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Show Huge Nevada Ranch Purchased by Flinders, Tom Will Operate JUDD FLINDERS and his son Tom of the Mountain Meadow Ranch have purchased a huge cattle ranch near Elko, Nev., and Tom is leaving very soon to take over the place. Containing about 250,000 acres, the ranch is located just east and north of Elko, and is made up of 12,000 acres deeded and the remainder on permits. Meadows and hills are lush with wild hay, and there are springs, small streams and the Humboldt River traversing the huge acreage. acre-age. Irrigation is unnecessary, and the hay is stacked in late July, leaving plenty of late summer sum-mer and fall pasturage, Judd said. "We won't have a baler on the place," he added. "Four mowers and automatic stackers take care of all the hay storage. stor-age. TOM PLANS to start about 950 cows, including all those now on the Mountain Meadow ranch here. He is already cross-breeding with registered Charolais bulls, and expects to continue the practice in Nevada. The big place will be known as the 101 Ranch, and Elko has the nearest postoffice. Just 101 years ago, in 1869, the grandfather grand-father of the Glaser family went through the area on his way to California, and staked his claim on the beautiful land there. The Glasers continue ownership, owner-ship, and have branched out into the quarterhorse business, which has become a big enterprise enter-prise with them. So big, in fact, that they are selling out to the Flinders and moving their horse business to California. 'We went all over the West, looking for just wh at we wanted," want-ed," said Judd, "and we finally found it in this place. You wouldn't believe the beauty of the meadows and the hills, and the wild game is impossible to believe. On a short walk one can flush hundreds of prairie chickens chick-ens and grouse." Judd will continue to operate the Mountain Meadow Ranch here, which is running at almost capacity, and the ranch-land he owns here will be custom-rented. custom-rented. Several beautiful homes with lovely views are beingbuilt on the development he has created on the hill overlooking the big meadow. Tom Flinders, who is not married, will occupy a beautiful all-electric home at the ranch headquarters. He has been attending at-tending the University of Utah, and is only two quarters short of graduation. He expects to finish and gain his degree in Business Administration as soon as possible. |