Wishing Everyone An Amazing 2018!

Winter Wonderland

We at Nelson Ranch wish everyone an Amazing 2018!!   We are now settled in Winter Time Feeding Mode. All the cows were moved to home pasture feeding areas. Nick and Brian feed all the cows everyday a nutritonal meal blend of Alfalfa hay, Bluegrass straw and  Wheat straw. Each cow gets about 30 + pounds of Hay per Day. In addition to the hay a balanced mineral salt mix is provided to maintain the pregnant cows needs.  It takes about 4 hours for both Nick and Brian to feed all the cows. 

After feeding, all the other chores are done to get ready for Feb/March Calving season. Removing the manure from the calving pens, fixing the barns and fences and plowing snow for access. With the shorter winter daylight and cold weather simple projects take longer to complete.  Just last week the temperature dropped to -11 degrees one fine morning , and today we started out with 11. 

Several of our Family Members served tasty Prime Rib Roast Beef for Christmas Meal or for Today's New Year's Meal. 

Nelson Ranch is so fortunate to be able to raise and care for cattle to provide quality tasty beef products like the Prime Rib Roast for people to enjoy and cook for this Holiday Season and for the Coming 2018 year.

Check out www.wabeef.org for lots of tasty recipes and information about our Washington Cattle Ranches.

Happy New Year 2018!

This Mornings Temp

We moved most of the cattle to the home pasture feeding areas  Early Dec. 

Magic getting ready to go to Work

Moving Heifers this fine Morning several weeks ago

Going down the road

Brian leading with tractor and Hay

Over the Hill we Go.

Matt, Nick and Billie Following behind.

Almost There!

Billie and Nick Trailing the Herd Home

Backyard Calf Group Ready for Feed

Frosty Morning

Love that Tail!

Even on New Year's Day no Sleeping In! So Proud of these Hard Working Ranchers.

Nick Feeding Heifers 

Removing Twine from Bales

Ready to Spread Hay 

Garrett Dog Along for the Ride

Brian Feeding Cow Group

Ready to Go for Round #3

Happy Cows

Brian on the Way for More Bales

Yummy!

 Going Back to the Hay Pen

Lovely First Day of 2018

Returning to Hay Pen for more Bales

Almost There

Just Around the Corner

Frost Everywhere

Spectacular Frost on the Hay Stack

Winter Wonderland

Wishing Everyone An Amazing 2018 New Year!

Cynthia Nelson  "RanchHer"

Nelson Ranch 

Happy New Year!

Warren Place Homestead

Nelson Ranch: Thankful for a Wonderful 017 Summer/Fall

Nelson Ranch: Thankful for a Wonderful 017 Summer/Fall: So Thankful :     3 Thankfuls for Summer/Fall 017:  Great Grass Year,  No Fires  & 6th Generation Granddaughter Averie participating in ...

Thankful for a Wonderful 017 Summer/Fall

So Thankful 

3 Thankfuls for Summer/Fall 017:  Great Grass Year,  No Fires  & 6th Generation Granddaughter Averie participating in Ranch's activities. 

Grandpa Brian and Averie

Averie and Mayder Dog

Summer and fall came and went by so Fast!  We had lots of Grass this year with the really wet Spring. Unfortunately, we ended up having 90 days without rain and it turned out to be dusty and alittle dry scary for potential fires.  Luckily the rain came and snow, and we avoided fires in this area. So Thankful for no fires in this area this year!

Grass is the main staple of our cows.  We as Ranchers are really in the business of raising and creating Grass. In this area Bunchgrass and Bromegrass are the main species that grow well here. We manage our pastures so that year after year they produce the maximum amount. We control the weeds and fertilize the pastures. In the forest permits, we make sure the cattle are scattered out by rotating the cows from one unit to another and have a monitoring system to keep track of the progress of the grass and management systems. We work with the Forest Service personnel to insure best management practices on the US forest permits. The cows are out on the forest permits from June to Oct.  They are then on home pastures for Fall, Winter and Spring. Hay is usually fed  from Dec. to May. This was an excellant Grass year.  We put up lots of Grass hay for them to eat in winter. We still buy hay as well for a reasonable price this year.  Cattle eat about 2.5 tons of hay for an average winter season. For 800 cattle that is 2000 tons of hay.  What a mouthful!

Lovely Grass Hay Fields

Awesome Grass

Brian Cutting Hay

Grandpa Brian, Averie and Frank

Here "Frank"

We round up the Cattle from the US forest Service in Sept./Oct.

At Nicholson Creek Camp

Jessie Horse

Magic Helping " Go Forward you Cows!"

At Four Corners Corral

At the Half Mile Corral

  Horse Crew Resting for Doing a Good Job.

Cow Camp Round up Crew

Let's Move " Onward " to Corral, Steve H. moving cows down the lane.

Magic Keeping Cows at Rendezvous site.

Averie, Katie, Jarred, Wendy, Lynne
Go Cowboys and Cowgirls!

Averie/Katie and Nick : Moving cows down the Road to Ringwood Corral

Capable Cowgirls!!

Averie holding Ferbie and Frank at Break time

" I Love my Horse Ferbie"

Almost to Ringwood Corral

Lynne and Tex,  Just about There

 Averie on Radio: " We Made It to Ringwood Corral" 

So Blessed to Be an American Cowgirl!!

We continue to strive and put in alot of work to produce Quality Beef Protein for People to eat.  Be sure to visit the website: www.wabeef.org to get more information about us Washington beef 

producers and  lots of tasty beef recipies. Eat Beef!!

Eating Awesome Beef Chile at Cowcamp 

Thank you all for visiting our Nelson Ranch Blogsite.  Be sure to Follow us on Facebook for current activities.

Cynthia Nelson- RancHer
Washington Producer of Quality Beef Cattle

Magic,  Cynthia, and Averie