Welcome to Seven Spades Cattle Company, owned and operated by Dave and Donna Gwyn. We are located south of Stratton in east central Colorado. Raising low-input, low-maintenance cattle with adaptability has put profit and enjoyment back into our ranching business. Our involvement with Pharo Cattle Company gave us the opportunity to associate with like-minded people.
      Evidence as to what these kind of cattle can do has made our commitment easy. We are still breeding low birth weight, easy fleshing, adaptable cattle with good dispositions. Using bulls that produce these cattle has enabled us to keep a higher percentage of replacement heifers, growing our herd faster than we thought possible. We feel some of the most important traits we are selecting for have no EPDs. Some of them are 365-day calving intervals, willingness to rough it on their own, disease and parasite resistance (we have not treated for parasites since 1996), calf vigor, and maternal instincts.
      We would like to thank the many customers who have purchased SSCC bulls in the past and are looking forward to meeting new customers in the future. Please feel free to call and visit anytime. Dave and Donna Gwyn, phone 719-348-5437.

     I live in Wheatland, Wyoming, and maintain a herd of efficient, moderate sized Angus and Composite cows. I have been breeding these cows to Angus, Tarentaise and Composite bulls that were purchased from Pharo Cattle Co. for many years. My goal is to produce efficient, easy fleshing, good-natured Composite cattle that optimize hybrid vigor and profitability. Calving in late April and May has greatly reduced my input costs while shortening my calving season.
      As a commercial producer I have always concentrated on maternal traits. I want to produce the most efficient and profitable herd of momma cows I can. I consider the bull calves produced by these cows as a by-product bonus, and I am glad to be able to market them through Pharo Cattle Company’s cooperative program. Toby Foland, phone 307-331-1453.

     Our ranch is conveniently located in the middle of nowhere, 12 miles southwest of Cohagen, Montana. Brent and Lisa Morrison and children, Matlock and McKenzie, also live and work on the ranch. We don't farm, hay, irrigate, or use commercial fertilizers. The dry short grass prairie and, God willing, rain (10-12 inches annual average) provides the bulk of our cowherd's nutrition. All other feed must be purchased and transported to our ranch; therefore, we raise minimal input black Angus cattle. By applying PCC philosophies, our cattle must walk the talk, or they are gone.     
      Over 200 pits and reservoirs and 28 miles of pipeline have been developed to water cattle and supplement existing windmills and electric wells on the ranch. Cross fencing and a rotational grazing system has been implemented as well to best utilize our available resources. We also have a viable hunting and trapping enterprise on the ranch. If you find yourself in the area, give us a call; the coffee pot is always on, and we specialize in giving ranch tours. We thank the Lord for bringing PCC to our ranch. Terry and Julie Todd, phone (406-557-2664); Brent and Lisa Morrison, phone (406-557-2214).