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14th Annual “Best of the Best” Replacement Female Sale
Saturday, April 16, 2016 • 10:00 a.m. • San Saba Offering quality pair, bred cows, bred heifers, and open or exposed heifers. Don’t miss your opportunity to buy some of the best females in the country. The seller and buyer of the top-selling females in each of the classes will receive a trophy. All cattle wil be fi ve years of age or younger! Consignments Welcome!
Special Bull Offerings In conjunction with our regular sale. Bulls will sell at 10 am. Bulls will be fertility tested, meet trich requirements, and ready to go to work.
Thursday, April 21, 2016 • 10:00 a.m. • San Saba Featuring 25 Bulls from Angus of Clear Creek
Consignments Welcome! May Replacement Female Sale
Saturday, May 7, 2016 • 10:00 a.m. • San Saba Consignments Welcome!
WEEKLY SALES HELD AT 11:00 a.m.
Monday – Mason • Thursday – San Saba For more info on above sales or online viewing and bidding, please call or visit our website.
of commercial and farm and ranch real estate and mineral matters, says it is important not to dismiss a con- servation easement simply because of old notions of incompatibility. “They are effective tools in
many situations,” Uhl says. “Our Texas lands are being fragmented so quickly at such a great cost to our natural resources, to water and wildlife. And conservation is im- portant from a public point of view as well. But from a personal land- owner’s point of view, they can be a big help fi nancially.” Just like Fitzsimons, he adds
that it is important to remember one size does not fi t all, and con- servation easements are not for everyone. “A conservation easement is
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not something to be entered into lightly,” Uhl says. “You need to de- termine how much this will benefi t you and how much it will cost you.” He says education is key; adding
that he really appreciates the work Texas Agricultural Land Trust has done to get the word out. “There are lots of resources now
that are available to a landowner,” Uhl says. “In addition to your ac- countant and your lawyer, there are people at the land trust. And perhaps the best source of informa- tion comes from talking to people who’ve already entered into one [a conservation easement].”
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