Williams Homestead Ranch...WHR...nestled in the "Piney Woods" of East 
Texas, is a small operation for breeding and raising Quality Registered Black Brangus Cattle and ABCA Border Collie Puppies out of working stock. It is owned and managed by Don and Sue Williams with DJ's help. The ranch was moved from Brownsville, Texas when we retired. The idea was to be able to enjoy the East Texas pine trees, have a place to ride the horses, and enough grass to grow our own hay. We had no idea how busy we were going to be just keeping things in order. We moved 19 horses and about 12 Border Collies. Just keeping the place in order, caring for and feeding the animals is enough to do!
We had bred and raised Registered Quarter Horses and Paso Finos for more than 27 years and Border Collies for over 20 years; however, when the ranch was moved to East Texas and we started raising Registered Brangus cattle, we realized that something had to give. So.....we decide to get out of the horse business and just raise Registered Black Brangus Cattle and Border Collie Puppies.
Since we are a small ranch, our focus is on breeding quality. Therefore, each animal is very important and has a reason for being on our ranch. We maintain a strict routine for feeding and health care.
With our Fall calving season of 2011, we totaled 7 calves. Now we are about to embark on a multi season calving crop. Because of the age of our Geronimo heifers, we will now have calves in February - April as well as the fall. We already have out first Geronimo/Sundance cross on the ground and it was a heifer!
We have already had 2 litters of Border Collie Puppies. Our next litter will be out of Molly in November.
It looks like it is going to be a good year, despite the drought and the fact that we had to purchase all of our hay this year. We are thankful that our rainfall, so far, has been so good that we can't keep up with the grass.
