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The breed is Buelingo. The foundation of the BueLingo breed had actually originated 10-12 years prior to the first Society meeting. Russ Bueling, a respected cattle rancher, grain farmer, civic leader and "idea" man from the Sandhills of South Eastern North Dakota approached me with his "idea" to develop a unique breed of belted cattle that would be a contribution to the beef cattle industry. My faculty position at North Dakota State University working with beef cattle producers and my expertise in livestock evaluation provided the link between the two of us. The initial respect we had for each other continues. Russ Bueling had proven to an astute, successful cattleman. The Bueling commercial cattle operation was productive because of careful selection and attention to detail. His reason for attempting a new venture with the belted cattle is easy to remember. His words were, "I am looking forward to retirement, I don't like Golf and I don't like fishing, I want to develop a unique beef cattle breed that will fill my senior years and be a benefit to the beef cattle industry". BueLingo breeders should be grateful for his choice. The first entries in the BueLingo herdbook were official following the incorporation of the Society. A group of 14 commercial cows from the Bueling herd were registered as the initial foundation herd. The females were born from 1970 through 1979 and represented strong Shorthorn genetic influence. The future contribution of these females to the breed was limited. Records indicate only two of the 14 females produced a total of five calves that were registered. Records also show the personality of Russ Bueling evident in the names assigned to the early BueLingo registrations. Unique names like; FX Band Aid Buela, FX Violynn, FX Aerio Cookie, FX Girdled Gertie and FX Damf-I-No revel the flamboyant spirit of Flying Cross Ranch. Find out the rest of the story @ http://www.buelingo.com/breedhistory.html

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