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Springhill Herefords is a family operation dedicated to producing efficient Herefords that excel in the pasture and the showring. More than 150 registered Hereford cows graze the 1,200 acres of native bluestem grass located on the edge of the Kansas Flint Hills.
Raising Herefords along with wheat, milo, corn and soybeans on their 3,500-acre operation is a family affair for the Stumps. Daughter Kim and her husband, Dan Schmidt, have moved home and joined in the operation. Dan helps Dave with the day-to-day management of the farm and the cow herd.
SH genetics have been successful in the pasture, showring and sale ring. Raising Herefords with a combination of fertility, fleshing ability, high growth, adequate milk and excellent mothering ability has been their goal for almost 70 years.
We invite you to browse our website and learn more about the our genetic program. Visit our Herd Sires section to view a listing of our current sires with their latest EPD and performance information.
If you are looking for your next herd sire or junior show prospect, visit our For Sale page and see our current offering. A unique feature of our program is our Round Barn built in 1911.
Visitors are always welcome. We’d love to show you our herd and the Round Barn. Visit our Contact Us page for directions and to request more information about our program.
History
Springhill Herefords was established in 1937 by Dave’s father Harold. Today 90 percent of the cows are descendants of the original “horned” herd. Bloodlines can be traced to WHR Sufficiency, Regent and Zato.
In the late ’70s the Stumps switched from horned to polled sires. Justa Banner and 15G bloodlines were used quite extensively and are still the base of their cow herd today.
The Hereford cows have been more than a business for the Stump family, it’s been a way of life. While growing up, all three of Dave and Delores’ girls were active in the Kansas and National Junior Polled Hereford associations. Angie & Jami are past officers of the National Junior Polled Hereford Council and all three girls served as president of the Kansas Junior Polled Hereford Association. For nearly 20 years, their family vacation was attending the National Junior Polled Hereford Show and then the National Junior Hereford Expo (NJHE). The 2002 NJHE ended the junior show career of the Stump girls, where Kim was named Herdsman of the Year.
Now all three girls are married and starting families of their own. Grandson Wesley continued the Stump tradition in 2009 showing at the JNHE. We all look forward to Dakota, Dustin, Kinsley and Callie joining him in the showring.
Genetic Program
From 1986 to 1992 the Stump family participated in the American Polled Hereford Association’s (APHA) Young AI Sire program. This gave them an opportunity to add new blood to their herd. Today they continue to use AI.
Collecting performance data has been a goal of Dave’s since the early ’80s. Reporting information originally to the APHA Guidelines Program and now the Total Performance Records Program, has given him the tools to continuously select for high-performing and efficient cows.
SH genetics have been successful in the pasture, showring and sale ring. Raising Herefords with a combination of fertility, fleshing ability, high growth, adequate milk and excellent mothering ability has been their goal for more than 70 years.