THROWBACK JOURNAL

MAY 1970

On the cover, an important first was noted when the Brangus steer placed first at the Oklahoma Steer Show carcass competition against all other purebred and crossbred steers. The steer was shown by Gary Crews of Chandler, Oklahoma, and raised by Ford Bros. of Stroud, Oklahoma.

The majority of the magazine featured the sale catalog and advertisements for the Brink’s Brangus Top of the Crop Vacation Sale held at the Kerrville Airport in the beautiful Hill Country of Texas. The sale was advertised as, “The most important Brangus sale of the decade.”

The sale was led off with lot 1, Brink’s Van B Chief 60/8 as “dropped” February 10, 1968. His cutline read, “All Van B’s Chief calves have a good disposition. This stylish bull is the best yet. Look at the bone of the 60 bull, also the thickness, muscling, and red meat. We would like for someone to buy and show him this coming show season, but the immediate demand for good herd sires in Brangus will probably out weigh his purchaser’s desire for showing him. We think that he has an ideal Brangus head.”