Plans Now Being Made for Reed Ranch Generation Transfer!

4th and 5th Reed Generation Landowners!

Many of you on this newsletter list are aware that the ownership of the Reed Family Ranch is currently under 3rd generation ownership with ol-dad/grand-dad Jim Reed as the current owner. Over the past several months, the topic of ownership transfer and estate planning has been an important item of discussion at Reed family group gatherings.

Here's a recap of Reed Family generation info:

• 1st Generation Landowner - Lottie Cureton Reed - Migration to Navarro County, Kerens area, in 1893 from Lancaster County, South Carolina with husband Jimmy Francis Reed
• 2nd Generation Landowner - Tillman Francis Reed - Began 1940's-50's Ownership
• 3rd Generation Landowner - Jim (aka oljim) Francis Reed - Began mid-1990's Ownership
• 4th Generation - James Tillman Reed, Jimmy Gene Reed, Traci Renee Keele
• 5th Generation on the Horizon! - Hagen Keele, Anna Keele, Kaylee Reed

OlJim and Texas Land Bank Appraiser Patty Weber

We wanted everybody to know that generation transfer plans are now being discussed - especially in terms of what's the best way to accomplish this - from a ranch and estate planning standpoint. An appraisal of the value of the ranch has been completed by Certified Farm and Ranch Land Appraiser Patty Weber, who's employed by the Texas Land Bank.

The current strategy that's being discussed is for a diversified ownership transfer to occur in the future - in which OlJim's oldest son, James, takes on ownership of the ranch with son JimmyG and daughter Traci becoming landowners too!

Financial planner/attorney and close friend Charlie Jones of Waco , Texas, is providing valuable expertise in making decisions about the best route to follow with these important plans. We recognize the interest of others in this process (and what happens in terms of ranch ownership) so, if anyone has questions - please feel free to make contact with us!

Sign-ups Being Taken Now! June 1-2-3, 2007 Hog, Varmint, and Fishin' Fun Weekend

Come join us for one of these fun and exciting weekends! These weekend outings are a hoot! They have a tendency to fill up fast, so let us know soon if you're interested in coming out. I bet you'll enjoy!

Our February and March hunts have been conducted and our April and May hunts are already fullup; but there's still spots available for our June hunt!

The weekend dates in June to sign up are:

June 1-2-3, 2007

The rates are $200 for two full evening/night hunts and a weekend of outdoors fun! There are no trophy fees or maximums. Check our rates for special family considerations. Rustic overnight facilities are available at no additional charge. Click here for more information about these exciting hunts or email OlJim at oljim@reedfamilyranch.com .

Looking forward to having everybody out! See some cool hog pics from our hunts by clicking HERE!

Bobcat Taken: Reed Ranch Varmint Callin'

Shark Lake Fishing at the Reed Ranch

Hey, lotsa' good fishing and varmint calling on these weekend hunts too! Take a look at these great pics!

REED FAMILY RANCH - CELEBRATING 7 YEARS OF GREAT HUNTING WEEKENDS!

Trinity River Catfish r'a Bitin'!

Good Trinity River Catfishin'

James' River Fishin'

Lots of good catfishin' going on on the banks of the Trinity River these days (and nights too)! Hope u can join us sometime for some great Trinity fishin' fun on one of our fun weekends! Email OlJim at oljim@reedfamilyranch.com for more information!

Spotlight on James Reed and Daughter Kaylee

James is currently a firefighter and EMT with the Corsicana Fire Department, lives at the ranch and manages the ranch's cattle operation. He also runs the special hog, varmint, and fishing fun weekends and helps with the operation of the hunting club.

James enjoys the outdoors and it's on the horizon for him to become a ranch owner himself. Hunting and fishing are some of his favorite things to do and he can be found checking on the cattle when he's not fighting fires or saving lives, or managing some of the ranch wildlife habitat sites. Kaylee is James' daughter and is enrolled in kindergarten in Kerens , Texas ! James can be reached by email at jamesreed1977@yahoo.com .

We're proud to have James and daughter Kaylee as important members of the Reed Family Ranch group!

OlJim's and MsJudy's Permanent Email Addresses!

For those of you that send and receive email from OlJim and MsJudy, please note the email addresses of oljim@reedfamilyranch.com and msjudy@reedfamilyranch.com have been established as primary permanent addresses to use and maintain.

At one time, the email addresses of oljim at sbcglobal.net and msjudy at sbcglobal.net had been used as alternate emails, but that's no longer true so, if it applies, please remove the sbcglobal addresses for both OlJim and MsJudy from your address book. Thanks!

Trinity Basin Ranchin' At Its Finest!

OlJim Trapping a Big Ol Texas Hog!

We're proud to have a family managed ranch within Texas ' great Trinity Basin that operates under a holistic goal. The Reed Family Ranch's holistic goal focuses on:

• diversity and shared vision
• learning, personal growth, and economic sustainability
• enjoyment of a beautiful, peaceful setting with clean air, water, and healthy land
• contribution to society and environment
• and, sharing the great outdoors with others

Some More Special Ranch Photo's and Such!

Hog Waller and Pig Pipe Baitin' Spot!	Oljim and Ashley Fugate Making Bass Lake Improvements!

We love outdoors photography and enjoy taking photos of all the happening's at the ranch. Check out ALL of our photo albums by clicking HERE!

Ranch Area Rainfall!

February recorded a total of only .9" of rainfall which is about 2.2" under the monthly average for a February at the ranch. This gives us 8.2" for the year so far which puts us 2.6" ahead of the game for the year (as of the end of Feb '07). Here are the totals for 2007 and some historical averages:

Total for year (January-February) = 8.2"

Here are the totals for the most recent 8 years of ranch area rainfall:

1999 - 26.7"
2000 - 46.0"
2001 - 42.7"
2002 - 38.0"
2003 - 27.4"
2004 - 54.2"
2005 - 24.6"
2006 - 29.0"

The average for the above 8 years is 36.1 inches.

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