Ironside Associates LP
(formerly Reservoir Land Company of Oregon, Inc)

Ironside Associates LP owns ranching and timber operations in Ironside, Oregon and leases ranching properties in the California foothills. The cattle operations are built around genetic traits that can thrive on open range conditions while yielding high calving rates as well as eventually producing high grade carcasses. The majority of the Ironside cattle are Black Angus or Black Baldies (Hereford-Angus crosses). By selecting Bulls and A1 semen with genetic traits that produce smaller birthing weights balanced with high yielding finished cattle that have large rib eyes for the top grades, Ironside Associates has garnered a reputation for a premium product.

The production begins with the calving cycle in March and April. For the next four to six months, the cows and calves, which are divided into four manageable herds, graze on 65,000 deeded and 10,000 BLM leased acres
of meadows, range land and forests. In the fall, calves are weaned, cows checked for pregnancy for the subsequent season and replacement heifers are integrated into the herds. Following the first rains in the California hills, the calves are shipped to winter pastures in LeGrand, California, alongside the Mariposa river, west of Yosemite National Park. On the rich winter grasses the Ironside calves gain approximately three pounds a day. They
will remain there until late spring at which time the heifers are sorted, with the top animals being retained for replacement heifers to return to Oregon. The balance of the heifers and the steers are either marketed as feeder cattle or retained for further grassland grazing and/or sent to custom feed lots for eventual sale to a national processor. When marketed as fat cattle, most of the Ironside cattle will qualify as CAB (Certified Angus Beef) and be eligible for export under the age limitations established by the major Asian countries.

The forestry operations run in conjunction with the cattle. The Oregon forest of about 8,000 acres has primarily Ponderosa Pine, Douglas and White Fir and Larch varieties. All are soft woods. Management maintains a careful program of forest oversight. All logging is done on a selective basis with consideration given to maintaining the quality of the forest for the future. This includes excluding many groves and stands from harvest to assure that wildlife is protected and the appearance maintained and improved. During the logging, non productive and invasive species, such as juniper, are thinned and cleared so that remaining stands can flourish and areas opened up to improve native grasses for grazing.

In the fall along with ranching and forestry programs, Ironside Associates and its outfitting partner host selective bow and arrow as well as rifle hunts for deer and elk, many of trophy size.

Ironside Associates LP
111 Pine Street, Suite #1615
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: 415-391-6700
Fax: 415-981-4130
E-mail: peter@prberger.com

Peter R. Berger, Director