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The Grit welcomes your inquiriesand feedback. The Grit is

published by Town Creek Farm,West Point, Mississippi.

Town Creek FarmMilton Sundbeck, Owner

662.295.3115 Milton@TownCreekFarm.com

Ron Flake, Manager662.509.2233

Ron@TownCreekFarm.com

Joy Reznicek, Marketing205.399.0221

Joy@TownCreekFarm.com

Post Office Box 1217West Point, Mississippi 39773

www.TownCreekFarm.com

Since 1993

Town Creek Farm

GENETICS IS ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT investments cattlemen make. At TownCreek Farm, we’re breeding animals thatare more productive, efficient, andprofitable for us and for our customers.Town Creek Farm’s proactive and commonsense approach to producing cattle ensurescustomers of healthy, long-lasting, problemfree cattle that are environmentally rootedto the southern half of the country.

Our genetic program is designed tosupply functional, long-lasting bulls thatmake positive impacts to bottom-lines ofcommercial cattle operations. Our bulls aregenetically bred to sire fertile, repro-ductively sound replacement femaleswithout sacrificing pounds or carcassquality. Our crafted maternal genetics buildthe right size cow. We are committed topreserving calving ease and maternal traitsof Brangus cattle. Town Creek Farmconsiders fertility as the highest valuedtrait to improving our customers’ bottom-line. It's impossible to wean a 650-poundcalf from a female who didn't conceive orwho lost her calf due to calving difficulties.

We take our responsibility as a seed-stock producer very seriously. It’s our goalto help your cow herd become moreprofitable. If our cattle don’t work for us,they won’t work for you.

REPUTATION, PROVEN GENETICS, AND FORAGEBASED BREEDING PROGRAM

Town Creek Farm focuses on producing forage-based registered Brangus and Ultrablack cattle in areal world environment much like environments of

commercial cattlemen. That makes good,common and economic sense for us, and for ourcustomers.

The Town Creek Fcow herd foundationoriginated from reputation Cow Creek Ranchgenetics. We’ve continued the samediscipline to fertility, forage substantiality

and production efficiency. Our practical breeding plan results in a

calf crop that offers consistency and value.Our cattle must be fertile, easy fleshing,maintain sound feet and legs, haveexcellent udders and dispositions, andraise a calf on their own every year.

MATCHING CATTLE TO YOUR ENVIRONMENTProfitability is directly tied to cattle adapted to

your environment and to cattle that require lesslabor and less management. If your cow biotype isnot suited to your environment and climate, you’renot getting the most from your cows. Conceptionrates, hours foraging, breathing rates, milkproduction, and body condition all affect per-formance levels of your females.

Our slick-haired Brangus and Ultrablack cows fitour ecosystem better than any other cows. Duringperiods when intake is limited, i.e. drought orwinter, or periods of oppressive heat and humidity,these efficient Town Creek Farm females are able tomaintain their weight and condition because oflower maintenance requirements and their abilityto convert forages into more pounds of beef.

PROACTIVE COMMITMENT TO OUR CUSTOMERSWHOLE HERD JOHNES TESTING. Town Creek Farm hasproactively Johnes fecal-tested our cow herdannually for nearly a decade. We believe it justmakes good sense to proactively participate in aJohne’s disease prevention and testing program. Inaddition, our sale bulls are tested, giving ourcustomers confidence that their Johnes-free bullsare backed by a Johnes-free cow herd.

TRICHOMONIASIS TESTING AND PREVENTION. EveryTown Creek Farm sale bull is Trichomoniasis tested30 days prior to sale day. Trich testing is ourproactive, common-sense strategy to ensuring thatcustomer concerns are always first.

BVD-PI TESTING. Town Creek engages in acomprehensive approach to maintaining a BVDPI-free herd using biosecurity and testing. We deemthis approach as a responsible action to providingour customers added peace of mind.

BULLS DEVELOPED FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESSTown Creek bulls are grown on high roughage,

forage-based, low-energy rations composed of up to60 percent haylage, which is produced andharvested on Town Creek Farm. Bulls have unlimitedaccess to pasture or hay. This diet eliminatespotential of overfeeding and ensures sound footed,durable, and functional bulls with no joint stress,developmental pressures or hoof issues, which aretypically generated from commonly fed,high starch rations.

