CALF_News_October_November_2019

25 CALF News • October | November 2019 • www.calfnews.net Rawhide Processor by John McDonald 3 Sizes Available! The First Hydraulic Corral and still the Largest! • Pull on highway at speed limit. • Fits through any gate your pickup will. • Stable on uneven terrain. • Wheels on each panel and electric over hydraulic jack eliminates lifting—saves time. • Permanent sheeted adjustable alley. • Frame gates for sorting. • Transport wheels are permanent, no sliding off the axles and rolling out of the way. Rawhide Original Standard Size Rawhide Portable Corral 900 NORTHWASHINGTON ST., ABILENE, KS 67410 785.263.3436 www.rawhideportablecorral.com ture. Once they enter a confined feeding program, they may still maintain a GAP status. “If all of this identification process keeps people confident in our beef, then we’re willing to take the extra steps to make sure that happens,” Stevens says. Stewardship above all Sneed-Pool Cattle Co. has maintained a stewardship-oriented philosophy since it was formed in 1929. It is located in the northwestern Texas Panhandle and stretches across Moore and Hartley counties. J.T. Sneed, Jr., was the origi- nal owner of the Sneed Ranch. He had moved to Dalhart from Georgetown, Texas, in the early 1900s due to his interests in banking and cattle. He came from a ranch his father had built in Wil- liamson County, near Austin, to run the Dalhart National Bank. In the early 1900s, his father J.T. Sneed Sr., began the Moore Co., ranch when an English company, American Pastoral Company, decided to sell out its LX ranch land in the Panhandle. J.T. Sneed, Jr., bought a portion of the land in southeast Moore County. Prior to that purchase, Sneed, one of his brothers and an uncle inspected the Moore County land. The uncle was in favor of the purchase until an infamous Panhandle dust storm blew for two days. The uncle backed out, but Sneed Jr. purchased the land anyway and continued to build the ranch as more land became available. When his grandson, Joseph H. Pool, took ownership of the cattle operation, he changed the name to Sneed-Pool Cattle Co., Inc. Pamela Stevens, Pool’s daughter, has run the ranch since the late 1990s. The goals at the Sneed-Pool Cattle Co., Inc., have not changed.“We strive to improve the land, the wildlife and the cattle while preserving western heritage for generations to come,” Stevens says. “That was what fascinated me about the ranch early on. “Everyone in my family lived in town [Amarillo]. But I loved spending time at the ranch. I always loved to ride horses. While in high school, I convinced my parents to let me live with the ranch foreman’s family during the summer. I learned a lot from them and later Tommy and Mary Hodnett who also helped manage the ranch. I eventually put a small motor home next to the headquarters and ran a garden hose to it for water. I knew being involved in the ranch was what I wanted to do.” She attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock and studied animal sci- ence. Along with her father, her mother, Marilyn Pool Allen, was a great inspira- tion.“My grandmother, Elizabeth Sneed Pool Robinette, also saw my love for the ranch and supported me from the start,” she adds. For decades, Herefords were the only breed on the ranch. Stevens has certifi- cates that record J.T. Sneed Jr.’s first bulls and cows registered by the American Hereford Association. The west ranch, located southwest of Channing in Hart- ley County, is still nearly all Herefords. “We’re very picky about our replace- ment heifers. They all come from the west ranch,” Stevens says.“We have Continued on page 26 