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Agricultureranch farm The Parker Ranch was a surprise to me. First, it is not family owned after six genera- tions, but rather, now owned and operated by the Parker Ranch Founda- tion Trust. The beneficia- ries include: North Hawii Community Hospital, Parker School Trust Corp; Hawaii Preparatory Acad- emy and the Richard Smart Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation with a board of directors and trustees. Dutch Kuyper is CEO Parker Ranch a surprise & of Parker Ranch and told us about the ranch after we watched a video about the ranch when we gath- ered in the Puuopelu Headquarters Great Room while on the ranch tour with American National CattleWomen. read "Parker Ranch is a cow-calf operation. All calves from our breeding cows are exported for beef production on the mainland (continental U.S.) There are several food labels that purchase our beef including Ranch- er's Reserve and Country Natural Beef sold at Whole Foods Markets. "The ranch is 130,000 acres, approximately 100,000 of which are fee simple and the remaining acres are under various land leases. In Hawaii before the Great Mahele, land divisions called 'ahupua'a' ran from the mountain to the sea. Park- er Ranch's lands are not necessari- ly contiguous which made cat- tle grazing chal- lenging. To solve this problem the ranch leases land from the State and private landowners." Today the ranch has 12 cowboys and another 10 to 12 in maintenance for fencing, water, welding, truck repair, and other maintenance to support the cattle operation. There are 14 working in the office, and other jobs. They have approximately 850 miles of fence, over 300 paddocks, and 15 cor- rals. The visitor brochure The 12 cowboys each has eight horses assigned to him, and each individ- ual is responsible for shoeing and care of his animals. After the initial 60 day training period by professionals, the cowboy is responsible for work training his horse. Courtesy photo Quarter Horse mares and foals grazing near Puuopelu Headquarters at the Parker Ranch in Hawaii. ment, cow sense and ranch usability. They have an annual Labor Day weekend sale of horses. Before the drought they had 13,000 mother cows but now it is 10,000. Breeding in January and July for a 75 day breeding season, and when the 250 to 300 bulls are five years old they are replaced. The calves are born outside in the groups of 200 to 1,400 cows. They want a moderate framed cow of about 1150 lbs, and not a heavy milk producer. The replacement heifers are bred at 18 months of age, and calve at two and a half years of age, without much calving difficulty. are on grass pasture until reaching 600 to 800 pounds, and then sent to feedlots. They retain own- ership and the calves are in Kansas, Texas, Califor- nia and Oregon. Wild goats on state and federal lands are a huge problem, but their fences are good keeping wild pigs and goats out. The Internet stated guided big game hunts are offered by Parker Ranch for wild pigs, goats and cattle year round, and a meat pig is $525 per animal with a male trophy pig with tusks 2 inches or longer at $800. Wild goats are $700. Wild cattle are more Jean Barton The brochure said "There are times when you may catch a glimpse of part of our herd, but because the prime grazing lands are at higher eleva- tions and because the ranch is so vast, you may see some of our quarter horses or bulls, but not always our herd of Charo- lais/Angus cross." We did see mares and foals, and a field of hors- es. They will start 10 to 15 colts a year. There are about 125 horses on Park- er Ranch. Using AQHA stallions the mares are bred for good tempera- The water for the cattle comes from the rainforest and is piped in a 6 inch pipeline to other areas of the ranch. They do not irrigate pastures. The water system consists of 175 miles of pipeline, three large reservoirs, 145 water tanks, three water dams, and 650 water troughs. They have shipped their 400 lb calves by air- plane the last three years from Kona to the main- land in 7 hours at a cost of 40 cents a lb. The calves pounds, but now they rope the calves earlier and have a 30 to 40 lb advantage. The calves are weaned and bunk broke (they learn to eat hay from a bunk). Nutrition is the biggest challenge to get the heifers bred for the 2nd calf because they do not supple- ment feed. Just supplement with minerals copper and selenium. They used to brand and wean at 400 expensive at $2,250 per animal. "The cattle were first brought to Hawaii by Captain George Vancou- ver in 1793. The breed is not known, but they are believed to be of Spanish descent and probably resembled the longhorn, although there is evidence that they were black in color. Ranch wild cattle hunter. provided for upland bird hunts of the 14 species found on Parker Ranch. Cost is $750. Pointing dogs are Saturday, June 9, 2012 – Daily News 5A King Kamehameha put a kapu on the animals that lasted almost 30 years. When the kapu was removed the interior plain and three mountains of Hawaii were full of ani- mals. The estimated cat- tle population on Hawaii in 1851 was 8,000 tame, and 12,000 wild animals by 1904. 10,000 wild cattle were present on Mauna Kea. Parker Ranch wild cattle are descendants of the animals introduced by Vancouver and oth- ers, and inhabit the forested areas of the Ranch. Bulls weigh up to 1,000 pounds. Hunt- ing pressure makes them "wilder and smarter," presenting a real chal- lenge to the Parker Waimea Farmers Market and toured the Paniolo Heritage Center at Pukalani Stables. Dr. Billy Burgin, the ranch veterinarian had collect- ed bits and spurs for over thirty years and they were displayed in the Paniolo Heritage Center, with biographies of early ranchers and paniolos. The month of March is a Spring Turkey hunt, with a full day, 1 tom limit at $700. Source for this hunting information is from parkerranch.com/game. There are two hour horseback riding tours offered twice a day at Parker Ranch with Cow- boys Of Hawaii. They have a four hour tour available called Parker Ranch Cattle Country Tour. The ranch is a tourist destination. Keoki Wood greeted us at Pukalani Stables which once housed the ranch's blacksmith's shed, saddle shop and veterinarian's office. We saw the breaking Shed where young horses are trained. We visited the local US Forest Service offers vice officials say you can think trees and forget fees this Saturday. The National Forest Adventure Pass normally required to visit national forests is being waived this Saturday, June 9. Acting Forest Recreation Officer Al Colby in San Bernardino says it's a way to help people cel- ebrate National Get Outdoors Day. users a fee-free Saturday SAN BERNARDINO (AP) — U.S. Forest Ser- Nearly everyone made a trip to the Parker Ranch Store, where they purchased souvenirs of Hawaii. It is a featured stop for the tour busses because there were T- shirts, ball caps, candy, coffee and other items for sale. Jean Barton can be reached at jbarton2013@gmail.com. Herb Drying Class Saturday, June 16 @ 10am COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR recommened 30K, 60K, 90K SERVICES AT LOWER PRICES All makes and models. We perform dealer Smog Check starting at$ Pass or FREE retest 527-9841 • 195 S. Main St. (most cars and pick-ups) Over 25 years of experience The North State's premier supplier of stoves STOVE JUNCTION Wood Burning Stoves Did you know? We've Got Exempt From No Burn Days! 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