Earning Your Business

Ultrablack bull 271Y5 sells.

THESE BULLS sell.

FALL 2013

� Entire calf crop of two-year old bulls sell. No bulls have been sold.

� Bulls developed on high roughage, forage-based lowenergy ration to ensure durable, reliable feet and legs and weight maintenance.

� Heat and humidity adapted bulls raised in southern, fescueenvironment.

� Sound footed, functional bulls with no joint stress, developmentpressures or hoof issues.

� Large selection of user-friendly, high maternal, low birthweight bulls needed to produce valuable replacement heifers. Profit begins with a live calf.

� Bulls sell Trich tested, Johnes tested and BVD-PI tested.

� Problem-free bulls guaranteed fertile and reproductively sound.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2013 • 12 NOON

150 Town Creek Farm BullsBrangus and Ultrablack Bulls

INCLUDING 60 2 YEAR-OLD BULLSEntire 2 year-old calf crop sells, no bulls have been sold from this group.

Powerful, practical, functional bulls developed on a high roughage forage-based ration.Sound footed, problem-free bulls guaranteed fertile and reproductively sound.

Largely Cow Creek Ranch based genetics.

at the farm in West Point, Mississippi

Town Creek Farm Sale

Ultrablack bull 5441Y6 sells.

BRANGUS bull 809Y sells.

BRANGUS bull 024Y3 sells.

BRANGUS bull 4861Y6 sells.

BRANGUS bull 9011Y2 sells.

BRANGUS bull 5441Y2 sells.

BRANGUS bull 3972Y sells.

BRANGUS bull 25Y sells.

THESE BULLS sell.

DVAuction.com

Since 1993

Williamson Cattle Company, The Williamson Family, Faunsdale, Alabama, and Okeechobee, FloridaLots 175 -274 – 100 head. 16 year consignor Cow Creek Ranch Commercial Heifer SaleCow Creek Ranch Brangus and Ultrablack sired heifers bred back to low birthweight CowCreek Ranch Brangus and Ultrablack bulls. These heifers are ranch raised, geneticallysourced and rank in the top 20 percent of Williamson Cattle Company’s 2011 calf crop.Calving from November 15, 2013, to January 20, 2014. Heifers will calve at two-years old.Bucket broke.

River Oaks Farm, John McKnight, Searcy, Arkansas Lots 275 - 374 – 100 head, 15 year consignor Cow Creek Ranch Commercial Heifer SaleGroup 1: 50 Cow Creek Sired Brangus and Ultrablack heifers. A.I.’d to calving ease CCRIntegrity 355S4. Expected calving date: October 30, 2013. Heifers then pasture bred to lowbirthweight CCR Integrity 355S4 and CCR Sleep Easy 46T3 sons. Calving from November10, 2013, to December 28, 2013. Heifers will calve at two-years old. Bucket broke.Group 2: 50 Cow Creek Sired Brangus heifers bred to low birthweight CCR Integrity 355S4and CCR Sleep Easy 46T3 sons. Calving from February 1, 2014, to April 3, 2014.Heifers will calve at two-years old. Bucket broke.

CP Bar Brangus, Paul Gray, Holcomb, MississippiLots 375 - 394 – 20 head. 14 year consignor Cow Creek Ranch Commercial Heifer SaleCCR Pathfinder 44R2 and CCR Integrity 305R daughters (out of Cow Creek Ranch Thunder,Buckshot and Pathfinder granddaughters) bred to CCR Thunder 698S2. Calving fromFebruary 17, 2014, to April 10, 2014. Heifers are gentle.

