The brand changed hands and made its way to hill country near Kerrville. However, with the armistice, the price for these items fell, and the ranching business became more and more difficult. The brand changed hands and made its way to hill country near Kerrville. The couple had their wedding on the grounds of the bride's family ranch in Kerrville, Texas. "I wanted the ceremony to be at my grandfather's house where I spent many wonderful memories as a little girl, and Brand is an outdoorsman, so we knew that an outdoor, Hill Country wedding was right for us." On October 5 of 2015, nearly 5,400 acres of the historic Y.O. Other properties were divided among the children.Consider the problems facing the YO Ranch during Myrtle’s tenure -- the ranch had no running streams so water for the livestock was always a problem, its sheer size contributed to logistical problems, scourges like the screw-worm fly afflicted both livestock and wildlife, and the national economy frustrated commodity prices.
His eldest, A. C. Schreiner, whose home still stands between our print shop and the Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library, got the store. Many ranches failed during this time but Walter Schreiner managed to hold on.At 40 years of age, the youngest son, Walter, received the YO Ranch and the Weaver Ranch, just shy of 70,000 acres total.In 1917, toward the end of his life, Charles Schreiner divided his assets among his children -- five sons and three daughters. Ranch, its brand, and its cattle from Taylor and Clements with profits he made by driving more than 300,000 head of Texas longhorns “up the trail” to Dodge City.
Growth continued on October 19, 2018 with the purchase of an additional 5,784.22 acres. The longhorns were considered worthless by many locals.There is another part of the Schreiner story, and it takes place in a nearby setting. Ranch, its brand, and its cattle from Taylor and Clements with profits he made by driving more than 300,000 head of Texas longhorns “up the trail” to Dodge City.From its humble beginnings as a vast ranchland, carrying through five generations, Y.O. The new land expansion will expand YO Headquarters’ hunting operations.Renovations planned for the property will sustain the legacy of the historic Y.O.Ranch for generations to come.Captain Charles Schreiner immigrated from Alsace-Lorraine in 1852.The Y.O. How she kept the YO Ranch together is probably the most interesting part of the ranch’s long history; I think it was by sheer determination.J. A ranch’s brand is sometimes derived from initials of its original owner, but in the early days of ranching, often a rancher would buy a herd of cattle as well as the brand. That lease was signed in 1943, and it marked a turning point for the YO Ranch.Walter Schreiner was a hard worker, a man of his word, and he knew the cattle business. It was for hunting white tail deer and other game.
9R The brand changed hands and made its way to hill country near Kerrville. Ranch, its brand, and its cattle from Taylor and Clements with profits he made by driving more than 300,000 head of Texas longhorns “up the trail” to Dodge City. Today, all legitimate brands are registered by state. The Schreiner family has been a large part of the history of Kerrville since the 1800s, so it was important for the bride Catherine to show her wedding guests that this history was not only to be acknowledged but to bless her commitment and her future with her husband Brand. Second, he saw early on the value of the Texas Longhorn as a breed and as an historic reminder of the beginnings of ranching in Texas. We have, in those few files which survived our print shop’s 1995 fire, samples of newsletters, stationery, and brochures; I remember reading them as a boy, wondering about the ranch which was so close to Kerrville, yet so far away.It was during this time of drought that the transition, from Myrtle Schreiner to Charles Schreiner III, began at the ranch.The YO came into the Schreiner family in 1880, when the Taylor-Clements Ranch was purchased by Charles Schreiner; the YO brand became part of the deal.Posted by admin on February 1, 2013 at 3:14 AM Walter Schreiner diversified his income streams and included some lease payments from oil companies to search for oil. Ranch Hotel & Conference Center, located in Kerrville, TX – the heart of Texas Hill Country. I would dare say there are few living who know those blocks better than I, from their rooftops to the tunnels, which snake beneath the streets.Then, about the time Franklin Roosevelt was taking office in 1933, Walter Schreiner died unexpectedly, leaving the YO Ranch to his widow, Myrtle, and his young son, Charles III.According to Neal Barrett Jr.’s book, “Long Days and Short Nights”, published to celebrate the centennial of the YO Ranch at the Taylor-Clements Ranch, Gus Schreiner “found the cattle there were already carrying the YO brand.