National Belted Galloway Sale - US Belted Galloway Society

Growing up on a dairy farm In Leeds, Mac has always had a passion for farming. Being a self-employed
carpenter and having a few animals on a small piece of property in Livermore, he decided it would be
nice to have more land so he could be a “hobby” farmer and raise his own beef. In 1974 Mac and Patty
decided to sell their ranch home and buy a farmhouse on Route 108 in South Livermore. He achieved
his dream of finally becoming a “hobby” farmer after completing some much needed renovations to
the farmhouse. He started out with
“Topsy”, his Gurnsey milking cow,
a horse, some rabbits, a few chickens
and then he added a few cross-breed
beef animals.
While attending county fairs with his
two sons, Randy and Steve, during
their 4-H years of showing steers,
Mac decided he would like to try his
hand at showing cattle. He became
interested in the Belted Galloway's at
Fryeburg Fair after Randy caught a
Beltie/Hereford cross in the 4-H calf
scramble. Randy was encouraged by
Merle Prock to catch that particular
steer. Mac bought his first heifer,
“Winky”, in the spring of 1978 from
Aldemere Farms and bought the his
first bull, “Beaver Dam Stan", in the
fall from Beaver Dam Farm in New Hampshire. Because of the friendships and camaraderie that he
came to enjoy at the fairs, he wanted to continue attending after his two sons were through with 4-H.
Accordingly, he showed his first Beltie in 1981, his youngest son Steve's last year in 4-H. Since he
didn't have a trailer and one was not readily available at the time, he recalls hauling “Winky”, her
calf, and Steve's steer to Fryeburg Fair in the back of his pick-up truck. Mac has always named his
animals by choosing names that begin with the same letter based upon the year in which they were born.
Beginning in January each year, all animals born that year are named with a name that begins with the
same letter. After going down through the alphabet once, Mac is now on his second time around. He
takes great pride in his animals and is particularly interested in studying the blood lines of Belties in
order to increase the quality of his breeding.
Mac and Patty have been married for 54 years and have three children, Shelly Hanson of Chelsea, Randy
of Wayne and Steve of Livermore; four grandchildren, Brent, Kristyn, Mathew, and Jessica; two greatgrandchildren,
Cassidy and Alex. They are both very hard workers, and in addition to farming, they
enjoy working outside, going to their camp at Moosehead Lake and growing flowers and vegetables in
their large garden. Mac also takes pride in being able to harvest firewood from his own property.
New England Galloway Group
“e breed’s future
lies in supporting
our youth”
DeDicAtioN
Lawrence McNear
Thank You, Mac and Pat, all your hard work shows in the many farms with
foundation animals you have provided to new as well as existing herds. We all
look forward to seeing the consignments from Ponderosa Farm for many years
to come, because we all know that “The Old Man is still offering his Best”.
National Belted Galloway Sale & Fryeburg Youth Sale
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