Farm & Ranch
Sotheby’s International Ranch Specialists feature acclaimed W.T. Waggoner Ranch and West Texas Ranch exclusive offerings at Cattle Raisers’ Convention EXPO – Fort Worth, Texas, March 27th and 28th.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS (March 26, 2015) Sotheby’s International Realty ranch, recreational and investment sales specialist Dax Pass of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Ranch & Land Group DFW will host informational ranch sales briefings within the Cattlemen’s Trade Expo at the Fort Worth Convention Center this weekend.
Mr. Pass will be introducing a number of exclusive West Texas ranch listings, including the storied 510,000 acre W.T. Waggoner Ranch, which is listed at a record $725 million dollars by fellow Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s associate, International Real Estate advisor Bernard Uechtritz and co-broker Sam Middleton of Lubbock, Texas. The historic Ranch is expected to change hands in 2015.
The W.T. Waggoner Ranch and its contemporary, the renowned King Ranch, each considered the two halves of the birthplace of American Ranching, were recently featured by the Texas Landowners Association as the most storied name brands in the chronicles of American ranching history.
Mr. Pass, himself a son of a West Texas ranching family said, “The Waggoner, which has never in its 165 year existence been offered for sale, is literally a once in a two century opportunity, and few ranches in the world equal its unique beginnings and contributions to the cattle, horse and oil industries of Texas – I am really pleased to be able to host, discuss and share this offering, along with many other opportunities, with my fellow cattle ranchers and Expo attendees.”
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About the W.T. Waggoner Ranch
Founded by Dan Waggoner in 1849, his son, famed cattle baron W.T. Waggoner, continued expanding the ranch to the 510,000 acres that will soon be offered to the international marketplace. Owned exclusively by the Waggoner family, this is the first time the 800-square mile estate has ever been listed for sale. The W.T. Waggoner Ranch is the largest contiguous ranch in the United States, and along with King Ranch and the 6666 (Four Sixes) Ranch, is known throughout the world and revered in Texas as one of the “Big Three.” Nearly the size of Rhode Island, the ranch encompasses six North Texas counties, offering two main compounds, dozens of additional homes, 20 cowboy camps, enormous lakes, hundreds of award-winning quarter horses, thousands of heads of cattle, 1,200 oil wells, and 30,000 acres of cultivated farm land.
About Dax Pass
Mr. Pass is a Ranching, Recreation and Investment Broker who specializes in the sale of ranchland, agriculture farms, timber, hunting and recreational properties across the southwestern United States. He offices in Dallas, Texas in association with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty Ranch and Land Division. He may be contacted at c: 214.557.8643 or [email protected]
About Bernard (Bernie) Uechtritz
International Real Estate Adviser Bernard Uechtritz has a 20-year proven track record of selling and advising on complex, unique and luxury real estate as well as iconic real estate throughout the world. Since 1995, he has managed and sold real estate for a broad range of clients, institutions, and private wealth management entities. Born in Papua, New Guinea to a pioneering ranch family, Mr. Uechtritz has the ‘cowboy tradition’ in his blood. In a career made on the impossible, Mr. Uechtritz consults as an international marketing expert and strategic real estate specialist and currently represents the 510,000-acre Waggoner Ranch in Texas, listed for $725 million. Mr. Uechtritz is a father, cattle rancher and competitive horseman.
About Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty
Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty is the oldest privately held real estate boutique in Dallas. With six offices in Dallas, Lakewood, Uptown, Ranch and Land, The Ballpark and Southlake, and more than 250 associates, the firm specializes in significant properties, from historic to contemporary, ranch to waterfront. The company’s deep-rooted connections, cutting-edge marketing and global strategies bring the extraordinary to all clients. President and CEO Robbie Briggs independently owns and operates Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty. For more information, visit http://www.briggsfreeman.com.
By Heather Welper
Husband and wife duo, Heather and Calvin Welper, are the Co-Owners and Operators or Two C Livestock, located in Valley View, Texas.
The pair’s operation has a show cattle focus where they raise and sell purebred heifers of all breeds and club calf Hereford steers.
When it comes to show cattle, the Welpers know a thing or two including how to prepare for the cold winter months and the Texas major show season run.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Hannah Claxton, Editor
As the sun rises each day, so do the dozens of mouths that Meghan McGovern is responsible for getting fed. Rather than the sounds of a rooster crowing, McGovern hears the bellows and bleats of a variety of exotic deer, the chortle of kangaroos, the grunts of water buffaloes, and the chirps of a lemur.
Nestled against the banks of the Red River, the Double M Ranch and Rescue, with its high game fences and deer sprinkling the landscape,s its in stark contrast to the surrounding ranches.
“Having deer is kind of like eating potato chips- you can never actually have just one,” said McGovern with a laugh.
McGovern has several herds to take care of- fallow deer, axis deer, water buffalo, goats, and bison. In smaller numbers, there’s also a few kangaroos, a lemur, a potbelly pig, a pair of zebras, a watusi, and a few horses.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Barry Whitworth, DVM, MPH
With the prolonged drought, most pastures in Oklahoma end up in poor condition. With the lack of available forage, animals may go in search of alternative foods.
If oak trees are in the pastures, acorns may be a favorite meal for some livestock in the fall. This may result in oak poisoning.
Oak leaves, twigs, buds, and acorns may be toxic to some animals when consumed.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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