Renderbrook: A Century Under the Spade Brand

Renderbrook: A Century Under the Spade Brand by Kelton, Steve. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780875650425.

The hundred year history of the Renderbrook Spade Ranch mirrors the history of ranching in West Texas, tracing ranchings evolution from an open range, Longhorn dominated industry to todays forward looking specialized operations which survive by using state of the art technology in genetics, nutrition, marketing and range science. The story is one of slow but steady progress from the horse and wagon era to the age of computers, crossbreeding and embryo transplants.