Megehee Cattle Company, Jacob Megehee, Macon, Mississippi Lots 395 - 439 – 45 head. 9 year consignor Cow Creek Ranch Commercial Heifer SaleCCR Sleep Easy 9L2, CCR Integrity 355S4, CCR Thunder 641R4, and CCR Integrity 036P9daughters and granddaughters bred to low calving ease Cow Creek Ranch bulls. Allheifers sired by and bred back to “User Friendly”, low birthweight bulls. 40 Brangus and 5Ultrablacks. Majority of heifers are bred to calve October 25 to December 23, 2013. A fewwill calve January 22, 2014, to March 20, 2014. Heifers were pelvic area measured and allexceed 205 square centimeters. They will be remeasured within 30 days of the sale.Heifers will calve at 28 to 33 months of age. User friendly.

Montgomery Farms, Mark Montgomery, Moulton, Alabama Lots 440 - 451 – 12 head. 5 year consignor Cow Creek Ranch Commercial Heifer SaleCCR Integrity 386R4 daughters bred back to CCR Sleep Easy 317U2. Calving fromNovember 25, 2013, to February 23, 2014. User friendly.

B&B Farm, Gerome Burrell, Linden, Alabama Lots 472 - 476 – 5 head. First year consignor to Town Creek Farm Commercial Heifer SaleCCR Rocky 1000L daughters bred back to CCR Ultrablack 1749X5. Calving from December10, 2013, to March 10, 2014. Bucket broke.

275 Commercial brangus Bred heifersThe commercial Brangus bred heifers selling Saturday, October, 19, at 12 noon, are brought to you by reputationranchers using Cow Creek Ranch genetics. This sale is a continuation of the 18-year running Cow Creek Ranch

Commercial Bred Heifer Sale held each fall in Aliceville, Alabama. These heifers are multi-generation, genetically-tracked heifers sired by Cow Creek Ranch bulls and bred back to Cow Creek Ranch and Town Creek Farm bulls. Heifers

are source and ranch verified and were palpated safe in calf prior to the sale. Heifers will sell in groups of five. These are authentic ranch-raised heifers that will take your program to the next level.

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Sale Information� For a sale catalog complete the request form on

the web at TownCreekFarm.com or call Joy at205.399.0221. Catalogs will be mailed September 25, 2013 by request.

� For additional sale information call Ron at 662.509.2233 or Joy at 205.399.0221.

� MOTEL ACCOMMODATIONSHampton Inn & Suites281 Highway 45 Alternate SouthWest Point, Mississippi 39773662.494.7802 (ask for Town Creek Farm block)

Holiday Inn Express190 Highway 45 Alt.SouthWest Point, Mississippi 39773662.494.7090 (ask for Town Creek Farm block)

� SCHEDULE OF EVENTSFriday, October 18, 2013

6 pm – Boot Scootin’ BBQ PartyLive music by Wil Gravatt Band

Saturday, October 19, 201311:30 am – Lunch Available12 noon – Town Creek Farm Commercial Brangus Bred Heifer Sale followed by Town Creek Farm Bull Sale

these heifers sell fromwilliamson cattle company.

this heifer sells PLUS 99 MORE just likeher from williamson cattle co.

these heifers sell from B&B FARM

OUR FUTURE IS IN GOOD HANDS – This summer Town Creek Farm wasprivileged to have four young interns working along side our regularcrew. Joining the Town Creek team were Anne Stevens, Whit Flake,Lexus Weinheimer, and Trae Kelley.

Our four interns arrived eager to learn more about the world ofagriculture and left having benefited significantly from theexperience. Ideals of farming and ranching were reflected in theirenthusiasm, commitment and work ethic. They are our futureleaders, and we can be assured that our future is in good hands.

Anne Stevens of West Point, Mississippi, is the granddaughter ofTown Creek Farm owner, Milton Sundbeck. A gifted horseman, Anne isattending Midway College, Midway, Kentucky, and is studying EquineHealth and Rehabilitation.

Whit Flake, son of Town Creek Farm Manager, Ron Flake, isattending Itawamba Community College, Tupelo, Mississippi, andstudies Agricultural Business. Whit has a keen interest in implementsand farming, and as a youngster, would watch implement operatingvideos for pleasure.

Lexus Weinheimer of Texas, is the niece of Town Creek Farm’s JoyReznicek. Lexus will graduate from Texas A&M University, CollegeStation, in December and attend graduate school to study meatscience and coach the Meats Judging Team. She, too, is a giftedhorseman.

