Darby & Annette Line
35355 Arrow Rd
| Miller, NE 68858
(308) 457-2505
| triangle_j_ranch@hotmail.com

 
 
PRIVATE TREATY
BULL SALE
starts March 1, 2008

CLUB CALF & REPLACEMENT FEMALE
SALE
1st week of September 2008

19TH ANNUAL BULL SALE
Sunday, January 25, 2009
   
     
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The Judy and Line Ranch was founded in 1887 when Roy Judy purchased land from the railroad and began raising Shorthorn cattle. A generation later, his daughter Irma and her husband Azale Line took up the family business and starting using Hereford cattle. When their son, Doug, and his wife, Dixie, took the reins, they brought in Angus cattle to produce a black white face F1 cross. The tradition continues with me, Darby, and my wife, Annette doing business as Triangle J Ranch.

We introduced Simmental to the ranch, with the initial group being made up of the old red and white spotted cows. 4 Generations of the Line FamilyWe have now transitioned to black-hided cattle to fulfill the needs of our customers. We run about 600 head of cattle--400 registered (300 Simmental and 100 Angus) and 200 commercial cows.

Although the majority are black, we do sell a small number of red, non-diluter bulls each year. The bulls range from 1/2 blood Simm/Angus to purebred Simmental and Angus.

The Triangle J Ranch Sale is located on the family farm, 35 miles northwest of Kearney, NE. The sale is annually the last Sunday in January. Approximately 100 yearling bulls sell. We do all the preparations for the sale from getting the cattle ready, to preparing the sale catalog, to cooking the meal for sale day.

Commercial cattlemen are the main focus of our breeding program. Most of our customers are local, but we do have a few out-of-state buyers who come back year after year.

Two of the most notable bulls to come out of our sale are TJ The Gambler and TJ Alta's blend. TJ The Gambler sold in the 2000 sale to Pineview and Bell Farms in Burlington, NC, who later leased the bull to ABS Global. TJ Alta's Blend was the top halfblood bull from the 2002 sale. He went to Alta Genetics, which is now Genex, Inc.

We attribute our family's success to our intensive artificial insemination (AI) and embryo transfer (ET) programs. The majority of our females are AI-bred in the spring, and we flush two or three donor cows each year. From the flushes, we are able to put 75-100 embryos into some of our commercial cows. We handle the synchronizing ourselves, but Jim Koenig of Grand Island, NE is the embryologist who does the actual flushing and transfers the embryos for us.

Our goal is to produce females with fleshing and milking ability that raise calves that weigh heavier at weaning. We also look for moderately framed, thick, high-performing cattle. Polled, solid-colored cattle also are preferred. Not only do we strive to provide our customers with more uniform cattle, but we also try to follow up with our customers after the sale.

When we aren't tending to the cattle, we're busy with our children's interests in agriculture, school, and sports. We have three sons, Travis, 12, Dillan, 9, and J.D., 5. This was Travis' forth year in 4-H and Dillan's first. The boys raise breeding heifers and steers and have competed in local progress shows and the county fair. They are all becoming increasingly active in livestock judging through 4-H and other state contests. They are getting more interested in our operation and cattle bloodlines by participating in these events.

Four generations have taken their place as the head of the ranch, so we are excited about the kids becoming involved. Grandpa still helps check the cows, water and fence. Dad and I tend to the cows. Mom takes care of the day-to-day office tasks. Annette, who also works as a dental hygienist, helps with photos, registrations, and working cattle. The boys pitch in wherever and whenever they are needed.

For more than 100 years, our family has survived in central Nebraska through our commitment to our customers and breeding quality cattle. We welcome visitors any time. We would love to give you a herd tour!
 
 
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