Siebert to host Hereford tour
The first stop on the 2002 Kansas Hereford Association tour Aug. 9-10 will be at the Diamond X Hereford Ranch west of Marion, owned by Rex and Vernolis Siebert.
The Sieberts will be serving a breakfast of doughnuts, coffee, and juice.
In addition to a pen of sale bulls and a pen of bred heifers, Rex will have on display four cow/calf pairs. Those who attend will be asked to place the pairs in order of superiority. They also will guess the total weight of the four pairs.
The top two pairs chosen will be shown at the Kansas State Fair in September.
The group then will proceed to a pasture three and one-half miles north of Florence on Yarrow, where Rex summers his cows. Open heifers and fall-calving cows will be in catch pens for visitors' observation.
Mark Tajchman also will have a few commercial cow/calf pairs on display.
At the pasture, Rex will announce the winner of the weight-guessing contest, who will receive a prize. At 9:30 a.m., the group will proceed to the next stop on the tour.
Other stops include:
TS Herefords and Quarter Horses (Elmore Stout), four miles south of Cottonwood Falls on K-177, 10:15 to 11:15.
Oleen Brothers, one-half mile south of Dwight on K-4, 12:15 to 2 p.m. (includes noon meal).
JC Cattle Co. and WW Herefords (Jay and Cindy Brown and Willis and Nancy Wilson), northwest of Dwight at 15815 Stahl Road, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Gustafson Herefords, 8621 Davis Creek Road, Junction City, 4 p.m. through evening (includes a ranch rodeo and a Certified Hereford Beef steak fry).
Saturday:
Bookcliff Herefords, Manhattan, Cedar Creek Ranch headquarters, one-half mile east of Tuttle Creek Dam, 8-9 a.m. (includes breakfast).
Kansas State University, Manhattan, purebred beef barns, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Sunnyside Herefords (Margaret Sherriff), south of Manhattan on K-177 and 9107 Old Highway 13, Alta Vista, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (includes lunch).
Granzow Herefords, 765 South 3000 Road, Herington, 1:00.
