About 4 Krax Farm
Our Breeding History
At 4 Krax Farm, we have been breeding polled miniature & classic size Hereford cattle for the past 20 years. Our experience ensures that we produce high-quality animals with great temperaments and conformation.
Take a look at our available animals. We love to talk about them, so don't hesitate to call with any questions. We are still in Texas but have relocated from Azle and are now in Jonesboro, which is just east of Hamilton (off 281). Hope to hear from you soon.
Breed History
Miniature Herefords have been around for many years. They are neither a fad nor new to the cattle industry. They are direct descendants to full size Herefords and like their modern day counterpart (see size chart), are required to be registered with the American Hereford Association.
Herefords date back to the mid 1700’s in Herefordshire, England where they were bred to efficiently convert grass to beef on smaller parcels of land. The breed was prized for its efficiency, disposition and early maturity. The first recorded Herefords were imported to the U.S. in 1817 by Kentucky statesman Henry Clay. Mr. Clays Herefords were eventually crossed with the Shorthorns resulting in a loss of the Hereford identity of Clay’s herd.
It wasn’t until 1840 that the first Hereford importation of record, by William H. Sotham and Erastus Corning, was responsible for the foundation of a purebred breeding herd. By the late 1870’s the Hereford started to appear in larger commercial herds as the cattle industry moved west. Throughout the 1870’s the Hereford gained strong footholds in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and Texas. These were then the largest cattle states with abundance of free grass, transportation and central markets.
From the turn of the century to the 1960’s, continued careful breeding of the Hereford resulted in a small highly efficient beef animal. The 1960’s also brought about a change with beef producers looking to produce larger animals to fill dinner plates. Herefords became bigger and longer legged eventually falling out of favor as the industry moved toward other larger breeds for their needs.
It wasn’t until the 1970’s that someone took an interest in breeding Herefords back to their more original or normal size. The Largent family of Fort Davis, Texas began with five cows and one bull. By 1981 the first true miniature Hereford bull was born. Today the tradition continues and many miniature Hereford breeders, as well as ourselves, are honored to carry a part of the Largent stock gene in their own herd Breed History content
It wasn’t until the 1970’s that someone took an interest in breeding Herefords back to their more original or normal size. The Largent family of Fort Davis, Texas began with five cows and one bull. By 1981 the first true miniature Hereford bull was born. Today the tradition continues and many miniature Hereford breeders, as well as ourselves, are honored to carry a part of the Largent stock gene in their own herd Breed History content
Available: Bulls - Steers - Cows - Heifers
Bulls
Available at this time
4KF Maverick
Reg # P44467475
DOB: 04/29/2023
Homozygous Polled - DNA Tested
4KF Jeff Davis (JD)
Reg # P44449766
DOB: 07/08/2022
4KF Titus
Reg # P44449767
DOB: 08/16/2022
4KF Bulverde
Reg # P43925771
DOB: 05/22/2017
4KF MIdland
Reg # P44449755
DOB: 10/10/2021
4KF Hockley
Reg # P44529347
DOB: 09/03/2023
Steers
None Available at this time
None Available
Cows
None Available at this time.
None Available
Heifers
Available at this time
4KF Bailey
Reg #: Will not be registered
DOB: 02/21/2025
4KF Dallas
Reg # P44694840
DOB: 02/22/2025
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