Early weaning at the Spade Ranch evens out next year's calf crop. Associate Editor Not many of the big old western family ranches made it into the 20th century, and even fewer have survived to make the 21st. But the Spade Ranch, first established south of Colorado City, TX, in 1889, is not only surviving, it is "always looking for places to expand," says Jim McAdams, assis- tant general manager. The ranch is prospering. In fact, CEO and President Dub Waldrip was honored by the National Cattlemen's Association as Region IVs top environmental steward for 1994.
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