Trae Kelley, is the grandson of Willie Kelley, long-time Town CreekFarm employee. Trae attends West Point High School.

“These four young folks are smart, have good work ethics andlove our business, says Town Creek Farm Manager, Ron Flake. It was apleasure to have them on the farm this summer.”

TOWN CREEK FARM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCED THAT A SET OF fouropen commercial Brangus heifers have been donated byJohn McKnight and Dana and Lynn White. Proceeds goto the International Junior Brangus BreedersAssociation. Heifers will sell on October 19, 2013, duringthe Town Creek Farm Commercial Bred Heifer Sale.

John McKnight, owner and operator of River OaksFarm, Searcy, Arkansas, is a consignor to the 2013 TownCreek Farm Commercial Bred Heifer Sale. John is acontinual supporter of the Brangus breed, Brangus youthorganization and served as host for multiple SoutheastRegional Junior Brangus Shows.

Dana and Lynn White, Black River Brangus,Monterey, Louisiana, travelled many miles across thecountry with their children, Morgan and Landon,participating in youth Brangus shows. ey continue tosupport the Brangus breed and its youth. Dana and Lynnare bull production partners for Town Creek Farm.

THE GLORIES OF GETTING A SET OF CATTLE WORKED EFFICIENTLY, without incidentor injury to cattle or humans, brings a sense of satisfaction to thosewho do it frequently. When Town Creek Farm needed to build aworking facility on its new North Farm, those factors were on theforefront of owner Milton Sundbeck’s mind. “Everyday I preachsafety first in my Southern Ionics company,” says Sundbeck. It wasonly natural that he approached his farm the same way. With thisguiding mindset, Sundbeck has constructed a built-to-spec TempleGrandin cattle working facility. Dr. Grandin is a prominent designerof humane livestockhandling facilities anda Professor of AnimalScience at ColoradoState University.

“Curved cattlefacilities are moreefficient for handlingcattle because theytake advantage of thenatural behavior ofcattle. Moving cattle ina curve gives them a sense of returning. eir natural behavior makesthem want to go back from where they came.” says Sundbeck.

Grandin’s curved chute systems designs for cattle are usedworldwide, and her writings on the flight zone and other principlesof grazing animal behavior have helped many people to reduce stresson their animals during handling.

e close connection Grandin feels with animals is central to herresearch and design. Grandin evaluates each handling facility byvisualizing it from the animal’s standpoint—sometimes includingcrawling through gates and chutes to identify what sounds, sights orsmells might cause them to be fearful and balk. She thenincorporates this perspective into a series of designs that are morehumane, as well as more efficient and safe.

Donation Heifers Set to SellDuring Town Creek Farm Sale

Town Creek Farm ConstructsTemple Grandin Working Facility

TOWN CREEK MULTIFUNCTIONAL PAVILION NEARS COMPLETION –Workers have beenon site for several months now constructing the Town Creek Pavilion and are nowputting on finishing touches. The facility is located on Town Creek Farm seven mileseast of West Point, Mississippi, off highway 50. Upon completion, Town Creek Pavilionwill operate as a special events facility available for private functions. The Pavilionfeatures sweeping pastoral views dotted with Brangus cattle in a unique, countrysidesetting. The expansive, rustic pavilion features a state-of-the-art commercial kitchenand indoor commercial grill, which will facilitate guests celebrating any occasion fromcasual get-togethers to weddings, anniversaries, family reunions, corporate events,proms, company picnics, and more. The facility’s focal point are four flags whichrepresent the United States of America, Town Creek Farm, and the states of Mississippiand Texas, Milton Sundbeck’s home state and birth state.

The Town Creek Farm Sale and Boot Scootin’ BBQ Party on October 18 and 19, 2013,will be the inaugural event in the fully completed facility.

TOWN CREEK FARM EXTENDS A WARM THANK YOU TO WILLIAMSON CATTLECOMPANY of Okeechobee, Florida, for purchasing the $2000 credit offered byTown Creek Farm at the recent Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention. Inappreciation of our strong customer base in Florida, Town Creek Farmdonated the credit to be used in our October 19, 2013, Bull Sale.