Circle P Ranch

10/24/2024

12/14/2023

Looking for some Christmas cash? Looking for farm help this weekend working cattle and hogs

10/21/2023

Rockin old school enjoying the fall weather in the ole open cab 695 Cj Mcdonald

08/29/2023

Just an FYI.

08/16/2023

Perfect day of n Truman, nearly have the lake all to ourselves

03/16/2023

Branding irons have always represented more than just a way to mark a cattleman’s stock. The mark left by a hot iron is special to each rancher. It is a coat of arms, a unique trademark signature that was so important to many cattlemen that they named their ranches for the brand.

Brands are designed using three major elements that make up the branding alphabet: letters and numbers, geometric symbols, and pictorial symbols are incorporated into designing a brand. A brand also must be read correctly for the design to be understood. Ranch hands learn early that a brand is read from left to right, top to bottom, or from outside to inside.

Brands represent tradition and identity for many cowboys. It is common to find that a cowboy rides for a brand rather than for a certain owner or ranch.

To learn more about branding, visit the "Irons From The Fire" exhibit in the 6666 barn in the NRHC historical park.