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THE ROUNDUP ISSUE<br />
SPRING <strong>2017</strong><br />
16<br />
THE GUADALUPE RIVER<br />
A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW<br />
The name Guadalupe has been applied to the present<br />
river, at least in its lower course, since 1689, when the<br />
stream was so named by Alonso De León.<br />
54<br />
NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
A NATURAL FIT<br />
While a picture is worth a thousand words, a nature<br />
photography operation can be worth thousands of<br />
dollars to landowners.<br />
79<br />
MARKET REPORT<br />
Following the robust price recovery from 2012<br />
through 2013 when prices surged by 7 to 10.5<br />
percent annually, <strong>Texas</strong> land markets seem to<br />
have taken a break.<br />
90<br />
ON CALL FOR TEXAS RANCHERS<br />
As an emergency room doctor and a first-generation<br />
rancher, Dr. Richard Thorpe offers a unique<br />
perspective as president of <strong>Texas</strong>’s largest<br />
livestock organization<br />
110<br />
THE HISTORY OF THE<br />
“WAR-WELDING COWBOY”<br />
A ranch owner must have good ranch hands. They<br />
are the men who make the ranch go ‘round. Ranch<br />
owners can’t operate with a transient workforce.<br />
Good, strong, stable family men, who love their work<br />
more than their pay, are those men who build and<br />
decorate our ranches.<br />
ON THE COVER<br />
FLOWING RIVER RANCH<br />
The Flowing River Ranch offers the exceedingly rare<br />
opportunity to purchase 108 acres of undeveloped<br />
land on the south fork of the Guadalupe River.<br />
Presented by Hood Real Estate Inc. (Details on page 19)<br />
PORTFOLIO<br />
128<br />
PROFILE<br />
PETER JOHN HOLT<br />
THE VALUE OF THE GREATER GOOD<br />
As Peter John Holt and his sister take the helm of a<br />
business that can be traced back to their great-great<br />
grandfather, Benjamin Holt, who developed and<br />
manufactured the first track-type tractor, Holt is aware<br />
of the legacy.<br />
147<br />
LAND AUCTIONS<br />
BRINGING THE MARKET TO YOU<br />
As a landowner, where do you turn when it’s time to<br />
sell your premium agricultural property?<br />
174<br />
PROFILE<br />
KASEY MOCK: A MAN ON THE MOVE<br />
As the Director of Farm & Ranch at Keller Williams<br />
Realty International (KWRI) and the owner of Mock<br />
Ranches, Kasey Mock is a man on the move.<br />
196<br />
SPRINGTIME THUNDER<br />
In <strong>Texas</strong>, and elsewhere, the history of the wild<br />
turkey is one of the great wildlife conservation<br />
success stories.<br />
220<br />
WATER FOR WILDLIFE<br />
Since much of <strong>Texas</strong> is often described as an arid<br />
to semi-arid environment, there exists plenty of<br />
opportunities through creative, financial, and sweat<br />
equities to invest in water as a means of providing a<br />
better home for wild creatures and for people.<br />
BROCHURE<br />
PONY CREEK RANCH<br />
Pony Creek Ranch is located just outside Glen Rose<br />
and approximately one-and-a-half hours from<br />
Dallas and an hour from Fort Worth. Presented by<br />
Burgher•Ray Ranch Sales (Following page 48)
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