Sauble Ranch Tour

TLA Friends invites you to Sauble Ranch in western Chase County, Kansas, on May 21, 2024, for an enriching ranch tour. Descendants of Flint Hills pioneer Pat Sauble, hosts Dennis and Susan Hague, offer a glimpse into the ranch's storied past dating back to 1856. Explore the iconic barn, a testament to the ranch's history, and delve into innovative conservation practices such as rotation grazing and invasive tree control.

Led by Dennis, the tour unveils the ranch's Bud Box cattle working facility and covers topics like cover crops and spring developments. A highlight is the visit to Miller Spring, a vital water source for Cedar Creek, where the intersection of history and ecology paints a vivid picture of sustainable land management. Sponsored by Frontier Farm Credit, a catered lunch awaits, fostering camaraderie among attendees.

Tentative Agenda:

• Arrive between 11:00 and 11:30 
• Catered lunch at 11:30 
• Dennis & Susan present the Lunch & Learn on the history and management of the Sauble Ranch'
• Look at the historic and beautifully maintained 1876 limestone barn and outbuildings. The large ranch house, barn and outbuildings and most of the corrals are of limestone construction with rock mined from the hillside above the headquarters.
• Look at the cattle handling facility and corral. Dennis will show their new Bud Box cattle handling facility
• Take a hay trailer and auto tour of the ranch to look at and discuss their rotation grazing program, cover crops, invasive tree control and spring developments. Some of the spring developments are unique to any other TLA tour we've had. 
• A special feature will be a stop at the famous Miller Spring that flows 1,800 GPM from the limestone creek bank and is a major source of water for Cedar Creek.     

Frontier Farm Credit is sponsoring the catered lunch

RSVP for this unforgettable journey into the heart of the Flint Hills - Email tallgrasslegacy@gmail.com