cattle tour
Drs. Vermeire:
Range fire recovery
Roberts:
Range raised heifers & herd longevity
Geary:
Herd fertility
Roberts:
New genomics project
Leesburg:
Influence of Line 1 Herefords on today’s cattle herds
12:15 Meal , Custer County Fairgrounds, Miles City
1:00 Cattle on display From; Beery, Brillhart, Ft. Keogh,
JBar E, L Bar W, MD, Sparks, Thomas, Diemert, and Wichman
2:15 Dr. Greg Johnson, Extension Entomologist -discussing fly and parasite control
Mr. Greg Cross, Cross Petroleum – petroleum products
for the ranch i.e. fuels, oil, additives
and changes to laws
Snacks and beverages; time for questions of speakers and
viewing livestock on display
6:30 Join the Miles City Area Chamber of Commerce
Ag Appreciation Banquet and Dance
Sparks Ranch 15 mi. south of Plevna, MT
Take exit 141 off of I-94 towards Baker
Take Hwy 12E 67 mi. til you reach Plevna
Turn Right to go South on 494 8mi.
Take Plevna Rd South 7mi.
Fort Keogh
Take the I-94 Business
Loop W
Go West at the tracks
Turn Right Onto
Fort Keogh Road
2014
Tour
Contacts for the tour:
Denise Loyning (406-328-4095)
Arvid Eggen (406-765-7068)
Mark Petersen (406-874-8200)
Tom Sparks (406-778-2320)
The Range Riders Museum in Miles City is an excellent place to
view the history of ranching and life in Eastern Montana. It is
open 8:00-5:00 seven days a week and, if you mention the
Hereford tour, you will get in for half price!
Please checkout our website at:
montanahereford.org