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<blockquote data-quote="Idaman" data-source="post: 751914" data-attributes="member: 14119"><p>Gentlemen - Ferrington Carpenter was born in Chicago around 1900. His father owned a large shoe manufacturing company in Chicago. Ferry went to school and was educated to be a lawyer but his father wanted him to return home and sell shoes. Ferry refused but talked his father into buying him a ranch on the Yampa river near Hayden Colorado. That ranch is still in the family and I think Ferrys' daughters run the place probably under the management of Merlin Williams. I believe Ferry left the cattle to Williams and the ranch to his daughters. Ferry was later appointed to be the first BLM director for the entire USA. Ferry was a maverick in every sense of the word. He was viewed with disdain by the AHA and most of the Colorado purebred breeders of the time. </p><p></p><p>The Carpenter cattle were unique in their breeding. I never could figure out from his naming system just what they were. For the time they were very large framed, somewhat coarse, and not very uniform in anything but size. Their colors and hair coats were very diverse for a linebred herd. I went there several times to try to find a bull that might work for me but I just couldn't bring myself to the point of finding one that I could use. They were certainly more paddock cattle and never saw the range or a day of even the slightest bit of hunger. They became fairly popular later when their size was valued. In type they reminded me of the Ochs Bros. herd at Gunnison, Colo. that came from the Jim Hole herd from Calgary.</p><p>I had a neighbor who used nothing but Hole bulls but his cattle were anything but big. Go figure.</p><p></p><p>Ferry always wore a suit and I never saw him in anything but street shoes and that dark suit. Even around his cattle.</p><p></p><p>I will try to answer any questions about Ferry but remember this is from 40 years ago. At that time I spent several days with him and we traveled and he talked which I certainly encouraged.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Idaman, post: 751914, member: 14119"] Gentlemen - Ferrington Carpenter was born in Chicago around 1900. His father owned a large shoe manufacturing company in Chicago. Ferry went to school and was educated to be a lawyer but his father wanted him to return home and sell shoes. Ferry refused but talked his father into buying him a ranch on the Yampa river near Hayden Colorado. That ranch is still in the family and I think Ferrys' daughters run the place probably under the management of Merlin Williams. I believe Ferry left the cattle to Williams and the ranch to his daughters. Ferry was later appointed to be the first BLM director for the entire USA. Ferry was a maverick in every sense of the word. He was viewed with disdain by the AHA and most of the Colorado purebred breeders of the time. The Carpenter cattle were unique in their breeding. I never could figure out from his naming system just what they were. For the time they were very large framed, somewhat coarse, and not very uniform in anything but size. Their colors and hair coats were very diverse for a linebred herd. I went there several times to try to find a bull that might work for me but I just couldn't bring myself to the point of finding one that I could use. They were certainly more paddock cattle and never saw the range or a day of even the slightest bit of hunger. They became fairly popular later when their size was valued. In type they reminded me of the Ochs Bros. herd at Gunnison, Colo. that came from the Jim Hole herd from Calgary. I had a neighbor who used nothing but Hole bulls but his cattle were anything but big. Go figure. Ferry always wore a suit and I never saw him in anything but street shoes and that dark suit. Even around his cattle. I will try to answer any questions about Ferry but remember this is from 40 years ago. At that time I spent several days with him and we traveled and he talked which I certainly encouraged. [/QUOTE]
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