Bar JZ Ranches
Life on the ranch
New Sale Location: Bar JZ South Ranch Sale Barn
In 1970 John & Don Zilverberg and their associate Bill
Beastrom built a sale barn at the south ranch. For the next 24 years
the Bar JZ sales were held there. From 1994 until 2008 we hosted our
sales at the Highmore Auction Barn. Then in 2009 we moved to the
Thomas Ranch Sale Facility. Seth & Bridget live on the south ranch
and have updated the sale barn there. We are looking forward to
hosting you at the south ranch sale barn this year and for future
sales. We think Grandpa John would approve.
Sometime in the 1940s at the north Bar JZ Ranch.
Family 2022
Christmas Day 2021. Our family minus Fr.
Kevin.
RANCH LIFE ARCHIVES
Hang on, Solanus!
There's a story behind "Little Minnie," the 1953 Minneapolis
Moline tractor. She is the tractor that Peg's mother Barb Zieger
purchased while Ralph (Peg's dad) was deployed in Korea. Barb used
nearly all of their savings to buy it so they would be able to begin
farming when Ralph came back home. Ralph restored the tractor after
he retired and has given it to Seth.
Pictured are Cody, Seth, Barb & Ralph Zieger.
John Zilverberg 1913 - 2019. Picture taken at 104 years of age.