Some Highights of Rosgen Herefords

1963 Calgary Grand Champion sired by Standard Lad 4L. ( l r) Grandfather Peter, sister Lorraine, sister Sharon(holding banner) unknown, Wilf , Peter holding bul.l The Purebred Herd was established in 1951 and we conributed to our first Calgary Bull Sale in 1955 and we have never missed a year. Small groups of big rough cows were added from different breeders, and in 1958 we bought Standard Lad 4L from John McCardell of Carstairs, AB. He was a breeding bull, he brought continuity, uniformity, and style to our herd. He was a bull that was a head of his time and he would still be useful today. He sired our first Calgary Bull Sale Grand Champion in 1963. above in 1970 Digest is Domino DP Lad      The next important bull was Domino DP Lad a bull bred by Hume Porteous, and owned jointly with Doug Morris. This was a breeding bull and his influence is in every cow on our ranch. He produced superior daughters as well as sons. He sired three Calgary Bull Sale Grand Champions 1970, 1971, 1974 and three years his sons were the high sellers. He was a changer.     The extra length of quarter that this bull had set him apart from the rest. Today he would not have been considered a large bull but he was in those days. The 1974 Champion Bull was the first champion over 2000 pounds. Domino DP Lad had a terrific hair coat, if you poured water on him his hide would not get wet. above is 1974 Calgary Grand Champion FULL VOLT BRIT LAD 24Y                purchased by Marvin Fedes & Sons GENERATOR STANDARD 26B purchased by Bar N and BCD Dallas STAN GENERATOR 32C purchased by Ed Newton Family ML HONDO LANE 106E purchased by Benwyn Farms Ltd , Progress, BC

My father, Wilf Rosgen, bought the farm in 1945 along with mother Marie ,children Lorraine, Sharon, Peter, and Dianne . Located on the plateau of central Alberta near Three Hills on the Three Hills Creek, the area is a predominate farming district where ranching spreads out from areas surrounding the Three Hills Creek.            Standard Lad 4L above Sired by Domino DP Lad the 1970 Calgary Grand Champion sold for a record high price of $16000. (l r)Bill Boake, Sharon, Dianne, Mother, Wilf and Peter at haulter below1971 Calgary Champion sired by Domino DP Lad the second bull is Jim Hole's Reserve above1971 Calgary Champion sired by Domino DP Lad the second bull is Jim Hole's Reserve Above Calgary high sell 1974 above is 1974 Calgary Reserve Champion GENERATOR STANDARD 10Apurchased by J.P.Doerksen & Sons I GENERATNG STAR 18C purchased by Corbiell Herefords STAN GENERATOR 28C purchased by Little Gem Ranches