Name: Ponderosa of Beaver Island receives 68 Hereford cows and a bull, 1961
Start: 1961-12
End: 1961-12
Location: Beaver Island

Ponderosa of Beaver Island receives 68 Hereford cows and a bull, 1961

Also December 1961 Jordan River Farms cattle arrival

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TypeEvent

Date1961-12

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1961-12
Kind: Business
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: agricultureeconomycommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

By the December 1961 issue, the reported Ponderosa of Beaver Island venture had received 68 white-faced Hereford cows and one bull after a weather-delayed transport.

Evidence and limits

The article supports an arrival report only. It does not identify all owners, give a farm parcel, establish herd survival or growth, or document the planned 300-head operation.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, December 1961, “Jordan River Farms.”
Reports that 68 white-faced Hereford cows and one bull had been brought to Beaver Island after bad weather made boat transport impossible for almost two weeks. It calls the operation the “Ponderosa of Beaver Island,” but does not identify all owners, name the receiving farm parcel, or provide a livestock inventory.
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Beaver Beacon, December 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Ponderosa of Beaver Island receives 68 Hereford cows and a bull, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ponderosa-cattle-arrival-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1961, “Jordan River Farms.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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