We were inspired to create The Great Shorthorn Revival on a sale weekend trip in the Fall of 2001 with Clint Tomson, then 92 years old! Clint was a Shorthorn man from birth. His interest in the Tomson family’s top-ranked breeding program led to proficiency in livestock judging, expert salesmanship and, later, leadership of the breed. He started his career at Shorthorn World as a fieldman, and after a few years he was selected to fill the post of Executive Secretary of the American Shorthorn Association. From 1941 to 1951, Clint provided countless ideas and innovations which truly created the heyday years of the reds, whites and roans. He left the association to join his boyhood Shorthorn friend Frank Harding and his father F.W. Harding in forming American Livestock Insurance Co. , but Clint never left behind his love for the breed he helped make great.

For hours on that trip we quizzed Clint about “the golden days of Shorthorns.” And he answered, in-depth and in detail, as only Clint could! At one point Steve asked, “Clint, how are we going to get Shorthorn breeders to focus again on the cow families that made the breed great?” Without hesitation and for about an hour (almost without taking a breath!), Clint advised a marketing strategy that in three years has proven to work. He started off saying, “Steve, you’re going to have to create an economic opportunity. You can’t just tell people that cow families are important and that following the great bloodlines can be profitable. You have to show them! And show them right in their pocketbook, where it counts the most!” The Great Shorthorn Revival was born!

We are always asked about the theme of the sale and enjoy sharing Missouri breeder Dave Lorenz’ article from 1965’s 50th Anniversary issue of Shorthorn World reprinted in the first Revival catalog. In his summary, Mr. Lorenz challenged his fellow breeders with these words:

“The need for Shorthorn bulls is 100 times greater than your and our capacity to produce at this time. But, opportunity is where the need is...and because the need is great, the opportunity is great! Don’t let the Great Shorthorn Revival pass you by! Start today! If you need a new bull, travel farther, look harder, pay more...but insist on the bull you need. Don’t settle for a substitute for a good bull. Pick up the big, strong females you occasionally have the opportunity to buy. The kind that will produce a calf every year, and give enough milk to make a job of the calf. Start today to build up the strength of your herd. Competition demands that all of us Shorthorn people produce bulls that will sire bull calves strong enough to be preferred by commercial cattlemen all over America! Don’t let the Great Shorthorn Revival pass you by!”

>> Read the entire story in this excerpt from a Revival sale catalog.

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7L FARMS & LAND CO.
Wiggins MS
601-928-5288
Cell: 608-345-1822
www.7LFarms.com

CALIGO FARMS
Rushville IN
765-663-2816
Cell: 317-414-5030

CATES FARMS
Modoc IN
Cell: 765-576-0035
Cell: 765-969-0373
www.catesfarms.com

CRAWFDOWN FARMS
Glencoe ON N0L 1M0
519-287-3837
Cell: 519-870-2396
www.crawfdownfarms.com

CYCLONE TRACE CATTLE CO.
Clarion IA
515-532-3005
Cell: 515-571-5630
www.cyclonetrace.com          

DARBYSHIRE FAMILY SHORTHORNS
Morning Sun IA
Cell: 319-850-1694
Cell: 319-850-1675
www.gerdesshowcattle.com

DOUBLE J CATTLE
Elwood IN
Cell: 765-278-8625
www.doublejcattle.com

ESQUIRE CATTLE CO, LTD
New Philadelphia OH
Cell: 330-204-4351

FAIR ACRES STOCK FARM
Waldorf MN
507-239-2291
Cell: 507-382-9658
www.fair-acres.com

 

FREEMAN CATTLE CO.
Milford IL
Cell: 815-383-3117     

HI VIEW RANCH
Cleburne TX
817-645-5505
Barn: 817-558-6838

HORToN FARMS SHORTHORNS
St. Charles IL
630-584-4812
Cell: 630-965-1710
www.hortonshorthorns.com

HUNTER FAMILY
Goodell IA
515-444-3984

KEARNS FARM
Waterman IL
815-264-3468
Cell: 815-739-3578
www.kearnsfarms.com

NARROW BROOK SHORTHORNS
Charlotte MI
517-543-4525
Cell: 517-202-3628

QUINTIN SMITH SHORTHORNS
Lebanon TN 
Cell: 615-207-0830

RL SHORTHORNS
Bell City LA
337-598-3258
Cell: 337-540-2825
www. rlcattlecompany.com

RICK HOGUE SHORTHORNS
Newcomerstown, OH
740-498-5366
Cell: 330-204-6090

ROCKDALE SHORTHORNS
Caledonia IL
815-885-3679
Cell: 815-494-5588

 

S-CO SHORTHORNS
Hastings, MN
Cell: 651-208-9057
www.shorthornpride.com
 
SCHRAG SHORTHORN FARMS
Marion SD
605-925-4804
Cell: 605-941-5241
www.schragshorthorns.com

SHAR BEN SHORTHORNS
Sharpsburg KY
606-247-3023
Cell: 606-782-0754

STERLING HUNTER
Bath MI
517-256-2292
Cell: 269-806-3004

TRAVIS WOLFE CATTLE CO.
4185 US 27 South
Richmond IN 47374
Cell: 765-744-0125

VOGEL FAMILY SHORTHORNS
Hartley
712-933-2720
Cell: 712-260-9510

WEE ACRES SHORTHORNS
Buffalo MN
763-682-0668
Cell: 763-221-9549

XL SHORTHORNS
Flat Rock IN
765-525-7152
Cell: 317-642-6460

 
 
 
 
 
         
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