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effort extended until 1993 partly due to the short growing season
at the Colorado ranch.
Generally, petitioners have to purchase steers or heifers
around June 1 and maintain them at the Colorado ranch until
September 1 when petitioners have to move or sell them. In the
summer of 1991, petitioners purchased and maintained 51 steers,
which were subsequently moved to the Chireno ranch, on the
Colorado ranch. In 1992, the Colorado ranch was not used as a
summer steer or heifer operation.
In 1992, petitioners increased the size of the Colorado
ranch by purchasing 640 adjoining acres of land at a cost of
$101,000. Also, in 1992, petitioners hired Calvin Hunt to make
major improvements to the Colorado ranch. The improvements
included repairing dams, removing debris, and restoring the
irrigation systems to the hay meadows. During 1992, 1993, and
1994, petitioners hired Donald and Tina Higgenbotham on a part-
time basis to maintain the Colorado ranch. The Higgenbothams’
duties included establishing and maintaining the hay meadows and
seeding and mowing the grasses of the Colorado ranch.3 After all
the replanting efforts and improvements, the Colorado ranch had
improved hay meadows and restored grasses.
In 1993, petitioners acquired an additional 200 adjoining
acres for $42,000. During 1993, petitioners maintained a small
3 In addition, Donald Higgenbotham performed services for
petitioners on petitioners’ ranches in Texas and rental
properties.
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