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GeorGia Grown ProFile:

Chaguanas Ranch My tractor story:
‘Built by Graham, equipped by Bradley,

By Alexandra Woodford guaranteed by Sears’
Market Bulletin Intern

Betty Ferdinand is the owner By Lee Lancaster
of Chaguanas Ranch in Chatta- lee.lancaster@agr.georgia.gov
hoochee Hills, located about 30
miles southwest of Atlanta. Ch- Before Amazon, there was
aguanas Ranch is a small cattle Sears, Roebuck, and Company. If
operation that produces grass- you couldn’t find it in the Sears
fed black Angus beef. catalog, you didn’t need it. The
Ferdinand and her team start- catalog consisted of hundreds
ed the ranch in 2007 with 21 of pages of clothes, tools, med-
heifers and one bull on 25 acres of pasture. Over the years, they’ve been icine, houses and farm equip-
able to add more acreage and improve the pasture quality through rota- ment. During the 1930s, the
tional grazing and soil-building practices. Graham-Paige Company – an
Through different seminars, extension services, the support of the cat- automobile manufacturer – part-
tlemen community and many rounds of trial and error, the ranch has been nered with Sears to market some
able to focus on heritage genetics to produce smaller frame, disease-esis- of the most stunning tractor
tant animals without feed antibiotics or hormones. Betty said their love of models of the time. The tractors
animals and nature has directed them to this phase in their lives. were called Graham-Bradleys af-
“Practices that benefit the land and animals have made us stewards of ter Sears’ Bradley brand of farm
the land, and that is rewarding,” she said. tools. Two models were produced
Chaguanas Ranch’s beef is available for the freezer, beef-in-bulk by – a narrow row model #503.103 and, later, a wide-front model #503.104. The tractors came powered
singular or multiple quarters, or for pasture (on foot) including steers, by a 6-cylinder 32 horsepower Continental Engine and a Ford 4-speed transmission and rear end.
bulls, heifers or cows. During that time period tractors were also used to travel into town, so these tractors could reach
Ferdinand said she and her team at Chaguanas Ranch heard about speeds of 35 miles per hour on the highway. The tractors were produced from 1938 until World
Georgia Grown through several sources, including the Market Bulletin, as War II. After the war was over, the compa-
they are heavily involved in the ranching and farming community. ny continued to make cars, but not tractors.
“We joined Georgia Grown to aid in introducing potential buyers to Freddie Neely from Covington owns the Save The Date
our products,” she said, adding that the program offers opportunities to tractor pictured as displayed at the Georgia Georgia National Antique Agriculture Show
not only grow a business through marketing efforts but also knowledge National Antique Agriculture Show in Perry Nov. 19-21, 2020
that may not be readily available from other sources. in November 2019. Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter
Perry, Georgia
-Shop with and learn more about Chaguanas Ranch and all our Georgia
Grown members through our website at https://www.georgiagrown.com/. For more info., visit GNFA.com

cook GeorGia Grown:

Taco Casserole Jeff Register

Editor’s Note: For as long as social
distancing restrictions are in place to curb Building & Truss
the spread of coronavirus, our Georgia
Grown chefs will be offering recipes that
use products common to most household
pantries or that are somewhat easy to find
at your local grocery store.
Many of our Georgia Grown members
are open for business online and prepared
to ship fresh, local food and value-added
products direct to your homes. Visit
GeorgiaGrown.com and click on the
Support Local. Buy Georgia Grown link to
shop.

Ingredients
1 lb ground beef or turkey
2 Tbsps taco seasoning mix, divided*
Salt & pepper
1 cup diced onion, divided Add rice, 1 tablespoon taco seasoning,
2 tsps minced garlic, divided salt and pepper to saucepan, stirring to
½ cup diced bell pepper, optional coat. Pour broth over rice. Bring rice to a
4 Tbsps vegetable or canola oil, divided boil then lower heat to gently simmer for
1 ½ cups rice 15-20 minutes.
3 cups broth or water
1 can Rotel tomatoes or diced tomatoes While rice is cooking, heat 2 tablespoons
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