Our Land
For over 15 years, we have worked to care for both our cattle and our land. Containing mesquite trees, adding deep and numerous stock ponds, and converting lands to hardy native grasses provides grazing for our herd and stewards the land for future generations. Bluestems like W.W. B-Dahl “Old World Blue Stem” fields have been established on 80+ acres. This native Bluestem variety provides drought resistant growth and high nutritional value for the herd. Big Bluestem and Little Bluestem varieties are planted in other pastures with Switchgrass, Indian grass and side oats gramma. These native grass mixes have improved the ranch grass production and also provide a haven for the native birds like dove, quail and turkey that make a home at CHR.
Our soils vary from hard red clays to sandy and clay loams along with rock outcrops. Numerous post oaks, black jack oak and live oak cover areas of the ranch along with the native elms and mesquite. The Trinity Sands, known for their quality water capabilities in eastern Parker County, outcrop at the surface of the eastern side of the ranch. The red clay subsurface make for excellent tank bottoms; ponds are located to take advantage of runoff and allow us to utilize all areas of the ranch for native grazing.
We work each year to clear mesquite trees that cover many parts of the ranch. Removing these water thirsty trees allows grasses to have a better chance to thrive.
Our Land
For over 15 years, we have worked to care for both our cattle and our land. Containing mesquite trees, adding deep and numerous stock ponds, and converting lands to hardy native grasses provides grazing for our herd and stewards the land for future generations. Bluestems like W.W. B-Dahl “Old World Blue Stem” fields have been established on 80+ acres. This native Bluestem variety provides drought resistant growth and high nutritional value for the herd. Big Bluestem and Little Bluestem varieties are planted in other pastures with Switchgrass, Indian grass and side oats gramma. These native grass mixes have improved the ranch grass production and also provide a haven for the native birds like dove, quail and turkey that make a home at CHR.
Our soils vary from hard red clays to sandy and clay loams along with rock outcrops. Numerous post oaks, black jack oak and live oak cover areas of the ranch along with the native elms and mesquite. The Trinity Sands, known for their quality water capabilities in eastern Parker County, outcrop at the surface of the eastern side of the ranch. The red clay subsurface make for excellent tank bottoms; ponds are located to take advantage of runoff and allow us to utilize all areas of the ranch for native grazing.
We work each year to clear mesquite trees that cover many parts of the ranch. Removing these water thirsty trees allows grasses to have a better chance to thrive.