Family Traditions

Being part of a family is a great thing. Especially when it comes to traditions. 

 Whether it be the Sunday afternoon baseball game with kids of all ages..

 Playing games when it's too cold or late to be outside...


Waiting for the campfire to get rolling for the Hot Dog roast...

Gathering around the patio on lawn chairs visiting....

The traditions at Barker Cattle Company are
many and establishing relationships between family and friends is a common occurrence. There are greater things in life that need to be accomplished than work.  We are lucky to get to integrate tradition and family time into our work and feel blessed to do it in a place we call home...ELBA. Many have said they feel an inner peace when they come to Elba.  We see it as home, but know that when we leave, we can't wait to come back. We are lucky to enjoy the green grass, dirt roads, fish in the creeks, hay bales to jump on, and beautiful mountains with canyons.  This is GOD's COUNTRY! 

Moving cows that need to be worked & posing for a picture at the end of the day.

Springtime Happenings!

 Branding complete! 

 Good crews helping get the branding done early this year.  Pictured: Braden Ottley, Tom Ottley, K. Wells, Ruel Barker, & Thomas Allred.

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A few that still needed tagging.  Tyler & Carter assist Bowdrie.

Brothers: Ray & Ruel Barker

Elba View from the corrals. Memorial Day weekend 2013

The cheering squad!  All the help we could need for the last bunch of cows.

Tammy Sandstrom, Ray Barker, & Tiffany Carter

Happy 49th Wedding Anniversary, Ruel & Kay!  Here's to more good things to come.

Springtime??

 

Cows are really wanting some green grass and leaving the hay behind to chase it.  HOping to get some pastures drug and fields disked up to plant.  The moisture these past days has really greened up the valley...now we just need some warmth and sunshine to get the grass growing. 

Time to get cows vaccinated, synchronized, & branding done.

 

 

Thank You!

We appreciated the support we received from our friends & neighbors for our Bull & Female Production Sale held on March 16, 2013 at the Burley Livestock Auction Yard.  We felt the day was a success and are always looking for ways to improve and do better next year.  We are positive about the direction Barker Cattle Company is headed and look forward to continuing our tradition of quality.  Please come visit us at the Ranch any time!

 

Many Thanks to the good help we had from our Families! We couldn't have done it without each one of you.

The three Partners! Ruel, Tom & Tyler.

Let's sell some bulls!

 

Barker Cattle Girls Going to Town!

These are just a few pictures of the heifers we're offering in our sale, Saturday, March 16 at Burley Livestock Yard.  You need to come check them out and see for yourself the quality that we're offering.

Knows she looks good!  Eye catcher for sure. Lot 110 AM8 Ante Up (Maine)

Added to the sale, Lot 142 ZP240 Nautica I (Maine)

Lot 139 ZR420 Master (Sm)

Lot 137 ZX61 Shear Force (SmxAn)

Lot 125 Z601  (Maine)

Lot 117 ZW51  (ChixMaine)

Lot 118 ZX56 Ali (Maine)

Lot 115 ZS32 Nautica I (Maine)

Lot 114 ZR81 Vendetta (Maine)

Lot 111 ZP23 Fat Butt (Sm x Ma)

Lot 119 ZM401 Lutton (PB Angus)

Lot 135 ZU8 Master (Sm x An)

Lot 123 ZX037 Goldmine (PB Angus)

 

                                               Video Day! 

Over 80 bulls videoed and will be posted to the website soon.  Thanks to Nathan Bushman for his help and the rest of the crew pictured above.  Nathan, Kamri, Tyler, Logan, Call, Tom & Bowdrie.  Getting excited to showcase this super set of bulls!!

                                           Catalogs on the way!

Watch the mail for your Barker Bull & Female production Sale catalog coming soon.  Let us know if you're not on the list and would like to receive a catalog.  Many thanks to Mike Schmidt and the crew at FM Graphics for their efforts.

We also got the trich, semen, & BVD tests completed yesterday.  The bulls are really looking good and a few days of sunshine are making us all feel much better!