I made an 18 hour quick round trip to Texas to pick up a critter or two. \u00a0I was flying solo, driving south into a very stiff wind and encountered quite a bit of road construction. \u00a0The road construction slowed me down, so I changed my dining plans. \u00a0Instead of lunch at Cooper’s in Llano, I ate supper. \u00a0It all worked out.<\/p>\n
Got to my destination, sorted through a pen of stock, loaded a couple, shook hands and headed back. \u00a0I took a different route home. \u00a0With the wind now behind me, that big diesel pickup did over 20 mpg with an 80 mph avg. \u00a0Now, I am a bit jet lagged.<\/p>\n
I have been through Albany, TX on several occasions. \u00a0Always at night. \u00a0This time was different as it was on a Friday evening. \u00a0The signs advertise “Home of the Hereford”. \u00a0 There businesses named after Herefords–Hereford Hotel, etc. \u00a0Yet, all of the street signs are adorned with Longhorns. \u00a0And there was a pen of Longhorns on the courthouse lawn. \u00a0There were statues of Longhorns. \u00a0I never saw an actual Hereford, just lots of Longhorns.<\/p>\n
I am sure that there are several Texas Longhorn fans in Albany, TX but I bet that it is more of a Texas Tech crowd. \u00a0I drove home wondering about the “home of the Hereford”. \u00a0I knew that the first Herefords in the U.S. \u00a0were brought to Kentucky. \u00a0So, maybe the first Herefords in Texas? \u00a0 NOPE!<\/p>\n
It is kind of interesting reading about the history of this little town but it doesn’t give much info as to why Albany, TX is the “Home of the Hereford”.<\/p>\n
By the way, when Vernon to Seymour to Throckmorton is green in late June\u2026.then the whole country is green.<\/p>\n
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Have a good one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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