Changes

Bradley’s herd usually numbers about four hundred to five hundred heifers and two hundred bulls. The ranch is owned by Bradley and her daughter, Mary Lou, and Mary Lou’s husband, James Henderson. Mary Lou is hence the fourth generation of Bradleys to ranch in north Texas.<ref name=bradley3/> The Bradley 3 supplies seedstock to commercial ranchers in the Southwest.<ref>[http://www.angusjournal.com/2000nationalconference/pages/conferencespeakers.html national angus conference speakers<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  

Bradley’s herd usually numbers about four hundred to five hundred heifers and two hundred bulls. The ranch is owned by Bradley and her daughter, Mary Lou, and Mary Lou’s husband, James Henderson. Mary Lou is hence the fourth generation of Bradleys to ranch in north Texas.<ref name=bradley3/> The Bradley 3 supplies seedstock to commercial ranchers in the Southwest.<ref>[http://www.angusjournal.com/2000nationalconference/pages/conferencespeakers.html national angus conference speakers<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  

There​ are only two full-time workers for the ranch. The cows require human assistance at birth, a process known as “pulling calves” from the womb. At 2 a.m. during calving season, Bradley boards her pickup truck and drives past the pens, and with her searchlight looks for pregnant cows in distress and, as needed, summons for help. She cooks all three meals for the ranch, sometimes serving a half-dozen persons. For each meal, she uses [[beef]] from her own feed yard and packing facility.<ref name=texas/> In 1986, the Bradleys developed B3R Country Meats in Childress.<ref>[http://beefmagazine.com/business/beef_lessons_hard_learned/ LESSONS Hard Learned | best way to improve averages is to keep getting rid of the bottom 10, 15, 20%<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> They were instrumental in defining national standards for natural beef products.<ref>[http://www.angusjournal.com/2000nationalconference/pages/minnie.html Minnie Lou Bradley<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2002, the company was sold to George Gillette. Bradley, supplied the steaks for the January 20, 2001, presidential inauguration of [[George W. Bush]].<ref name=bradley3/>​

There​ are only two full-time workers for the ranch. The cows require human assistance at birth, a process known as “pulling calves” from the womb. At 2 a.m. during calving season, Bradley boards her pickup truck and drives past the pens, and with her searchlight looks for pregnant cows in distress and, as needed, summons for help. She cooks all three meals for the ranch, sometimes serving a half-dozen persons. For each meal, she uses [[beef]] from her own feed yard and packing facility.<ref name=texas/> In 1986, the Bradleys developed B3R Country Meats in Childress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beefmagazine.com/business/beef_lessons_hard_learned/|title=Lessons Hard Learned: Best way to improve averages is to keep getting rid of the bottom 10, 15, 20 percent|publisher=''Beef'' magazine|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}</ref> They were instrumental in defining national standards for natural beef products.<ref>[http://www.angusjournal.com/2000nationalconference/pages/minnie.html Minnie Lou Bradley<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2002, the company was sold to George Gillette. Bradley, supplied the steaks for the January 20, 2001, presidential inauguration of [[George W. Bush]].<ref name=bradley3/>​

​

​

==Women's pioneer==

==Women's pioneer==

​In addition to her breakthrough work at Oklahoma State, Minnie Bradley was in 1952 the first woman to win the International Livestock Judging contest held in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. She was one of the first women to serve on the board of directors of the trade association, the American Angus Association, the largest beef organization in the world with 36,000 mostly male members in all fifty states. She became its first female president in 2004. Nevertheless, Bradley rejects the role of "pioneer for women." She has no plans to retire so long as her health permits her to continue operating the ranch.<ref name=texas/>​

​In addition to her breakthrough work at Oklahoma State, Minnie Bradley was in 1952 the first woman to win the International Livestock Judging contest held in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. She was one of the first women to serve on the board of directors of the trade association, the American Angus Association, the largest beef organization in the world with 36,000 mostly male members in all fifty states. She became its first female president in 2004. Nevertheless, Bradley rejects the role of "pioneer for women." She has no plans to retire so long as her health permits her to continue operating the ranch.<ref name=texas/>​